Campfire Set

This set reminded me of a campfire. S'mores longies knit by me and an Owl long sleeved t-shirt sewn by Alison of AhMay Designs made up this set. I ended up offering the set as a semi-custom on my store, with the longies made to order. The set was so soft and squishy, and although not quite girly enough for Jackie, I still had a hard time mailing this set out. I hope the mom on the receiving end, as well as her little guy, love it as much as I did.

Hagrid Set

These longies and slippers were knit for a customer's YYMN slot. "J" was referred to me by Colleen at Spiffy Knits. Thanks Colleen! She ordered Aran BFL from Colleen in her Hagrid colorway and had it mailed to me so I could knit longies and slippers for her son. I love how the set turned out! Colleen's yarn was beautiful, and I think throught he process, "J" was inspired to begin knitting herself. I can't wait to hear how knitting is going for her!

Macintosh Apple

Well, as fall began and started to wear on... Ella was adament on not wearing jeans almost every day! She wanted "pants" like Jackie. I'd not knit her any woolies as she PL'd in August. So, since she had such a long inseam, and didn't need the wool for diapering purposes, I figured she'd just miss out this fall. But, she persisted, so shortly before her birthday, her wool pants were finished. I knit them with Bulky Beaverslide yarn I received from my friend Lea at Woobies Wool in a yarn ball swap. They turned out great! Wonderfully warm and sturdy. I could not be more pleased. And, for the first couple of weeks, the longies were one of the only articles of clothing Ella wanted to wear!

Bart Hat

Bartholomew Thick and Thin Yarn in the Duckbite colorway from Dashing Dachs and the 3IG YOTM club, teamed up with Angelina at Zenstring's Pro Bono Hat Pattern helped me create a winter hat for the girls. I'm so happy with how it turned out. I do plan on using the other half skein of yarn to make one more hat, so the girls can match.

Georgia Peach

OK, so I've been lusting over the Georgia colorway from Zenstring for quite some time. I finally broke down during a recent sale and purchased some on Nirvana Soft Spun Aran. Last Thursday, I cast on for a pair of bottom up longies for Jackie. I intended to test a new crotch method to eliminate any possibility of seaming, as well as a new short row method. Thanks Cece for the idea on the crotch method (months ago... I've been stewing since then about it) and thanks to many who have posted notes about the Yarn Over (no-wrap) short row method. Both techniques have made me a very happy knitter. I may start working all longies bottom up soon, and know I will use the Yarn Over short row method above all others going forward.



Not only did I get to test some new techniques, I finished these longies in record time, and Jackie now has another pair of longies. I think her winter woolie wardrobe is getting pretty complete, but I'm sure I'll continue to knit away for her!