Inspire Me

It's no surprise to anybody that I love all things creative and fashion oriented. This morning, I discovered a new designer who is the epitome of all I want to be professionally. Her designs are beautiful, functional art and many are created from pre-worn, cast off garments. Take a look at www.beckyearley.com

Border Print Blouse

Here is my latest creation. Completely mine from design to construction. It is sewn from a poly/rayon blend. To give a flattering fit, the lower portion is self lined with side roaching and the sleeves are hand hemmed. The idea was to come up with a top that was as easy to wear as a tee, but had a classy grown up look. I think I succeeded.


I wore this new creation to church today and got rave reviews! Not only is it the newest addition to my closet, it is the prototype for an etsy piece that I plan to make out of a similar fabric in royal blue and purple.

Look Whos Yarning!

Yesterday, Lonnie told me he wanted to "yarn" himself a sweater. I convinced him that while a sweater was a great project, he should make a scarf first. Then we had to decide what kind of "yarning" he wanted to do. Crochet won out. After raiding my yarn stash, we sat on the couch and started his very first crochet project. It only took about a half hour for him to pick up the basic single crochet for the body of his scarf and the chain stitch needed to turn.

I thought his little hands were so sweet holding his project. I just had to take a photo of them as well. He caught on so fast. I'm sure it has a lot to do with spending his 7 years of life watching me "yarn".

Two in One

Bonnets have been my theme this week. I sat down to make a bonnet for my dear niece and ended up just having to make another.

Selah's bonnet is a replacement for the newborn bonnet she has already outgrown. It is made out of the same high quality acrylic as her layette and has the softness of baby wool with the easy care her mama requested. Although the photos are not exceptionally clear, this bonnet is spectacular! I love the rose and petals detailing across the back and just can't wait to see my nieces sweet face poking out from beneath all those ruffles
This second bonnet is for a baby at church. I took a look at her sleeping face during Sunday school this week and knew she needed a bonnet too. Since her family is getting ready to move to a colder climate, the timing is perfect. I like the lacy effect of the triple crochet trim and the swirl back.

I Can Cable...

and this is only one piece of evidence to the fact. The month of December I made three men's cabled caps (sorry, only one is shown due to a glitch in photobucket).

The cap below was made by a request from one of my dearest friends and was a Christmas gift for her husband. I also made a blue one for a gentleman from school (he loves to watch me knit and tells me how much it reminds him of his late mother) and a green one for my dad. They are all made with wool blend yarns. The cap pictured is made with one strand wool yarn and one strand silk/bamboo, it reminds me of black licorice. The original (blue cap) was made using "The Wedding Hat" pattern found in Yarn Girl's Beyond the Basics by Julie Carles and Jordina Jacobs. The other two were slight variations of the pattern.

Christmas Creation

The babies and I spent the afternoon working on a very sweet project. It has been so long since we sat down to create together. We really enjoyed ourselves and are very proud of our creation.

Farmgirls, please note the wood pile on the left hand side of this photo!

MERRY CHRISTMAS! GOD BLESS YOU, EVERYONE!

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