Bragging on Another Farmgirl!

FebruaryViolet at MaryJanes Farm has just posted the sweetest knit cap I've ever seen. This is going on my 2009 "gotta make it" list. Take a peek, I'm so proud of her. http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27248

Hippie-Chic Hat

It would have been better if I could have gotten the hippie-chicka to model it, but we just couldn't get together. So her punk best friend stood in her place for the photos. The hat is 100% wool with a loop fringe and an embroidered butterfly mofit. Although you can't see it in the photos, the top has been left open like a dready hat.

Inspiration for this great hat came from the hippie-chic herself and the fall/winter catalogue from Gypsy Rose (www.gypsyrose.com).

Wool Mushroom Hat

This great little hat was made using up scrap wool in shades of blue and aqua. The upper portion was worked holding 2 strands together, one of worsted wool and another of cotton/silk. The brim was worked in a bulky weight wool.

Citrus Set...For Me!

I'm spoiling myself here lately. I whipped this set up for myself one week end and then had a ball modeling it for a friend. The yarn was Hobby Lobby clearance, a fluffy synthetic in variegated citrus colors with a variegated jewel toned ribbon running through it.

Another Hat

Hats seem to be my theme this fall. My friends see me working on one and just fall in love. They all have to have one for themselves. The basic design for this hat was made for a friends little boy, but I just had to make a matching one for his mama too.

Pixie Hat

This great pixie hat was another of my fusion projects, combining both knit and crochet. It is made from an amazingly soft bamboo/synthetic yarn that I just couldn't resist.

Baby Goodies!

I just love making goodies for all my friends when they have babies! This is a set I've made for a friend who is due tomorrow. These are worked in worsted weight acrylic yarn on size 8 dpns and circular needles.
The center of the blanket is knit in the round as shown here http://www.knitlist.com/00gift/round-baby-blanket.htm until it no longer fit on my needle and then finished off with crochet. Using a size J hook I made row of single crochet (working two stitches in the same increse stitches used for knitting), two rows double crochet, and a shell edging (worked slip stitch, *dc second stitch from needle 5 times, slip stitch second stitch from needle* around).
The hat was a very quick knit worked as follows:
Using 16 inch size 8 circular needle, cast on 58 stitches.

Join piece and work in 1x1 ribbing for 4 rows.

Knit until entire piece is 5.5 inches. BO

Turn hat inside out, flat (BO edge to BO edge) and mark fold lines with pins. Refold hat so that the pins meet and once again mark the folded edges. This will divide the hat into fourths. Bring all pins to meet in center and pin so that the top of the hat has a star like shape. Whip stitch closed and turn right side out to hide stitching.