Patchouli Skirty

This skirt was born from my need to practice an undersoaker pattern I developed, as well as a skirty style I was developing for a customer. The Watermelon skirty I finished a while back was "final" version from all this practice. However, I did the pieces that needed to be "practiced" then set this skirty down for a month while finishing other knitting/crocheting. I finally was able to pick it back up again and finish it up. So, Ella got a new skirty out of the deal.




The undersoaker and trim yarn is Mulled Wine Wool of the Andes from Knit Picks, while the colorway (isn't it PURTY??!!) is Patchouli from Zenstring on Nirvana Worsted. It was heavenly to work with!


Like I said, the undersoaker and skirty patterns are of my creation. The undersoaker is seamless, and the skirty has a small purl stitch band in the trim color before a slight flare/ruffle, ending with a crochet bind off and crochet lace trim. I really enjoyed making this skirt.


Lea from Woobies Woolies and I are working together to put my undersoaker and skirty notes together to offer a pattern early next year. YAY!

Tierny Longies and Hat - 3IG Lindon Merino

Can I just say, that Lindon Merino from 3IG is FANTASTIC!!!???? A customer of mine emailed me to see if I was beginning to work on longies for the fall yet... "well, yes." Then she looked through my gallery, debated on a couple of colors, and then decided to do a YYMN (your-yarn-my-needle) slot. She liked Tierny from 3IG, but I only had it in Galenas (not the best choice for a toddler.) So, she ordered this fabulous yarn from Sharon and had it mailed directly to me.



I had some Lindon in stock, but had not yet had a chance to work any up... so had only been able to pet it thus far. My gauge swatch was a treat, and then I began knitting. FABULOUS! The yarn is SO full of lanolin, soft, squishy, spongy...just wonderful. I knit the longies on 7's, but think I probably will knit this yarn up on 8's going forward.



A few days after the momma received these longies and hat, she sent me the kindest email and pics of her deer son wearing them. I was so greatful! It's so fun to see my knitting in action!

Lakeside SockKnitters/OneSkein Project Bag

I crocheted this bag, basing my pattern loosely off of a bag in the book "One Skein Wonders." I saw the bag and was inspired to turn it into a sock knitters bag, then realized a knitting friend's birthday was fast approaching, Perfect! Alas, I started on the bag following the pattern and with a different yarn and was just not sold. The bag was too holey, and the colors were not Sara.




So, I backtracked a bit, and thought of how to revamp the pattern, and how to pick a yarn without giving the surprise away. A week or so later (but only a couple of days before Sara's birthday,) I happened to have a nearly finished pair of longies with me at playgroup that I was working with this yarn. Sara commented on how she liked the blues, greens, and browns/tans. Bingo! I had a yarn choice! In the meantime, I'd decided to work the bag in a smaller gauge and different stitch, as well as using a different "in-the-round" crochet method. Thus, the bag began, and Sara received it a bit late, but still close enough to her birthday to still be a birthday present.




After her feedback on the bag (she says she loves it, but...) I now realize that I need to figure out how to make a felted version or a lined version so that needles will not poke out. Other than that, I think it is serving it's purpose.




I can't wait to make my next one!

Rose Garden Crochet Longies

I love Lizzie's Wonderland BFL! Lizet does a beautiful job dyeing and her dye jobs are the most colorfast I've run across thus far. Her BFL is nice and soft (not as soft as WWBN) but still fabulously soft. So, it is always a treat to knit or crochet with her yarns. These crocheted longies were a custom with her Rose Garden Colorway, trimmed with Petal Merino Style. I was so in love with how this colorway worked up for the custom, I had to order more for some longies for Jackie!

Lakeside Longies WWBN BFL

These custom longies were knit using Lakeside Aran BFL from Wooly Wonders by Nada. As always, WWBN BFL was a treat to work with. SO SO SO soft and wonderful. I was very pleased how the colorway worked up as well. The longies are for a little guy due late this summer/early fall, and are a size small/medium. SO, they'll possibly be a bit big this winter, but should definitely make it through the whole winter and possibly for a tad of next fall.

Pink Lemonaid Capris

These capris were a crocheted YYMH custom. I'm not sure what type of yarn they were made from. My guess would be either Fishermans Wool or Patons Wool. I'm leaning towards Fishermans. It wasn't the softest to crochet with, but did soften after washing. The colorway was fun and cheerful to work with.

Lilac City BFL from Selah - Night-time shorties

These were night-time shorties I knit for a custom. I developed the pattern for this customer on a previous order and she came back for more. She wanted a night worthy pair of shorties that could be worn under jammies. So, these were knit with a smaller gauge on size 6 needles, with an extra wide crotch gusset, ribbed leg cuffs, and a slightly higher rise. From my understanding, they are bulletproof. YAY!!!!




They were heavenly to knit as the BFL from Selah was silky soft and the colorway was a treat to work with. So much fun!

Watermelon Skirty

I knit this skirty using Watermelon BFL from Natural Home Presents. It was a custom YYMN spot. I'm so glad the momma receiving this skirt sent me the yarn to work up. It was GREAT BFL and the colorway just a joy to knit! I'm a very visual knitter, and this yarn just made me smile!


The skirty features an open lace area and a lace crocheted hem.


I can't wait to see how the recipient likes it!