more sashiko

another sashiko sampler finished a while back



i still haven't decided if these are pillows or wall hangings. i wouldn't know how to frame them properly. any ideas?

bows and ascots

I've been feeling the big bows again so I made another one in red. This is a little smaller. I used an aran yarn again. This one is from Mission Falls.
And, I had this ascot style scarf on the list for a long time. It was my first time doing the sand stitch and this pattern is called the Anthro-Inspired Scarflette. One end weaves through a loop and I quite like it though I'm not sure I'm going to keep it. I may gift it for Christmas. I can always make another one. I made a few of these in child size over the summer but without the loop.
I love the vintage style of these designs.

the thanksgiving dress

I made this dress for Scarlet a few weeks ago anticipating November might be hectic. I love when I am on top of things.

I knew I wanted to make this Oliver + S pattern again since I loved making the first one which she wore for her 1st birthday.

I paired two fine whale corduroy fabrics together. The top one is from Joann's and not what I originally had in mind. I had planned on a lighter shade in velvet but the one I had was upholstery weight. Well, you know that wasn't going to work. The bottom is this gorgeous Liberty of London fabric I've had for about a year.

Well, I think my 'Plum Pudding' is going to love her dress. I'm so glad we are in the stage where I still get to pick out her clothes and am crossing my fingers she continues to like 'my style' until she is out of the house. I can dream

inventory

I've made a few more capelets this week for the craft show I will be doing on Saturday and I will make a few more tonight & tomorrow. I have enough stock for the show but I always panic before and make some new things. Even if they don't sell I guess it's good to have stock. This is always a debate for me. I have so many ideas of things I want to try out but, I don't want to have more stuff hanging around. Then there is pricing. Price to sell quickly or price it at what I feel it's worth which seem pretty reasonable. Decisions....

new mitts

Because my hands are always cold lately and the Toast catalog had pink mitts in it.
I think I could use a bunch more maybe some more Toast's and Toasty's.

This pattern is the Garter Stitch mitts by Ysolda. I made these in chartreuse last year

silver bunny

I thought I would share some texture images in recent knitting/sewing projects.

The pale peach flower I knit in angora yarn - three flowers knitted separately and then sewn together with vintage pearl beads. The fibers are so incredibly soft. I knit baby socks with this yarn in white once.

The pure silver thread stitched on a work in progress (the backside) is more fun to look at then the front. I love how they tangled; makes one thinks about metals fusing together

patchwork pillow

I made this pillow over the weekend. I am still attracted to the color scheme (neutrals with pops of color) of a tote I made once that I love and use all the time so I decided to turn it into a pillow.
In fact, I like the scheme so much that I started piecing together some bigger squares similar to this for a quilt. That would make 4 quilts in progress. I'm going to try very hard not to start anymore until I finish one but, not sure if I can do it. The amount of unfinished projects around here is growing.
As the squares didn't quite fit the pillow size I banded and backed it with some Katie Jump Rope I've been holding onto for a while now. One of the squares didn't match up perfectly as you can see but I still like it.


***Also, I want to mention that I will have a table at the Maplewood Women's Club Bazaar and Craft show this Saturday, November 7th 10-3. Would love to see any of you locals.