I am almost ready for the Holiday Festival which is going to be on Dec. 2nd. I am still working on a machine sewn ocean play mat set. I am done with knitting. I am almost burned out on knitting. (Never thought I would ever say that, but for now, I am.) I'm sure it won't be for long and I will be back at it. Here are my latest.
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| This is actually a navy blue headband and cowl that feature the same twisted cable pattern not visible in this shot. The headband is very wide and is almost like a hat without a crown. It features a large button. The cowl has a slot that allows it to be crossed. |
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This cowl is cranberry and is ribbed and also features
the large button for closure. |
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| This is a wide headband which looks even wider on this small model head. It is a pretty dark purple in a laced stitch pattern. |
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This 100% wool cowl is done in a simple garter stitch done with the
largest needles I have ever worked with. |
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| This cowl is made from 50% wool/50%acrylic and is also done in the garter stitch pattern. It is maroon. |
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This slate gray cowl is done in a variation of the garter stitch
with a slight ridge pattern.
It is also done in 50%wool/50% acrylic |
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| This headband is quite true to color and is made from 100% washable wool and is done in a simple rib pattern and features the knitted flower with the wooden button center. |
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This is a pair of men's gloves and actually the only male thing
I made this year. They are dark gray and made from
100% washable wool. |
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I absolutely love these fingerless gloves. They look
quite green in this picture but are actually a pretty turquoise
where they look green. They are very easy to make and much
less work than fingered gloves. |
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| This tote is made from cotton yarn and the pattern was very complicated to keep track of the stitch count. |
I do love making toys and so I have made a few different ones this year.
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| This red fox is from some realistic looking animal patterns. I had a hard time finding the right colored yarn for what I wanted to use for my fox. I ended up finding the color I wanted at the wool yarn shop where I had some very nice gift certificates for. I had not planned on making any toys out of wool, but since it was on sale and it is washable, I decided to go with it. It was very thin yarn and took a lot of yarn and time to make this toy fox which is approx. 24" from nose to tip of tail. I had found some rusty red yarn that I was planning on using if I couldn't find anything else, but it was so scratchy that I didn't want to use it. What I ended up doing was to use it for the tail so the tail would look bushier than the rest of the fox. It doesn't match perfectly, but I like it anyway. It was also a very hard yarn to knit and was rough on the hands. |
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| This poor creature is supposed to be a raccoon, but looks more like a lemur to me. I feel better about it when my grandchildren say it is a cute raccoon and I didn't tell them that that is what it is supposed to be. He is also 24". |
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These little creatures are my latest creation. They are made
from a pattern that said Cute Little Bunnies. I did think
they were cute, but after making the first one on the right,
which is as the pattern directed for a bunny, I decided to
make two others as different animals, thus the cat on
the left in this picture... |
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...and this adorable little mouse. I designed the ears, faces,
and tails to resemble the different animals. For all of them
I used a very soft yarn in different baby colors. Love them! |
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This is actually a doll that I made before and planned to use as my donation item for the
raffle table at the festival. I had knitted the
clothes right into the doll, but was never
really happy with how it looked. I ended up
tucking the head down into the shirt because
the neck looked too long and sewed the flower
on the front. The waist was too short so I made
a belt, but I was still not happy with it so I
knitted the dress and now I am quite pleased.
I will be satisfied now to donate it. |
Halloween just happened to come while I have been working on these items for the festival. I wasn't planning on making costumes this year, but I have two grandchildren who really wanted them, so I of course took the time to make them.
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Chewbacca was made from two different colors of fur and made with a lion costume pattern.
His father bought him the mask. |
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| This is Moana, a Polynesian princess. I had to make everything from scratch on this costume. I streamed a picture online and copied it as best as I could. I had to disassemble two grass baskets to make the grass skirt and then sew them in layered strips onto a light cotton material. The lace for the outer skirt was also difficult to find, but I finally found something that sort of matched and looked good on the skirt. There were large yellow flowers on the her outer skirt, so I had to paint them on this one. The top was supposed to be without shoulder straps, but her mother wanted it to have them and I felt it was necessary also. There was a design in the top which I had to cut out and applique onto the shirt. Lexi is covering it with her arms so you cannot see it. It was so hard to get the skirt small enough for her skinny waist, but it did feature a tie which is on her right side and not showing in this picture that helped to keep it up. It took so long to make this costume. She also had tassels for her ankles, but she must have not like how they felt because she took them off and ended up losing one of them. Her mother put skin colored leotards and tights on her so it would be warmer for trick-or-treating. |
I plan to finish the play mat set and then be done with the festival items. I have to get working on costumes and scenery for the Christmas Pageant that my church is putting on. I got volunteered to be in charge of the costumes and the animals. I have everything planned in my head and now it is time to actually get to work on them.
