Spring is in the air

I haven't blogged in over a month. Wow!

Spring is in the air and I love being outside all the time. My knit basket always is with me, so I can sit on the park bench and knit while my little guy plays on the playground. Sometimes I just sit in front of my house and knit. I certainly get a lot done that way ;)

Right now, I am facing the challenge of finishing a crochet hat, that I started. I absolutely love the pattern, but somehow I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Instead of shaping up like a hat, it looks more like a lampshade or maybe a skirt. So maybe, I should just stick with knitting.

Here is my attempt at a crochet hat:

See how it gets wider the higher it gets?

I made a hat for my friend's mom and here is the result:

Now I can use the next couple days to get ready for the yard sale this Saturday.

Knitting Socks

So, after this half sock sat in a plastic bag in my closet for the last, uhm, 10 years, I decided, it's time to give it another try. And really, after having knit two pairs of baby socks, how hard could a pair for myself be?

See for yourself

I think they turned out nice apart from the little holes in the gusset part...

Now I have to make a pair for my husband, because he keeps complaining about cold feet at night. I better hurry though, cause it is getting warmer here every day.

Snow and Ice

We got quite some snow over the past week, so you'd think, I'm knitting all day! I wish, but my 3.5 year old does not always agree with that. So, this is how I kept him busy. He made a bird house with daddy:

He and I did several other crafts. Here is a picture of the apron he decorated with fabric paint:

I got around to finish a few projects however. One being a seamless Baby Kimono, that I found here: http://thecompletefabrication.blogspot.com
It was a quick knit and turned out really nice.

See for yourselves:

I made a pair of socks to go with it:

 

 

Gorgeous wrist warmers I made to match a rainbow hat I made last fall:

Gregor was crazy about them and kept putting them on, running off and playing with them, so I decided to make him a pair. Naturally, he won't wear them.... ;)

Last week, I decided to frog (undo) a sock that I started so long ago, that I can't even remember. Since I was unable to find the pattern I used, I just restarted it. Looking forward to wearing a pair of socks  I made myself.

Happy New Year!!

Wishing all of my readers and followers a happy new year 2011! I hope you all had a great time over the past two weeks filled with family, friends, lots of food, and of course gifts...

I haven't gotten any yarn this time around, probably because I am constantly buying yarn. At least every time I go to the store

Here are a couple pics of what I've been working on over the holidays.

Daniel's hat with braid and tassel

Matching mittens

Though I'm not particularly fond of green, I do love that combination

Close up of the braid

Simple black men's ribbed hat

Can be worn with a brim

Manly Slip stitch hat (pattern out of 'Just Hats' by Lion Brand)

The detail

Simple rib hat in green with the brim

and without it.

What are your plans for the new year? I am planning on updating this blog at least once a week. Let's hope I'll stick to it ;). And I am trying to figure out how I could teach and be more active in the mom's group.