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Slipper Mania...

Well, it is undeniable, I am in a Slipper Mania Phase (again)! LOL

I even made a tiny-tiny pair for Baby...

Post #1 - Post #2 - Post #3 - Post #4 about Slippers.

Ready for the Big Game!

I am not a big Football fan but I guess I got a little carried away with the Seahawks going to Super Bowl XL finale this year...  So, here are slippers I made for DH and myself... Notice the Pom-Pom "thing" on mine...

I also made a hat for DS.

Pattern for the adult size is here but I changed it a little to fit my little one.

WE ARE SO READY FOR THE BIG GAME!!!

Post #1 - Post #2 - Post #3 about Slippers.

Eyelet Scarf

I finished the Eyelet Scarf today!

I made it as long as the whole skein of Homespun allowed to...

I am pretty happy with the result and the knitting process! Easy, fast and good looking project!

Now, what is next on my To-Do list? ;D

Click on the photo to enlarge it.

Previous Post about the scarf...

You're gonna be...

As I watch my little girl taking her first steps and growing up so fast, I cannot help being all emotional when I hear this Reba McEntire's beautiful song...

You're Gonna Be
(Danny Orton; Dennis Matkosky)

6lbs and 9oz. lookin' up at me
Like I have all the answers
I hope I have the ones you need
I've never really done this, now I know what scared is

Sometimes I'll protect you from everything that's wrong
Other times I'll let you just find out on your own
But that's when you'll be growin',
And the whole time I'll be knowin

CHORUS:
You're gonna fly with every dream you chase
You're gonna cry, but know that that's okay
Sometimes life's not fair, but if you hang in there
You're gonna see that sometimes bad is good
We just have to believe things work out like they should
Life has no guarantees, but always loved by me
You're gonna be

I'm afraid you'll have to suffer through
some of my mistakes
Lord knows I'll be trying to give you what it takes
What it takes to know the difference
Between getting by and livin'

‘Cause anything worth doing is worth doing all the way
Just know you'll have to live with all
the choices that you make
So make sure you're always givin' way
more than you're takin'

REPEAT CHORUS
Someone's everything
You're gonna see
Just what you are to me

You're gonna fly with every dream you chase
We just have to believe things work out like they should
Life has no guarantees, but always loved by me
You're gonna be
Always loved by me

Have you heard that song? Listen few seconds of it here.

http://www.reba.com/music/discography/rebanumberones/

Love Day Washcloth

Materials:

Sugar'n Cream 4-ply, color red.

Straight needles #7 US (4.5 mm)

I am not a gauge big fan, and I especially don't think that it really matters for washclothes anyway (right?) so we are going to skip that part... I only will give the measurements:
7.5" X 7.5"

 

Instructions:

Cast on 35 stitches.

Knit 3 rows.

Row 4 and each even row: * K1, P33, K1.

Row 5: K7, P1, K9, P1, K9, P1, K7.

Row 7: K6, P3, K7, P3, K7, P3, K6.

Row 9: K5, P5, K5, P5, K5, P5, K5.

Row 11: K4, P7, K3, P7, K3, P7, K4.

Row 13: K4, P3, K1, P3, K3, P3, K1, P3, K3, P3, K1, P3, K4 Row 15: K5, P2, K1, P2, K5, P2, K1, P2, K5, P2, K1, P2, K5

Rows 17, 19, 21: Knit across.

* Repeat from* to * 2 times more, ending on row 19 the second time. Knit 1 row and bind off in knitting the last row.

We have 3 rows of 3 hearts (= 9 total)

 

HAPPY LOVE DAY TO ALL!!!

 

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This is a free pattern. Make as many copies as you like, for personal use. However, you may not reproduce this pattern in any publication, nor can you sell it for profit without prior permission from the author. If you have any question or comment about this pattern, please contact me. 

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Good times

 

YAY!!! It is snowing today!!! This weekend was great! First, Friday, I got myself a new Coffee Maker, the programmable kind, the one that keeps my Coffee ready when I get up in the morning! A dream come true! LOL I was heading to WalMart but somehow I got lost and I ended up at Target, right beside A.C. Moore... Coincidence? Mmmmmh... Maybe... All I know is that I could not just driving by and not to stop right? LOL I mainly got some Sugar'n Cream Red Cotton for my Valentine Washclothes (they were only $.97 the ball!!!), an Afghan crochet Hook, sone Heart shaped Cookie Cutters and few little Surprises for my Secret Pal... Hush! I also got myself few magazines... Knit it - Spring 2006 for its shrug pattern (on the cover - Thanks Wendy for pointing that shrug!) and Country Woman Feb. 2006 that has 2 cute Sweaters to knit for kids (p. 20) Saturday was a nice warm day and the kids and I had lots of fun in our yard, sliding, swinging, playing soccer, riding tricycle, feeding the birds, picking up acorn caps for my Mirror Project. I just love that mirror! It is going to be so perfect in my entryway! My little feathered friends (Blue Jays and Chickadees) finally found their way to the other birdfeeder I had placed in our yard (see previous post here)! We even had a very special guest, a Cardinal, which is not usual! When it got too chilly, we came back inside and DS painted his little bird house. He really did a great job for a first experience with painting! Then, he got a little carried away with finger painting... Sunday, we went to ChuckE Cheese for lunch and to the Mall in the afternoon but somehow, I still had time to make 3 washclothes, a pair of Slippers and to work few more inches on the Eyelet Scarf... Inspired by the Love Day's KAL I am participating to, I made up a pattern of my own for a Love Washcloth... I will post it here soon... Now, that is what I call GOOD TIMES! BTW, GO SEAHAWKS!!! Click on photos to enlarge them.

 

One more project on my To-Do list...

I just LOVE this!!!

Knitted or Crocheted, what a beautiful project!!!

Now, I HAVE TO make one of those for myself!!! ;D

How do you know?

Now, how do you know it is time for new slippers?!! LOL 

Post #1 - Post #2 about Slippers. 

Eyelet Scarf...

I am half way done on my Eyelet Scarf and I really enjoy the Feather and Fan pattern, although I think it is more Feather than Fan in this case! LOL

The Homespun Yarn is soft and pleasant to work with and I really like the color too! It is called "Antique" and it is a rich mix of subdued dark reds with a hint of brick... Very warm and elegant color!

I hope my friend is going to like that scarf as much as I do...

Talking about scarves, I finished DH's Reversible Black Scarf (view previous post here) I didn't finish it in 2005 like I hoped to but DH seems to be happy with it anyway...

I made it 50" long which is long enough for a comfortable man's neck wrap.

Now, enough computer and back to my needles!!!

Knitters Brooch

I didn't think someday I would be knitting with toothpicks!!! LOL

Well, I did it today and here is what I made... I used fingering yarn, size #10 cotton thread but I am the most pleased with the way sock yarn looks. And 6 mm size beads fit better toothpicks... 

Pretty cute, huh?

Pattern here.