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Thorpe – what’s not to love? I love this pattern and I love this yarn. This is my second Thorpe – this one is for Justin for his birthday. He picked out the yarn at Joann’s (on sale 2/$5.00 – nice!). The yarn is Deborah Norville Serenity Chunky and the color is Seven Seas. Gorgeous. The pattern doesn’t call for a ball on the top but we all decided we like the ball. I added a ball to mine also. Danielle is getting a Thorpe for her birthday too – hers is nearly done.
This is a little of what we did on Justin’s birthday party weekend. We all went shopping and ended up in the baby clothes department at Meijer. Fun fun. Here’s Keith and Corey looking for baby clothes for Zachary.
And here are Corey and Danielle picking out some outfits.
Posted March 2, 2010 ago at 5:33 pm.
This is Keith taking a picture of himself in his new hat I knitted for him. I wasn’t sure about the color but it’s what he picked out at Hobby Lobby so I went with it.
It’s beautiful. It works on his sweet face. I adapted some other patterns to make it a sportweight, double thick stocking hat – exactly what he ordered.
Posted January 30, 2010 ago at 2:36 pm.
These socks were made for Danielle for Christmas. I really am not fond of this yarn. Sadly, the two skeins were slightly different so they don’t match perfectly color-wise. I didn’t enjoy working with the yarn. Unfortunately, I have more of it but socks are grand so I’m sure they’ll be fine. Danielle likes them and again………that’s all that really matters.
**Paton’s Kroy – Fern Rose Jacquard**
Posted January 7, 2010 ago at 12:45 pm.
People were cold – we can’t have that (kidding – they were warm but it adds to the mystery). Here’s what I made for Mom. The yarn is Yarn Bee Soft Delight Extremes – the color is EX brown. This is NICE yarn. It is double-stranded with Regia loden sock yarn. Maybe you can’t tell from the picture, but it is a keyhole scarf and a pair of fingerless gloves – very luxurious.
This hat and gaiter set was made for Dad. The hat is double thick and reversible. The camo yarn is Red Heart (ickkkkkkkkk) and the other yarn is I Love This Yarn (and I do) – the color is coffee.
…that wasn’t Dad…this is Dad…he likes getting his picture taken.
For Aunt Betty, I crocheted a scarf with the Yarn Bee Soft Delight Extremes – again EX brown – the second strand was Simply Soft – a pretty dusty rose color – unsure of the technical color name.
Posted ago at 12:41 pm.
Who better than I? Grandma always used to say that. I don’t think Grandma really did all that much for herself but she always said it to me – so yah, let’s all do something for ourselves. We’re just as important as all the people we take care of. This I made for myself after a brutal two-hour shoveling session during the first big snow storm of the year. I LOVE it. I don’t look great in a hat but it is very effective – very warm – very soft. The pattern is http://throughtheloops.typepad.com/Thorpe.pdf and the yarn is Deborah Norville Serenity Chunky – the color is Golden.
Did I mention that I LOVE THIS HAT?
Posted ago at 12:00 pm.
This is my first knit baby sweater. I’ve done plenty of crocheted ones for charity, but with our first grandbaby on the way, I always knew this would be the push I needed to get past my fear. As I am my own worst critic, I know it’s boxy and not perfect but I feel I need to post it anyway just because it’s my first. The upside is……………this was fun…this was easy. This one has been donated to a charity.
The green yarn is just a ball of something from my stash and the white is Bernat Softee Baby.
Posted ago at 11:29 am.
Somehow I forgot to post this picture when I finished this project. This was the purse I knitted for Danielle for their wedding. She loved it. The yarn is Sinfonia mercerized cotton and the pattern is from Knitting the Easy Way by Terry Kimbrough. I have the book with the blue cover but mostly I only see the book with the red cover – I’m unsure if both books have this pattern. There are two Beaded Wedding Purses in the book. Mine is adapted from the “traditional version”. It was a fun knit.
Inside of the purse, Mark and I put a picture of Corey as a baby. Mark wrote a sweet little poem. I’ll have to attach that to this post later.
Posted December 13, 2009 ago at 7:07 am.
These three pair took forever to make. The red, white and blue pair – oh did I dislike that yarn. Until I told myself ok, they’ll be my 4th of July patriotic socks, I just dreaded working on them. After that, it was smooth sailing. The middle pair are for Mark . They were ok to work on except the solid color got a little boring but that’s because I love working with the self-patterning so much. The other pair – oh my – they were my biggest sock disappointment to date. They are Paton’s Kroy. It worked up beautifully. The pattern is the fluted banister pattern that I’ve always wanted to try and is actually brainless knitting and they turned out beautiful – until I washed and blocked them. They lost some of their brilliant color and felted just a bit. We’ll see how they wear but again, disappointed.
Helpful hint – don’t walk away from a photo shoot with cats in the house who adore and covet wool.
**Teri’s 4th of July socks – Regia 5346
Mark’s maroon socks – Regia Stretch 32
Teri’s fluted banister socks – Paton’s Kroy Stripes 56615 Bronzed Berry Stripes**
Posted June 5, 2009 ago at 5:48 am.
Happy Mother’s Day to Mom! I made her these socks and we bought her a wireless mouse and keyboard. She was pretty happy. I was not fond of this sock yarn – the color looked a little dull to me but Mom loves them and that’s all that matters. Mom – you are loved.
*Paton’s Stretch Sugar 32415**
Posted ago at 5:47 am.
Doesn’t Corey make a lovely foot model? These are Corey’s newest socks, although these are from March 6, so I’m wayyyyyy behind on posting. The socks Corey got for Christmas were not a perfect fit so I made him these to his specifications (mental note – Sock Wizard doesn’t work for everybody).
**Regia Stretch Nordic Oslo 124**
Posted ago at 5:45 am.
