a little project

I saw a cool pincusion pattern on ravelry!  But it’s a knitted pincushion.  I didn’t want for it to take forever, so I quickly improvised my own pincushion that is almost exactly the same, but crocheted.  I used a US7 hook and some Caron Simply Soft, and I’m pretty happy with my results:

Mine kinda looks like a happy cupcake or something… It’s stable though, and definitely will be useful.  If anybody is interested in making this crocheted pincushion, please leave a comment letting me know and I’ll write something up real quick.

Thanks for stopping by!

headband complete

This headband has been the hardest thing I’ve knitted so far because I had to learn some new increases and techniques.  The pattern was pretty easy to follow, which was great.  Even with the lacy holes, I’m hoping it will keep my ears warm enough on my trip to England this Christmas.

I’m happy with the results! Because of this project I’ve neglected the Weasley sweater a bit, but I’ll get back on it asap!

That’s all for today, thanks for visiting!

another one

I started a headband today to break up the monotony of the stockinette stitch sweater.  Here’s the pattern.

The pattern calls for chunky yarn and 10.5 size needles, but I’m using size 10s and worsted yarn because I don’t want it quite so wide.  It’s going well so far, and I’m really proud because I had to learn some new increases:

The picture color lies — the yarn is actually a very light blue.

Well, more updates on that and my hat and sweater next time, thanks for stopping by!

Potter progress

Hermione’s hat is coming along well.  I’m at the first row of decreases so it shouldn’t be long before I’m done.

My Weasley sweater is also coming along nicely.  It’s 16″ from the bottom when unrolled now.

I found a new Ravelry pattern today that I would love to make, but it looks really hard for me!  It’s gorgeous though!

Kitty Ripple #2

My newest project is Kitty Ripple #2, and when finished it will go with #1 to PetSmart to line the kennels of the adoptable kitties.  Here’s my first couple of rows (I’m using the same pattern as last time).  I just wanted to show you the crazy yarn.  It’s totally something old-fashioned but I think it’s fun for kitties.

I say it’s fun for kitties and there’s already dog hair on it.  I’ll have to wash both kitty ripples before I take them in…