I won! I won! I won!

I was so excited that I had won the contest from One Sheepish Girl for a kit from Wool and the Gang!

I chose the Stripy Coco Mariniere in Jog Grey and Golden Yellow.

I had so much fun opening this beautiful packaging:
 

I have already casted on for this project and I should be finished soon!

WIPs

Some socks that I am working on right now:

 Grandma's Green Socks (yes I know! All I have left to do is graft the toe on this sock. I'll get around to it at some point!)

 

The Boyfriend's Socks (these seem to be taking forever but I don't knit them all the time: they are my portable project that are always in my purse)

 

Kaiso (this is my second time knitting this first sock - I had to frog it the first time because it was so small it wouldn't fit on my foot. I casted on again with an extra pattern repeat to make it big enough)

New stuff!

I made some exciting new purchases!

I don't know why it has taken me so long to purchase a yarn swift and ball winder, but now that I have them, I will never go back to rolling balls by hand!

Weaved

 

Another pair of socks completed from Sock Innovation. This is the ninth and (probably) last pair I will be making from the book. I do not often repeat sock patterns and I have made all of the designs I really like from the book (9 out of a total of 15 patterns isn't bad). The rest are cable patterns, and as I don't enjoy knitting cables I think I will skip them. 

 9- Weaved:
Yarn:  Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball in Charisma
Needle Size: US 1 1/2 (2.5mm)
Pattern Source:  Rick from Sock Innovation

These socks turned out to be a pain to knit since the yarn was so splitty and kept curling in on itself. They turned out nice but I wouldn't use this yarn again.

Creativ Festival and Yarn Shopping

I went to the Creativ Festival over the weekend. They had a lot of sewing and quilting supplies, but not a lot of yarn. I did manage to pick up a few things but I was disappointing in the selection. When I went to the fall show last year, there was so much variety I didn't know what to buy. Not the case this time around.

 Lots of sock yarn: Fleece Artist Trail Socks, Malabrigo Sock in Tiziano Red, Schachenmayr Regia Fluormania Color in Neon Ocean and SweetGeorgia's Tough Love Sock in ultra violet.

 This Mary Maxim blanket kit looks like it is made by knitting. It is in fact made by crocheting. Which I didn't realize until I got home and opened the package. I wish this had been clearer. The yarn is still nice and I might attempt to crochet it, or I will just choose a different pattern.

Since the Creativ Festival was disappointing in the yarn department, I went to the new LYS that just opened up. It is a beautiful store with a great variety of yarn at reasonable prices.

More yarn: Mythic Yarn's The Epic Wool Silk Blend in Aphrodite was made of Seafoam? and 2 balls of Knitca Socks in Jade.

Mollie Makes Kits

I am sorry about my lack of posts lately, I had some family things to take care of. Now I am back and I hope to (regularly) start posting again!

 

One of my favorite things about getting the Mollie Makes magazine is the kits that come with it.

I finished the Neon Mug Sleeve and the Coin Purse (I am using it to hold my buttons). Now I am working on a felt doll, I have cut out all the pieces and started working on the head.

These kits force me out of my comfort zone. They make me practice my sewing skills and make things that I wouldn't normally attempt.

Newborn baby photo props

Some newborn baby photo props I made for my sister in law. 

This whole set and the baby bowl  was made using two balls of Loops & Threads Country Loom in Shale.

 Baby Hat

 Diaper Cover

Chunky baby blanket: 

CO 26 sts with size 19 needles (15mm)

Knit in Seed Stitch until you are satisfied with size or you run out of yarn.