flukra

Snow has just begun falling outside. We are supposed to get a light dusting which is lovely like everything has a little bit of lace on it. How fitting then that I finished knitting and blocking Flukra today. I started knitting this in early December and first mentioned it here. As I mentioned in the post Flukra means 'snow falling gently in large flakes.' This is the largest lace weight knitting I have done and it was very nice to work with Sanguine Gryphon yarn. Working with nice materials is very important to me. The shawl can wrap around and around or be worn loose. I love the pattern and It is so light on the shoulders and gentle feeling. I really love it.

Oh, and the yarn color is called - Big Bad Wolf.

Happy Birthday S

Today is Scarlet's 4th birthday. At 4:33 PM.

We had a very exciting weekend starting off Saturday morning with a pretend sleepover/pajama party at our house with some of her friends. The party had dancing, face painting, crafts, games, breakfast and fairy cakes. A giant golden balloon, origami butterflies, confetti system garland and balloons. The girls got the surprise balls I said I would make with a ball, bird pin, tiny horse and a chocolate kiss. There was a piñata too.



Sunday was another party here with Grammie, Pop Pop, Uncle Chris and Aunt Kelly and today I visited her preschool which was fun as I got to see her in action. There was music class today and I learned a song about bluebirds flying through the window. The kids hold hands in a circle and then one is the bird and taps another and slowly they all become bluebirds. The children raise their hands for the bluebirds to fly through the window. So cute. Also, more fairy cakes were had.

I am so lucky to have this little girl in my life who is happy, sweet, smart and creative. She has a great sense of humor and is certainly the funniest, lightest one of us all.
Of course, I say all these things being her Mom but really it's true plus she is my best girl friend. I am lucky indeed.

gingham linen pencil pouch

One morning this week I decided to make something whimsical and sweet and pulled out Zakka Sewing to make this bunny pencil pouch. I have had this two sided gingham and dot linen for a long time and thought it would be sweet paired with natural linen much like the bunny in the instructions though that one is made from a black gingham.

It was very simple and sweet to sew. This is a great book if you like trying out different designs with various fabrics and both machine and hand stitching.

It will be nice to carry out in my bag with some pencils for sketching when the mood strikes.

Here are a few other projects I have made from this book

balloon pouch
felt coasters


I am busy getting ready for the party weekend. Have a nice one and I will be back to share more soon.

beauty sleep

I am working on preparations for a certain someone's birthday party this weekend. She will be turning four in a week!
We are doing a pretend sleepover party because certainly the little girls are a twee young for a real one.
We have lot of fun times planned for the party and I made these sleep masks for all the girls which we will also play a game with while they are here. The polka dot fabric is backed with the softest organic cotton fleece.

She has been asking for a nightgown for winter and since the only cotton flannel I had was white I went with that. I added the hearts since Valentine's day is around the corner. The pattern for the nightgown is Butterick B4910 and I think I will get a lot of good use out of it. I chose View D.

moss stitch scarf

I knit this scarf as a custom order this past week for a client on Etsy as a gift for her Mom. Although I don't often do custom orders it was nice to work on something outside my usual realm and to make an idea realized for someone. The idea was a blue/green scarf in natural wool with sparkle. We used merino with angelina in those colors and also some grey tone. The sparkle doesn't show up well in the photos but there are little bits of silver throughout.

I found Abi on Etsy who dyed and spun the wool and then sent it to me for knitting. The scarf measures 9" wide and 60" long. It should be arriving to the lucky lady today.

Have a nice weekend.

toys and treats for me

I can't help feeling like a girl in wonderland every time I take a trip to Parcel.
I think if you click on the link you will see why.
Here a few of the things I brought home with me on my last visit. Most of the ribbons and laces from the bow pins were bought there from a few posts ago.

clockwise from left:

wax paper flowers, millinery fruits, vintage wood polish doll, japanese tin bird pins

short row sweater

Short Row Sweater designed by The Purl Bee knit in Blue Sky Alpaca sport weight.
I used color - natural light gray.
The yarn is lovely for the project: soft and full of drape.
I think it's going to require a little more blocking then I did and possibly a little seaming to keep it lying flat in back.
I had a little issue and had to rip out and redo which wound up making it a bit imperfect.
It is a lovely design and I hope to incorporate it into my wardrobe over long sleeved tees soon.