August 4th Day 4 of cast on mania

Okay time to meet day 3's project :0)

I think he's super cute but looks more like an alien than the baby owl he is meant to be, too much pink perhaps? or his button eyes? nonetheless cast on and completed in one day and loved so he's a winner :0)day 4 was cast on this morning and I knit on it at home, then in the car on the way to the hospital, whilst I walked up to be admitted and then whilst waiting for the nurse and inbetween whilst waiting for my anaethetist and again whilst I waited to be called in and again whilst in the recovery area waiting for hubster to pick me up and a bit more in the car on the way home, but as soon as I finally got something to eat 30 hours from my last meal I got very tired and no more knitting for 5 hours whilst I rested but now I am about to do a little more.

I cast on for An Elizabeth tunic in size 10 for Miss Bella, surprisingly or not I am not going to complete this in one day-lol  Pictures tomorrow of how far I get tonight :0)

August 3rd Day 3 of cast on mania

Hi Guys,

Day 3's project is baby owl by Susan B Anderson, pictures tomorrow :0)

But for now here is Day 2 pictures :

Well yesterday saw me casting on little oink, he may be small but boy can he play!

And now for the close ups

side profile-Is this my best side?

and the best for last A portrait of a pig

So do you think I look good in pink?

August 2nd Day 2 of cast on mania

Hi Everyone,
Day 2 is going to be oink, in fact I have started him already this morning :0)  But no pictures yet, he will debut tomorrow :0)
But what everyone is waiting for I am sure is to see day ones project and here he is :0)

Back to my needles now, I have to get going on Oink as I can't get behind as camp loopy project 3 will start on August 15th IF my yarn arrives in time!

See you tomorrow with Oink pictures and an announcement on day 3's project :0)

August 1st Day 1 of cast on mania

Today i chose to knit up the very cute flamingo by susan b Anderson, I received a beautiful kit to make this in one of out Itty Bitty swaps on ravelry and this little bird has been impatiently waiting for me to bring her to life :0)

Well today is her day it is 11.53pm and I am sewing her last wing on and she is done, pictures tomorrow morning in some decent light and each day thereafter you will get the day befores work shown as i realised I do most of my knitting at night-lol

August cast on mania challenge starts tomorrow!

Hi everyone, It's been a while and I have decided I need a challenge to make me post each day and today whilst I was checking out the stashdown group on ravelry I discovered a new challenge has been set up called August cast on mania and the aim is to cast on something new everyday in August, of course it's okay to cast on as many or as few as each participant wishes, but I am going to set my sights high as usual (and probably fail-lol) and aim for something new every day in August :0)

Here is my list in no particular order that I will be working from, all of them are new except for a  favourite sweater of my sons which the dog ATE, yes you read correctly 2 small sad faces came to me carrying the chewed up sweater in distress so cutting off a sleeve and picking up stitches to reknit the sleeve will count as 1 days new project.

1.  Baby shell  started day 17

2.  Fat robin  started day 10

3.  Flamingo completed Day 1

4.  Jungle gym overalls  started day 11

5.  Striped tank American girl  completed day 5

6.  Rusted Root

7.  Baby Bunting by dot garland

8.  Baby doll sleep suit by dot garland  started day 15

9.  Beanie by dot garland  completed day 9

10.       Lottas little lilac dress by Dot garland

11.       Beany by dot garland

12.       Slip on soft clogs by dot garland

13.       cardigan by dot garland

14.       frilly pants + play flowers by dot garland

15.       overalls dot garland completed day 7

16.       vest by dot garland completed day 6

17.       socks by dot garland  completed day 8

18.       doll aran  started day 18, ditched pattern asks for DK but guage of 41 stitches per 4 inches-not happening

19.       Elizabeth tunic for Bella  started day 4

20.       Handspun pinafore by Carina Spencer

21.       Little hoodlum sleeve repair after dog ate it

22.       Oink completed day 2

23.       Little owls  completed day 3

24.       Seeing stars

25.       Camp loopy project 3 Mondo cable pulli started day 16

26.       Fisherman’s pullover started day 12

27.       Langston  started day 14

28.       Reids romper

29.       Doll cardigan for Australian girl

30.       Doll pants

31.       Slope hat  completed day 13

I will post each day the progress I made on the previous days project, this allows for a picture in decent light :0) 

I hope this will provide some entertainment for everyone and some actual knitting taking place for me and I think my children will be the big winners with all the toys and dolly things finally getting made :0)

wish me luck, Love Mel x

p.s It takes forever to link to so many projects!!

February 4th, 2011

Today I chose and opened my February personal sock yarn club bag and started a pair of Van Dyke socks-Pattern by Wendy D Johnson
The yarn is theknittery merino cashmere sock in purple semi solid.

February 3rd, 2011

Some chicken love, Isn't this just cute as fabric?