black and white winter cowl

My new fashion accessory. A cozy handspan cowl knit with Camellia Fiber Co. yarn. 

when at purl soho

When at Purl Soho your daughter picks up the perfect yarn for a hat. This girl's got good taste! Super soft merino in color: Lucky Magpie!

bow barrettes

Love, love these big hand knit bow barrettes! These are all in my Etsy shop. A few more to list and continuing to make more because they are addictive.

sparkle hats!

I have been knitting a lot of these sparkly hats. Here are a handful of ones I have made!

Rainbow Dream Scarf

I might be both elated and depressed if someone buys this. Scarlet and I love it but, as I am trying to make money :) it is up for sale in my shop! It is so amazing!

NYS Sheep and Wool Festival

                           

 Alway a fun time at the NYS Sheep and Wool Festival. Photos take on 10/16.

*So much to catch up on here. Please bear with me. ;)

By The Seashore

Well,  I didn't expect to be gone for a month! I have been letting things slide due to many reasons but, I will try to make that up to you. This girl of mine is in 3rd grade now and her brother in 5th and he has braces! This was a very slow knit I worked on a bit at a time over the summer. I managed to make it in time for the end of summer and she will be able to get a few years out of it thank goodness.

Really sweet dress that I enjoyed and I love how it turned out. I made it drop waisted rather then sitting at the natural waist. The pattern is called: By The Seashore.

cosmic blue hat

Cosmic blue kids hat in the shop!

This yarn is ultramarine blue and white mohair spun with mini pops of silver and turquoise fibers. Hot pink and dark blue sequins, silver tinsel trims, dip dyed flowers and tiny yellow daisies are all part of this yarn.
75% wool 25% mohair

two tone knit dress

I love this dress and all the pleats make it so swirly. It's a mini but will pair super sweet with cropped leggings. It wasn't my favorite yarn to knit with a slubby cotton merino blend but I think the result was worth it and I'm glad I didn't quit it.

knit linen ribbon tote

This was a nice pleasing summer shoulder bag to knit in the heat outside. A long stockinette rectangle folded and seamed.

sunstone romper

New Sunsuit in the shop!

*Dress baby up with this beautiful and vintage style organic wool / cotton romper/playsuit. Gender neutral heirloom piece that works through all seasons. 

The romper is size 12 months and I used 0-wool Balance.

Wood buttons in back with sheep design.

Balance offers a unique, tweedy appearance due to its fiber blend. Its certified organic cotton, grown in Texas, offers breathability and smoothness. Its certified organic merino adds body, warmth, and spring. Processed in Midwestern and Northeastern USA in accordance with organic guidelines.

popcorn vest

I made my nephew, Cal a bobble vest! The pattern is by Misha and Puff from the Winter Light Collections which also includes a matching popcorn bonnet and bloomers. i may have to make the others in the Fall.

blue bonnet

A cute blue bonnet was knit and put into the shop not too long ago. It will fit ages 1-3 and is made with alpaca.

The Spinning Purls Society

A few Saturdays ago, I hosted a cocktails and knitting party with the help of Benny who is the founder of the Maplewood Artist Collective.  The idea of this is various people in town are hosts for a night for a vintage inspired knitting party: drink cocktails, get dressed up and knit away. My kind of night!

Here is the invitation I put together for the inaugural evening!

 The group was cozy and we had a really nice time chatting and getting our knit on. We sipped gin drinks- Bee's Knees which was my favorite and The Clover Club. 

And, here are some photos that Benny Campa took of the atmosphere and of us knitting away by the fire.

belated birthday sweater

I intended to finish this sweater for his 10th birthday but, instead finished up the day after Valentine's Day so about 3 months late. The pattern is called Moonstone and I knit it using Quince and Co. yarn.
The yarn is  50% alpaca and 50% American wool. The color is Barents Sea. My favorite feature is the mismatched vintage wood buttons on the left shoulder. Though the pattern is nice it took me a long time to knit because the plain stockinette stitch is too boring for me most of the time so i would switch off to other projects.

...The little dot near the neck is dust on my lens (not a hole) but I can't edit my photos for some reason right now.

bunny *handknit for her birthday *

Scarlet requested I knit a white bunny from Last Minute Knitted Gifts for her birthday. Ha! Though I did finish it at the last minute ( the night before) I worked on it for about a week. So, my knitting (and crafting) time is more limited these days so things don't get done as fast as they used to. The pattern was easy enough to follow and I like the mohair/silk I used on the inside of the ear. Gives it that little je ne sais quoi!

aster hat

This hat is so beautiful and I am so pleased with the fit and design.
I knit in Madelinetosh Vintage in color: Celadon.
I'm tempted to knit another one in a snowy white.