tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332Wed, 23 May 2012 16:31:19 +0000whimsical knittingmotherhoodstitcheryfree patternscraftingrecyclingknitting patternsknit alongsbooksAdventtutorialholidaychildsplayknitted toystoy knitscakespatterns for salewhimsicallife and familytravelknittingtutorialsFairy Tale KnitsValentine's dayfoodgiveawayholidaysbakingHalloweenKnittaround townEastertoy knittingcrochetrecipesbloggingweavingtoy makingAlison By Handhttp://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Alison)Blogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-3693040606578262956Tue, 01 May 2012 16:34:00 +00002012-05-01T09:34:01.512-07:00Spring Stitches Happy first of May!I can't even begin to think of where April went to but here we are closing in on another school year and just on the edge of summer. Hard to believe! Actually, I guess I do know where April and March went...they were devoted to lots of secret knitting. Want a peek?There was some of this... And some of this.... This... And that... And a wee bit of this... There is lots more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/xqrlmWOY06c/spring-stitches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/xqrlmWOY06c" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2012/05/spring-stitches.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-7306778518075019650Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:06:00 +00002012-03-14T13:09:34.521-07:00knitting patternslife and familyknitting<atom:summary>Hello Friends, Today is a really exciting and busy day but I just had to pop in with a quick "hi" before the day got away from me.  What's so exciting about today?...well I'll tell you...My girl is on her way home from Africa!!!  I can't wait to see her and am counting the minutes until her sweet self turns the corner of the concourse and she is walking across that airport terminal and into our </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/9SrjfMV6RXk/hello-friends-today-is-really-exciting.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Alison)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c5LVKNzsnpI/T2D3qKrnsuI/AAAAAAAABdk/0Nk5TBu0vdU/s72-c/p553.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/9SrjfMV6RXk" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2012/03/hello-friends-today-is-really-exciting.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-8302619499324726920</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-03-09T11:54:46.406-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">patterns for sale</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">whimsical knitting</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life and family</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">knitting</category><title>Three Kittens Mittens...I have another little show and tell.  I recently added the Three Kittens Mittens to my Ravelry and Craftsy stores!  I had so much fun knitting these little mitts.  I worked them up in three sample sizes... ~Large To Fit Children 8 Up to Adult Small~   ~Medium~To Fit Children 4-6~and ~Small~To Fit Children Ages 2-4~The inspiration for this pattern came from two different "literary" places—from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/FWj99tVlaks/three-kittens-mittens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/FWj99tVlaks" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2012/03/three-kittens-mittens.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-7373662372849793095Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:05:00 +00002012-03-04T15:05:02.142-08:00whimsicalknittingRoving knitters... Popping in for a quick "hi!" and to share some silliness from this weekend. A couple of us from the shop got our knit on with these enormous display needles. They were actually designed for decorative purposes but clearly they were begging to be used otherwise. Here you can see MaryAnn and Shanti setting them up...We all took a turn...It was tons of fun, and I have to say I am smitten with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/ImM0zobcjI8/roving-knitters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/ImM0zobcjI8" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2012/03/roving-knitters.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-3578729320989796779Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:42:00 +00002012-02-26T07:16:17.144-08:00patterns for saleknitting patternswhimsical knittingRascal Raccoon Mitts...Hello friends, There are some new faces at our house... Meet Rascal and Rapscallion—raccoon friends to keep fingers toasty warm and put a smile on your face. I'm very excited to announce that this is my first pattern published for sale for Knitting by Hand.  I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to make this leap. Sometimes you just need to have a friendly face along when embarking upon a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~3/uh_dNFtJ0yM/rascal-raccoon-mitts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alison)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlisonByHand/~4/uh_dNFtJ0yM" height="1" width="1"/>http://alisonguinee.blogspot.com/2012/02/rascal-raccoon-mitts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132759746131073332.post-7467346645493762658Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:48:00 +00002012-01-10T16:31:27.878-08:00free patternsknittingSly like a fox...I 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 +00002012-01-10T10:38:04.184-08:00technical difficulties...Well 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 +00002011-12-30T10:18:55.979-08:00Taking flightWell 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 +00002011-12-30T10:18:15.628-08:00savoring and a little snow...Snow. 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 +00002011-12-24T21:33:32.943-08:00He's here!...Advent 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 knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventJoy riding...Advent 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 knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventAnd then they were three...Advent 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 knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventWolfgang..Advent 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 knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventPals...Advent 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 knittingwhimsicalknittingAdventA helping hoof...Advent 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 knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventJack Frost...Advent 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 knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventOtter•ishAdvent 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 knittingKnittwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventCubbies...Advent 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 knittingwhimsicalholidaysknittingAdventCandy cane...Advent 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 knitsholidaysknittingAdventWednesday wanderings...Advent 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 +00002011-12-13T07:39:30.757-08:00Outfoxed...Advent 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 +00002011-12-12T06:13:22.913-08:00Arbor day...Advent 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 knittingholidaysknittingAdventS' Noel...Advent 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 knitsholidaysknittingAdventLet it snow...Advent 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 makingholidaysknittingAdventSealed with a kiss...Advent 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.html