nutkin fingerless gloves
these were knitted for my daughter last year 2010
nutkin is such a fun pattern to do
i'm a tight knitter so i went up a needle size from the pattern & yarn suggestion
*the teapot in the photo was a christmas gift from the hubby many years ago*
nutkin hand warmers
another nutkin using varigated yarn
another tight knit
these were gifted to my knitting friend Ruby
peapod socks
this pattern was so much fun to do!
until i am comfortable with a new pattern that has a chart,
i run a life line~
a life line is put in by threading a different color yarn and
running it through the first and last row of a chart repeat
with a yarn needle
(for smaller needles, i use a cross stitch needle instead of a yarn needle)
i use flat dental floss instead of yarn, as it doesn't have fibers to
catch on your working yarn
and, it's minty fresh!
the true color is more apparent in the above picture
panda silk was a wonderful yarn to work with
and it washes & dries very well
toasty handwarmers
i've definetely been on a handwarmer knitting binge
they are so quick, warm & come in handy when using
the phone
or ipod
or camera
this quick knit comes from
this is my most recent knit
looks like a big hat doesn't it
this pattern is from melissa
over at
we were recently blessed
with a grandson, Grayson Thomas Deppen
(Thomas after my dad)
Grayson all tucked in his little cocoon
several people ask if i knit his little hat
no i did not, volunteers knit a hat for all the newborns
what fun that must be!
and finally off the needles
ta da!
another pair of nutkins
(really i do knit patterns other than nutkin)
the yarn is neighborhood fiber company
colorway is thomas circle
it was very nice yarn to work with!
~our little sweetpea~
iris grace
this picture just makes me want to pick her up
and snuggle, snuggle, snuggle
her little cocoon was knit
using the pattern from
this was a fun pattern to knit!
i did change the toe to that of
the kindness sock
(the kindness sock is also lots of fun to knit)
and
i also changed the heel
to one that i am more comfortable doing
and that fits my foot so very well
it's really just a short row heel
i have never blocked socks
but these could surely use
a good blocking
the yarn used was a alpaca sox yarn
you can find all the info
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still on the needles is this scarf from best scarf ever
i purchased the yarn some time ago with the intention of doing socks
the pattern that i chose did neither the yarn or the socks justice
so frog, frog, frog!
the yarn was purchased from knit it up yarn
it's called freckles
(i even like the name)
i'm super happy with the yarn choice for the pattern
while i have a long way to go
it's an easy pattern to remember and watching all the colors find their place in the yarn is pure fun
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i told the girls to pick out a hat for the littles and i would knit it
one of the hardest parts of knitting for me
is picking out the pattern
there are sooooooo many of which to choose
and then you have to choose the yarn
again........
there are soooooo many
this is the pattern that abbey picked out for grayson
it's called aviatrix
if you click on the link you'll see the most adorable little babes!
my version of the aviatrix
cute huh?
even cuter!
grayson & his grammpie
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