Projects! Projects! Projects!

Project : Napoleon by Berroco (Blackstone Tweed #288 Booklet)
yarn: from a goodwill sweater
needles : US 6

My gauge wasn't quit right so I did a little fudging from the pattern here and there. Love it!!

The best part is...

the braid and the edging. I used a smaller crochet hook than what it called for because it was the only one that I had and I didn't want to buy another one. It worked out fine.

The second best part about the sweater is that it only cost $15 total (booklet and yarn)!!


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Project : Rosamund's Cardigan by Andrea Pomerantz, Interweave Knits, Fall 2009

Yarn : rummage sale sweater

Yarn content : half wool / half cotton

Needles : US 6 / US 8

Buttons : JoAnn Fabrics

My youngest boy helped pick out the buttons. They were rather expensive. $5.50 per button. But they look great with the sweater and I love how they fade from black to gray.

Total for this sweater : $0.50 (sweater) + $11 (buttons) + $.00 (magazine = free trial) = $11.50 for this lovely sweater that I will be wearing a lot of.

Oh yeah, there are hooks and eyes holding it together down the front. I used 5 sets that I stole off of something else. So again, free!! Loving it!!!

I have started working on some more Christmas gifts for people. These are door organizers that I blogged about here.

These are handsewn together. I didn't have double sided fusible webbing so I used single sided and just stitched all the way around instead of just around the pockets. I also stitched around the holes at the top for more stability when they are hung.

I made 6 but my boys stole two of the camo ones already. They have no pacience!!

And you probably can't see it but the two in front have a paisley design stamped into them. I had no idea felt could come that way. This felt all came from Hobby Lobby.

Another Christmas present. This one is for my sister-in-law. It's a pair of Fetching made from some Malabrigo that I received in a trade. They are almost done and ready to wrap!

And the last one to talk about today.

A pair of socks that I started knitting for the mother in law. They are knit from the tow up. There are 68 stitches here. After the ball of the foot I started a 1 x 1 twisted rib. Then every fourth row, I k1, YO, k2tog, k1, p1*. I am going to continue in this pattern till the ankle and then switch it up.

The yarn (Patons Kroy Sock / color : 205779 / Glencheck ) is something that I picked up from Hobby Lobby too. Bought 4 balls of it. She has BIG feet.

Not the greatest yarn in the world but it is very warm.

Stay tuned, more tutorials to come as well!!