Showing posts with label projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label projects. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Finished the back


If you remember my post the other day, I'm slowly knitting up a little tanktop for Zgirl. I've finally finished the back. It would have been done sooner, had I realized the pattern was in cm, not inches. So it's a bit longer than it's supposed to be, but thankfully I realized before I made it 22"! It's a wonderful soft variegated wool yarn (Malabrigo silky merino). Not too shabby for a slow, left handed knitter, eh? I'm documenting it on Ravelry, with my other crochet/knit projects, so add dahlea as a friend if you'd like!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

on my needles


I'm not much of a knitter, being left handed and unable to knit any other way. I can do simple things, so I'm trying out this cute little tanktop. (Pic is taken from the site I got the pattern from) I'm knitting it with Malabrigo silky merino yarn in a yummy pink (previously bought for Bloom, which I was unable to do!)
I finished a crochet skirty for Zgirl as a diaper cover/skirt, and will take pics of it once little miss isn't sick and is more willing to have her pic taken. Everyone in the house has been sick for the last week (excluding me-knock on wood!) so everything is going a bit more slowly.
Monday, December 27, 2010

Wooden teethers



I told Daddy G I wanted a wooden teether or two for Zgirl, and he was happy to oblige. Wood was provided by JoeJoe (my dad, the kids' grandpa). Daddy G traced Zboy's hand in the ASL sign for "I love you". You can see how rough it started out, but with a lot of sanding, and some coconut oil, it's a beautiful teether that will become an heirloom! They aren't necessarily quick-the sanding takes forever, but they are pretty easy.

Daddy G is a novice woodworker (who just got a scroll saw and some fancy woods for Yule, so be prepared for more projects from him!) If anyone is interested, I can have him write up a tutorial for any of his projects.

JoeJoe made a similar one from oak that has a beautiful grain, and was then inspired to make two butterflies from poplar. Pics of those are coming soon, along with rubber band guns made for Zboy.
 

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