Did you know there are apparently two ways to spell loveable? Lovable and loveable. Who knew. I made this guy once before for my friend Alice’s little boy, her first child. I’ve wanted to make him again ever since, so this time I made him for my baby. The pattern is Lovable Toys from the…
Tag: knitted
Leafy Baby Blanket Redux
I don’t usually repeat a knitting pattern too soon after having done it once, but I really liked this one and wanted one for myself (or rather my baby) after gifting the last one to a coworker. The pattern is Leafy Baby Blanket by Leyla Alieva, only this time I cast on 145 stitches, which is…
Lacy orchids
One of the big items on my to-do list before we put our whole lives into storage was to take a serious look at my yarn stash and start packaging up yarn, needles and patterns into projects so that I would have lots to keep me busy during the months we wait for our renovations…
OK, so I’m not so quick on the draw
I was just perusing the Toronto Craft Alert website and found my Simpson’s Donut had been featured back in July! This cold/flu thing I have still has a grip on me. I only had a fever for about a half a day, but the sore throat is going on four days and my sinuses are…
High in fibre
One of the small knitting projects I’ve been doing periodically over the last few weeks are knitted cupcakes. I originally started making them one night before going to visit an out of town friend, hoping to give them to her daughter, but I only got one done, and it seemed weird to gift just one….
Do you see a pattern emerging here?
I’ve been knitting up a storm the last couple of weeks, and I think a lot of it has to do with a sudden infatuation with hats. They make for nearly instant gratification projects, since they can be completed in as little as one weekend. I have to thank Michelle for this sudden spurt of…
Baz the Barbarian
Time for a couple FOs. I had some knitted goodies up my sleeve as Christmas gifts for a couple of my coworkers, but because of the ridiculous streak of bad luck I’ve had over the last month, I didn’t end up being able to gift them until I got back to work last week. I…
The Force is strong with this one
It’s time for a FO! Actually I finished this project quite quickly, back in October, but I didn’t want to post it because it was a Christmas prezzie for my not-so-wee nephew, Magnus (almost four months old). I searched around for a pattern for a baby sweater that would have some room to grow with…
Christmas is in the air, already
Despite my lack of posts this week I assure you, I’ve been crazy busy, but mostly with work. This week was one of our biggest fundraising events of the year — one that runs over a series of days and is made up of a few events. I’m hoping that now that it’s over, life…
For the next recruit
I’m slowly building an army of baby vikings. The Baby Viking Helmet I made for Super Cal’s first birthday was such a hit I’ve had a few requests (from the pattern Viking Hat by Becky Veverka). This one, which I created using Mission Falls 1824 wool (in #008 Earth, #015 Putty, #013 Curry and #002…