Over the last few weeks, several friends shared pictures of mermaid blankets with me. They are adorable, no doubt. I love all things ocean related, including mermaids, so why not give it a go? For my project, I used the Bulky & Quick Mermaid Blanket pattern from MJ's Off the Hook Designs. A bit of… Continue reading Make Me a Mermaid
Category: FOs
FO Friday Finally Rainbows
Who can resist a rainbow? Not me. Rainbow suspenders a la Mork, Rainbow Bright, Cheer Bear. That is the stuff of my childhood! After the success of Nate's Happy Throw last year, I thought it was time to make Lorelai a new blanket. She still has (and uses) the Big Bad Baby blanket I made… Continue reading FO Friday Finally Rainbows
Major Teal Spring Garden Tee
Camp Loopy, Project #2 is done! This month, the task was to knit something that you spied in "the wild". I have seen the Spring Garden Tee pop up on many Ravelry queues and watched a KAL from afar. Now I have my own. I'm mostly happy with it - these photos are all pre-any-washing… Continue reading Major Teal Spring Garden Tee
FO Friday One Ahead of Winter
Here's to not being that knitter this year who's children do not have the proper accessories for the winter season. Instead I can be that knitter that makes the kid pose in a wool hat outside in the summer. By the time winter rolls around my son will hopefully still like this hat. I really liked this… Continue reading FO Friday One Ahead of Winter
Dirty Panther on the Coast
For the first Camp Loopy project, we had to incorporate something we'd like to "Spy" on vacation / safari. I already had the pattern in mind, Coast Starlight Shawl by verybusymonkey. When I was browsing the yarn the Dirty Panther colorway of madelinetosh tosh merino light jumped out at me. Sure, I'm not at all likely… Continue reading Dirty Panther on the Coast
FO Friday Dimetrodon
This summer I'm participating in the Planet June Dinosaur Crochet-A-Long. Nate has been asking me to make a Spinosaurus for a while now, and while the Dimetrodon is not quite the same thing, he was happy to see it. The pattern pack I purchased included my favorite dinosaur, the Parasaurolophus, so it's a win all… Continue reading FO Friday Dimetrodon
FO Friday Sam’s Puppy and Blanket
This week, the two projects I am sharing have been off the needles for a while. They were a baby gift and I didn't feel it was right to share until the little guy arrived! My cousin had her baby boy last week and these were made for him. I made the Baby Squared Baby… Continue reading FO Friday Sam’s Puppy and Blanket
FO Friday No Red Pen Needed
I'm pretty pleased that today's project marks my completion of the Freshman Year of Loopy Academy! Both semesters are under my belt, and I really am looking forward to Camp Loopy starting on Monday! These are the BonBons fingerless mitts pattern by Susanna IC, and I used Spud & Chloe Fine in the Popcorn colorway.… Continue reading FO Friday No Red Pen Needed
FO Friday Two Cowls
Two of my three projects for Loopy Academy's 2nd Semester of Freshman Year are cowls. I love working on cowls, they are relatively quick, are not fussy as scarves can be, and provide the right amount of warmth right at your neck. This semester had a felting requirement, one I was not terribly interested in.… Continue reading FO Friday Two Cowls
FO Friday A Crochet Basket
One of the yarns I spotlighted during April's A-to-Z Blogging Challenge was the Be Sweet T-Shirt yarn. At some point in April, most likely because the yarn was still sitting out after photographing it, I balled it up and started to crochet a basket! It worked up quickly (only 55 yards!) but did hurt my… Continue reading FO Friday A Crochet Basket