Kids Slippers

I made these over the weekend for my kids. They knit up pretty quick on size 8 needles. The pattern only called for one color, but I used two to knit with for a varigated look.

One pair I sewed straight down the bottom, the other pair I sewed close in a "T" fashion. Both look fine, but the straight seam works better for longer feet!

My kids love these!

Pattern Source: http://www.geocities.com/lindaslists/kslippers.htm

Something for Me

Once in a while, I will actually make something for myself.

So, here's my slippers. These should keep my feet nice and toasty on my cold floors!

The pattern for these can be found at http://www.craftown.com/knit/pat16.htm

Yarn is worsted weight yarn. I used size 8 needs as I don't have the size 9 the pattern calls for. :)

I finished these in two or three evenings.

More knit hats to United Memorial Hospital!

Although I don't have pictures of the hats I have recently donated to the local hospital, I did want to blog about them!

I donated them on November 4th. I try to knit up between 10-20 before I donate them. If you want to help support my efforts, I accept baby/fingering weight soft yarn donations!

Lisa's Knitted Birthday Presents

Here is Lisa's Prayer Shawl. The pattern is from the book: Knitting into the Mystery by Susan S Izard.

Yarn Used: Carnival and Rainbow Ribbon

















Lisa's Prayer Purse. I don't recall where this pattern came from.

Yarn: Rainbow Ribbon


















This is Veronica (Me) modeling Lisa's Prayer Shawl and holding her Prayer Purse.



Oh, and did I say I had both these items blessed and prayed over by her Pastor just for her?



Lisa, I hope you had an incredibly Happy Birthday.

A Skull for Ross

I made this pirate cap for Ross, he's part of my extended family.

Here he is modeling the front view....


Here is the back view.

Awesome right?!

Same pattern as the hat below. As far as the letters go, I just winged it.

A Pirate's Cap......Skull~n~Bones

Here are two versions of the hat:

The stripped one is my first attempt, embroidering the pattern over the stitches in a "v" pattern.

The black one is my second attempt,

embroidering the pattern over the stitches in

an "x" pattern.

I like the way the second one turned out best!

...and I have orders stacking up for the second one too!

Jerry and Cody looking special in their hats....though Cody traded his away to Jerry's brother and now wants one like Jerry's. lol

Yarn: HAT: Caron Simply Soft, Black 9727; and

SKULL~N~BONES: Bernat Super Value Porcelain 8893.

Pattern Source:

HAT: Charmed Knits; Harry Potter House Hats (no stripes) http://media.wiley.com/product_ancillary/14/04700673/DOWNLOAD/0470067314.pdf

S&B: is adapted from one of the skullies here: http://www.helloyarn.com/wecallthempirates.pdf

Happy Knitting!

The Grandpa Lap Blanket

Here is the lap blanket that I have designed for my Grandpa Jack.
















At my folks' request, I made this because grandpa gets cold when dining out. The restuarants keep the AC going strong inside when it's really warm outside and sometimes it's just too cold.


Pattern Source: http://www.knittingonthenet.com/patterns/clothbrocade.htm

Pattern Alterations: I cast on 130 stitches, and went with a seed stitch border/divider lines. The pattern is King Charles Brocade. I did three sets for the corners and the middle panel contains 5 reps of the brocade. :D

The blanket matches the fingerless gloves that I made for him at the beginning of this year. (See earlier post)

Blanket Dimensions: 25in X 36in

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft-Sage