tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:56:59 +0000whimsical knittingmotherhoodstitcheryfree patternscraftingrecyclingknit alongsbooksAdventtutorialholidaychildsplayknitted toystoy knitscakeswhimsicallife and familytravelknittingtutorialsFairy Tale KnitsValentine's dayfoodgiveawayholidaysbakingHalloweenKnittaround townEastertoy knittingcrochetrecipesbloggingweavingtoy makinghttp://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Alison)Blogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-7467346645493762658Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:48:00 +00002012-01-10T16:31:27.878-08:00free patternsknittingI am so happy to finally share a little secret that I've been keeping all fall...I have a design in the new Winter Issue of Petite Purls!  I may now present The Fantastic Mittster Fox... He is based on Roald Dahl's title character from the book The Fantastic Mister Fox {a wonderful and beloved book in our house}.  If you haven't read it, you definitely should.  Like all of Roald Dahl's books, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/fgdMN49R-hE/sly-like-fox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/fgdMN49R-hE" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2012/01/sly-like-fox.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-2013083224268643473Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:26:00 +00002012-01-10T10:38:04.184-08:00Well harrumph... I've been blogging from my phone for the last month, which has been great (I love it actually), but has presented a few problems—namely that the program seems to crash with some regularity.  Today I tried a new program and finally got a post published, but now the post that I wrote on the Dec. 28th seems to have gone AWOL.  It wasn't anything earth-shattering (if you've been herehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/kz7D1XWSaKQ/technical-difficulties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/kz7D1XWSaKQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/technical-difficulties.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-3059442619761838316Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:18:00 +00002011-12-30T10:18:55.979-08:00Well she's off. My girl is on her way to study abroad in Africa. She's not there yet, of course. The travel time for this trip is an exhausting 30+ hours.  But she's on the final leg~and I know this because I have been obsessively checking her flight status~don't judge ;)All of the hubbub of the holidays and the preparations for this trip have left me feeling simultaneously full and drained~ fullhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/8BFkQzEz7gU/taking-flight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/8BFkQzEz7gU" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/taking-flight.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-3317144597120088882Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:56:00 +00002011-12-30T10:18:15.628-08:00Snow. Finally. This is what greeted us as we opened the front door this morning. We woke to lovely big fat snow flakes this morning. And they're still falling fast. I couldn't be happier. Love, love, love snow. It is shaping up to be my favorite kind of day, perfect accomplishing all of the things on my to- do list. My list is full to bursting today. My sweet girl leaves for a term abroadhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/HjQj7HWEAHA/savoring-and-little-snow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/HjQj7HWEAHA" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/savoring-and-little-snow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-7629532190755780597Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:33:00 +00002011-12-24T21:33:32.943-08:00Advent Day 24!...Here he is just getting ready for take-off...Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!~xox~alison- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/kXvaWTHbZQc/he-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/kXvaWTHbZQc" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/he-here.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-7142880492050368854Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:36:00 +00002011-12-23T21:36:34.879-08:00toy knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 23...almost in the Nick of time. Santa's sleigh...Sorry for the tardiness of this post but the lad was out for most of the day and then we were all out with friends until almost midnight :0 So even though this was made in time and delivered before the day was done, I didn't get the post done till now ; (But that didn't stop an inquisitive gnome from checking out the sleigh right away. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/YQtszTWDKj0/joy-riding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/YQtszTWDKj0" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/joy-riding.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-7273455652609917394Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:50:00 +00002011-12-22T20:50:31.812-08:00toy knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 23! Another special request for today's post....which just goes to show, if you give a boy an Advent wolf he's going to want a mom and pup to go with it...A very small pack!More eensy weensy Advent knits tomorrow!...only two more days left~how can that be? Until then be well...~xox~alison- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/8qm-wKj6FkE/and-then-they-were-three.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/8qm-wKj6FkE" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/and-then-they-were-three.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-686608955865223950Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:53:00 +00002011-12-21T19:53:33.692-08:00toy knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 21! Wolfgang...Sorry this post is a little later than usual today. It was a day full of shopping, holiday errands and fun. Wolfgang is with us because of a special request from the lad. Aren't they cute together?~xox~alison- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/JHQxzyspuGs/wolfgang.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/JHQxzyspuGs" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/wolfgang.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-8185898501362691176Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:51:00 +00002011-12-20T18:51:09.937-08:00toy knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 20! Oh my dears, you have no idea the grumbling that a lonely gnome is capable of. All I've heard for the past couple of days is how everyone else has a friend at the party and how horribly unfair it is. And then it occurred to me that he's right. Cue operation Pal...Gnomio is much happier now.As you can see everyone is all smiles now!Hoping today finds you surrounded by smiles : )~xoxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/tKbN5SQE2-c/pals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/tKbN5SQE2-c" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/pals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-8420189763107856285Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:04:00 +00002011-12-19T09:04:56.047-08:00toy knittingwhimsicalknittingAdventAdvent Day 19!... Truth be told, I've been fretting about how Rudolph was going to manage pulling the sleigh all on his own when the big night rolls around.  So you can imagine my relief when Prancer decided to fly in this morning... They've been conferring like this all morning.  Needless to say, I am feeling loads better. Happy Monday friends! ~xox~ alison ps—This little guy is right out of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/OuA9FQDBu5c/helping-hoof.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/OuA9FQDBu5c" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/helping-hoof.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-4497377269057982832Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:59:00 +00002011-12-18T07:59:58.635-08:00toy knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 18! Jack Frost brought us a little dusting of frost this morning...Have a great day and stay warm!~xox~alison- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/EZ6H33tb1X8/jack-frost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/EZ6H33tb1X8" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/jack-frost.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-5644902806455282420Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:39:00 +00002011-12-19T09:18:11.481-08:00toy knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 17!  Just a quick little post on these otters buds today... Sadly, they are looking a little blobby but they don't seem too bothered by it (except they are kind of making funny faces). Still, here they are swimming around, holding hands and being ottery. Having fun, being cuddly, and that joie de vivre~how I do love otters! Must run for now. I'm off for a full day at the shop. I'm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/b-2k4NtU-20/otterish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/b-2k4NtU-20" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/otterish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-1589392036582611541Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:59:00 +00002011-12-16T13:59:10.588-08:00toy knittingKnittwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 16! Polar bear cubs are here!...Happy weekending!~xox~alison- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/Li01C37l5Yk/cubbies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/Li01C37l5Yk" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/cubbies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-8892853344772706575Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:58:00 +00002011-12-15T11:58:21.093-08:00toy knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day15 brought to you by Epic the narwhal...This guy is dedicated to my middle man, a boy with a love for all things narwhalian. And why "Epic"?...Well aside from my boy's appreciation for epicness in all forms, I'm fairly certain that that horn/tusk thingy is made of the same stuff as candy canes...mmmm...totally epic...Oh dear~I think our little puddle of ocean is looking rather crowded. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/HRwuINPv7dg/candy-cane.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/HRwuINPv7dg" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/candy-cane.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-4923832103828330595Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:13:00 +00002011-12-14T06:13:40.604-08:00whimsicaltoy knitsholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 14! Say hello to Magellan~a very sweet if somewhat directionally challenged penguin...As you can see he is settling in quite well, and we're ever so glad that his poor navigational skills brought him to our little party. We're getting quite a group...I wonder who tomorrow will bring. In the meantime, I hope you have a very happy today. See you soon!~xox~alison- Posted using BlogPress http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/3FLd7EfnzjI/wednesday-wanderings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/3FLd7EfnzjI" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/wednesday-wanderings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-2127095732600436635Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:39:00 +00002011-12-13T07:39:30.757-08:00Advent Day 13!...I had to include a picture of my foxy muse. Susie looks a little nonplussed here, but I predict that she and Fixxy Fox will be good friends in no time.Have a very happy Tuesday friends!...~xox~alison- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/7uOtiLXmm7E/outfoxed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/7uOtiLXmm7E" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/outfoxed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-3417592770802264531Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:13:00 +00002011-12-12T06:13:22.913-08:00Advent Day 12! Because one tree does not a forest make...Some of our little band on a woodland walk...Happy Monday!~xox~alison- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/5VB0W67w5Ok/arbor-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/5VB0W67w5Ok" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/arbor-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-4350510214794838644Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:34:00 +00002011-12-11T07:34:06.524-08:00toy knittingholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 11! A friend for Crumpet...Crumpet seems much jollier now that Noel is here. Everything is just nicer with a friend.A lovely Sunday to you, my friends...~xox~alison -Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/JR3svjXmy6M/s-noel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/JR3svjXmy6M" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/s-noel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-1150271143730063791Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:12:00 +00002011-12-10T17:12:35.769-08:00toy knitsholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 10...oh my! You didn't think I'd forgotten,did you?...Okay, okay, I know, not the most exciting addition to the Advent calendar, but let me explain. We have had a snowless fall here in the Midwest (really-like almost no snow at all-so sad), so lest our little group of friendsexperience the same fate, I thought I should create a little handmade snow for them. And maybe, just maybe, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/zN30oDxgxNI/let-it-snow_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/zN30oDxgxNI" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/let-it-snow_10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-623821006331949305Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:10:00 +00002011-12-09T06:10:48.510-08:00whimsicaltoy makingholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 9! Say hello to Lu•seal...Hope you have a great day! Just keep swimming :)~xox~alison- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/061wn27bH8I/sealed-with-kiss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/061wn27bH8I" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/sealed-with-kiss.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-5683940705591493530Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:14:00 +00002011-12-08T08:43:11.136-08:00whimsicalholidaysknittingAdventknitted toysAdvent Day 8! This baby beluga has me a little bleary this morning. He came along after a couple of false starts last night. Following a few of not-so-hot auditions from other potential group members, I decided that it might be a good night for knitting landscape~hence the big blue patch. But if you're going to knit bit of ocean, you're going to need a whale to put in it... Until http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/unAmLI4UOys/into-breach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/unAmLI4UOys" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/into-breach.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-312968637681562566Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:52:00 +00002011-12-07T06:52:16.183-08:00whimsical knittingholidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 7!Meet Crumpet. He's taking a wee break from toy making to help us decorate the house and get our holiday cheer on.As you can see he's quite an adventurous little elf...And I think Crumpet has a rather irreverent sense of humor. I'm not sure what he just said to the lad but apparently it was shocking...I can tell it'll be all I can do to keep these two out of trouble today :)Hope yourhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/Tg_I5S8qYgc/so-elfish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/Tg_I5S8qYgc" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/so-elfish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-265554370267242839Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:07:00 +00002011-12-06T09:07:09.271-08:00holidaysknittingAdventAdvent Day 6!...So far my little guy likes this one best. To my thinking, Bear•lioz (our new arctic friend) is looking a little hamster~esque, but I'm hoping the rest of The Adventists will overlook this fact and welcome him into their little society. I'll keep you posted ;)Cheers!...~xox~alison- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/4I2rHlylHs0/polarized.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/4I2rHlylHs0" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/polarized.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-2364133588875625344Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:56:00 +00002011-12-05T06:56:10.686-08:00Advent Day 5~As you can see, the teeny tiny knitting continues~one a day (and by day, I mean night~after the nosy ones are abed). Right before I go to bed I stuff the knitlet for the next day, plus a wee sweet treat in its stocking. It's become a really nice way to end my day~knitting a little whimsy and thinking of my kids.All of these little knits are either patterns or adaptations of patterns http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/cip3AAjyoI8/arboreal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/cip3AAjyoI8" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/arboreal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-2328854004490077528Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:50:00 +00002011-12-04T07:50:35.477-08:00Homemade snow for Day four of Advent...Cheers!...~xoxo~alison- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone please forgive all odd typos ;)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/uyn1buLRJAs/let-it-snow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/uyn1buLRJAs" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2011/12/let-it-snow.html