FO Friday

I know it's been quite a while since I've updated, but this will be just a short and sweet post. I haven't gotten a lot finished in the last few weeks anyway!

I just wanted to share this dishcloth I finished with you!

Lacy Mock Cable Dishcloth

It has two mistakes... Oops. But oh well. It's just a dishcloth! The link to my Ravelry project is in the caption.

Check out more finished objects over at Tami's.

-CH

FO Friday!

I don't have a lot to share with you today. In fact, it's nothing you haven't seen if you've been checking my blog! But I figured I would officially share them for Finished Object Friday.

The first one is the lobster I just finished on Sunday! The Ravelry link is in the caption.

Frankie the Lobster

The next one isn't actually one that I finished this week. As promised though, I wanted to share the picture of the tiny sweaters I made on their respective bears (made by my sister).

Teddy Sweater

Check out more finished objects over at Tami's!

-CH

Frankie the Lobster

I just can't wait until Friday to share this with you. I just finished my Frankie the Lobster. Another freshstitches pattern. I love her patterns!

He worked up so quickly, it was hard to believe. It took me two days, but I wasn't working on it all day. I didn't get a specific time on it, but I will next time! (I do plan on making another, I already want to!)

I just love the way he turned out! I was worried about running out of yarn (it was just some I had in my stash), and I did cut it close, but I had enough!

Check him out on Ravelry here!

-CH

Fo Friday

Well I'm pushing the time limit, but I made it!! I don't have a lot to share with you today, but I do have a few things.

The first thing I wanted to share is a cowl that I finished on Sunday. It's not completely finished for me yet because I plan on making separate flowers in lots of colors, which I'll be able to attach based on what I'm wearing! I haven't started those yet, but the actual cowl part is finished. The link to the Ravelry page is in the caption! Twisted is in parentheses because I didn't twist mine.

Easy (Twisted) Cowl

I tried to take pictures of it on me, but it just didn't work. So maybe my sister would be willing to model for me when she's home in a week! (I can't wait to see her!!!)

Next up, the final three teddy bear sweaters I was working on for my sister's bears! I'm super excited about these. Of course, while I was working on them, I was tired of doing the same thing over and over... But now that they're finished I kind of miss them. They take just over two hours each. The top one is a dark green. That's as light as I could get it to look--sorry about that!

Modified Teddy Sweater

Finally, this is the one I'm most excited about! It's a Kindle cover that I made based on a tutorial I found here. The tutorial is for a phone cover, but I modified it. I was able to make this cover using only one piece of felt in each color! If you click the pictures, you'll be able to see them larger. I just didn't want this post to be super long.

It was a little tricky to pin it because the pieces were so tight, but I got it to work. I'm sure it would be easier to have a larger piece of felt to work with, rather than one piece of the 25cent stuff. I added a snap to mine that came extra with a sweater I have. All I did was cut a piece of felt to the size I want, sew it onto the back (I forgot to sew the bottom part of the square, oops), and then sew the snap pieces on so that they line up. I didn't do this until after I had the case sewn together which made it difficult. This also helped to hold the two pieces of felt on each side together. They were a little loose otherwise, and my Kindle would have slipped into the wrong section, I'm sure!

Check out more finished objects at Tami's!

-CH

WIP Wednesday and Yarn Along

Well, it's been a while since I posted. It's hard because Wednesday and Friday are my biggest motivation to post, and I often work on those days. So I forget to take pictures while the lighting is good. But, here I am now. While I do have a handful of WIPs at the moment, I wanted to share the one that I need to focus on working on now. They're one of the first projects I showed for the Yarn Along I believe.

They're the Super Easy Legwarmers out of the book Last Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson. These are for a friend that I work with. However, I've been working on them since May and this is as far as I've gotten in my first one. I just have no motivation to work on a single rib for that long. But these need to be the next project I finish! It's been too long.

I'm currently reading The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma. I like it and I don't like it. It's a series of three stories together that only have a handful of overlapping characters. So every time you reach the end of a part, you have to start all over getting to know new characters, which is a pain. But once I do get into each story, I really like it! So I'm torn. Also, the narrator is kind of annoying. He refers to himself several times, even though he is not a character in the novel. Otherwise, it's pretty good.

Check out more projects and good reads at WIP Wednesday and the Yarn Along.

 -CH

FO Friday

Well, it's been another crazy week. I haven't posted since Finished Object Friday last week! However, I do have two FOs to share with you this week.

The first is yet another modified teddy bear sweater. I don't have a picture of it on the bear (yet), because it was mailed to my sister in Chicago who is making the bears. There will be four total. I almost had a second one done for today, but it's about ten rows from completion... Hopefully I'll have all of them done by next week! These tiny sweaters only take a little over two hours each! (Ravelry link)

Next up, another one of Stacy's (freshstitches) lovely designs. I just love making her designs because they're so well-written and they turn out so super cute! This lion is for a friend's nephew. He only took me three days to whip up! (Ravelry link)

I used only stash yarn for both of these projects! Woohoo!

If you want to check out more finished objects, head over to Tami's Amis.

-CH

FO Friday

Well I don't have too much to show today (especially compared to last week). The only one of my WIPs that I really finished is this hat for my Grandpa. It's actually for Christmas! Go me for being ahead!

I know that that's a terrible picture, but I literally just finished it. So I don't have great lighting. It's a really dark gray. I promise I'll get better pictures when my model gets back from Chicago!

I also made two potholders last night. I'd been meaning to use up this super bulky yarn for quite some time. It's such a useless yarn to have in your stash. I think anyway.

Check out more finished items at FO Fridays.

-CH