I don’t know if I mentioned it, but my Lamb Lovey ended up going to one of my coworker’s little ones! She actually has two children, so the first question that I got was to ask where the second one was. Having come from a bigger family myself, I definitely agree that fairness should be a thing, so I agreed to whip up another lovey. This time, the requested animal was a kitty.
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Almost everything is cuter in miniature size, so when I needed some last minute winter-themed decoration, I decided that mini mittens were the way to go! After a little trial and error to get the sizing right, I arrived at a quick and easy pattern to make tiny mittens out of my stash of leftover yarn ends. Who knew that my hoarding could be so helpful?
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For those of you with sharp memories, you may remember that my coworkers and I made gnome ornaments together last year for our staff Christmas party. This year, we ended up doing another craft workshop! We were hosted at Our Social, an adorable retail store/co-working space, and made the cutest keychain wristlet with the help of a local company, Journey Tree.
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I have historically been an English knitter. However, I’ve seen the argument made that continental knitting is less tiring because the movements are smaller. As a result, I’ve been trying to make the switch. If both of these terms mean absolutely nothing to you, then boy howdy, do I have a quick summary post for you.
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Big deal alert: I finally took the plunge and needle felted something. I’ve had the tool for two years now, and only ever really used it for a few yarn joins here and there. Before I sent off the lamb lovey, I decided that it needed a face after all. As a quick summary, it was way easier than I thought it would be, but I definitely need more practice to make it look less creepy.
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With the leftover yarn from the Chicken Hat, I knew I would have to make something super fluffy. There is a local maker who specializes in making loveys (a snuggly stuffed animal and blanket hybrid), and families absolutely adore her stall at markets. Seeing her finished products inspired me to give loveys a try, with my own spin of course. Since my yarn is white, I thought a lamb would be a safe choice.
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When a friend of mine asked if I would be able to help her make a Halloween costume for her toddler, I was so excited. Her vision was to create a chicken costume with yellow tights and a feathered boa, but she just needed a hat to top it off. When I started, I wasn’t entirely sure how I would make it happen, but I absolutely loved how it turned out.
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Whenever my work has a potluck, my default move is to bring a dessert, mostly because I am still not great at cooking, and baking feels so much easier to me. This time, in honour of autumn and upcoming Halloween, I decided to try make some pumpkin bread!
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In my mind, socks are the perfect travel project. They’re easy to pack into a purse, they work up quick, and they’re a functional project once you’re done! Besides, trips always have a surprising amount of downtime, such as when you’re sitting in the airport or bus station, or waiting in line to get where you want, and having a little knitting project makes time fly by. For my most recent trip, I decided to finally tackle this project that has been in my Ravelry queue for a while.
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I don’t know what it is about this year, but I swear I’ve been to more dinosaur exhibits in the last twelve months than I have in my entire life. It’s very neat being able to dive back into a childhood interest and to see what new scientific updates have popped up. At any rate, I love dinosaurs (and museums) and thought it deserved a little shoutout.
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