Ms Yarn

Sewing Adventures

2009-11-15T15:13:00.003-07:00

I decided I needed to finally get at making a curtain for our door-less closet. I've been saying we needed something since we moved into our current place 3 months ago. So, I first was going to sew rectangles together like a quilt top. Here's all my rectangles:

Suey helped cut them out.

But I didn't like how that was turning out. Too many bold patterns. So, I went with one big piece of fabric. John chose the fabric. It reminds him of somewhere warm (as we watch the snow fall outside!) Here's the finished piece:

I like how fast sewing projects are compared to knitting!

Penelope is Finished

2009-11-09T14:59:00.002-07:00

After posting the almost done pictures of Penelope, I got the itch to just finish her. Here she is in her completed state and is all set for my cousin Lacey. I've renamed her Lacey Monster!

Selbuvotter Mittens

2009-11-08T15:03:00.003-07:00

Here’s another project on my needles. It is a Selbuvotter mitten and is my second pair. I am going to be teaching these mittens in a class and thought it would be fun to knit along with the students. I started this mitten thinking I’d have one done before the class started. But now that I’m closing the fingers, I realize how huge the mitten is. I’m going frog it but don’t have heart to yet. I hate ripping out any amount of knitting, let alone a whole mitten.

Chopper is helping me knit!

On the Needles: Penelope the Empathetic Monster

2009-11-07T14:58:00.001-07:00

Here’s one of the projects that is currently on my needles. I am making Penelope the Empathetic Monster by Danger Crafts. I’ve had my eye on the pattern for a while but I needed an excuse to make it. Now with Christmas coming up, I have decided to make Penelope for my almost 1 year old cousin.

Welcome to Ms Yarn

2009-11-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the new Ms Yarn blog. I will be posting about my knitting and crochet adventures.