Ladies and Gentlemen, We have a Pair!

Tah - Dah!!  Yay!  A pair of socks.  And they fit like a freakin glove!  LOL!!   Socks have always intimidated me.  They looked so hard.  But my Biscuits (my knitting group, we call ourselves Biscuits) encouraged me.  They were all doing it, so I jumped in the pool.  I drank the Kool Aid.  I caved!  The last pair I did, which was my first, were a bit big.  So I moved down to a size 1 needle.  That was all it took!  I have purchased a good top-down sock book and am ready to jump in head first.

I am not sure if I have shared with everyone that my mother-in-law has been fighting cancer.  She has fought so hard for the past five years.  Breast Cancer, which has now spread into the lung.  Christmas and New Years left her with a hard case of pneumonia and in the hospital.  Wednesday my husband went with her back to the oncologist.  Although her doctor couldn't say that more chemo would help, she offered the suggestion in hopes to help the lung strengthen.  So she has begun another round of chemo.  

She will lose her hair.   I decided I would like to make her some chemo caps.  I will probably crochet one, but I was worried it would be too itchy.  So I got to googling and found some ideas.

So, here is what I came up with.  I popped it up with a scarf and a pin (both of which are hers).  I used old tee-shirts that Brad was getting rid of.  It is so soft and I hope it will be comfy for her.

And it is reversible!!  Here it is reversed with no bling at all.  

OK...so I can't give her just one!  She has to have an assortment and I have a huge pile of tee shirts to use.  I can't think of a better use!

I really like how one hat can have so many looks!

In greys.  I think this one will really look good with her complexion.

And here it is reversed.    I have a nice little collection of scarves I have picked up at thrift stores.  At the time I bought them I had designs of reusing them somehow...so there ya go! 

After doing these two I realized how much gratification out of sewing these caps up and started thinking that maybe it can be something I can do for other cancer patients.  

Y'all have a great week.  If anyone is interested in some directions, I followed a little tutorial to make these.  Here are the directions.  I will mention that I went up to 23" on the measurement because the 21.5" was too tight.  

Bye for now!

Scarfi-Scarfness!

Last week I knit up what I call the "Hollywood Scarf". That got it started! The ideas for more scarves kept coming, and so...as of this morning I have completed two more scarves, each a bit different. I love it when that creative bug bites me...but, I must say with all this knitting my house is a mess! :o)

I made what I call a "Bling - Bling" scarf. It's a bit different that the first. It's not as long, or as wide, and I changed up some stitches a bit. It's already sitting in my etsy shop waiting on a new home!

Before I go any further, I will apologize for the length of this post, but I have so many pictures to share! The thing about these scarves is that they are so full of things to see in them...all the texture and color, and versatile in how many ways they can be worn. I am curious to see what kind of response I get from these.

I changed the section of purple to a stockinette stitch, and added the lighter color of eyelash yarn mixed with a pink eyelash...I really like the contrast!

The fringe is longer than the Hollywood Scarf and I added some eyelash yarn in it.

Worn this way I am reminded of a bright birthday present that's ready to be unwrapped!

Okay...once I finished this little scarf up, I was thinking about something similar done in blacks and reds. I had the idea of knitting sections in different colors and textures, and changing stitches to look as if it were a patchwork. I grabbed some yarns out of my stash and just picked up and went with it....

I love this scarf! I made it with intentions of going straight into my etsy shop, but I am having a hard time parting with it!!! I especially like the ends. I used a bulky grey Lion Brand yarn along with some black eyelash yarn...I think the ends look as if they are made from fur!

The red really pops it up!

You can also see some royal blue peeking through. It turned out so soft and squishy...I didn't even add any fringe, I liked it just the way it was!

I have been after my mom to make up something for our Whooville shop. She is extremely skilled with a sewing machine and makes pretty little blouses and kids clothes! She made up this little housedress to go into Whooville.

It is adorable! I hope it finds a new home soon! I am after her to make more. She also makes BEAUTIFUL rugs from strips of wool that I have been after her to make so I can get one in the shop! I'll keep on her. She does the best work, but has arthritis in her shoulders and hands, so she can only devote an hour or so at a time and has to take a break.

That's it for now. I have a crochet project I am working, a messy house, and need to make a trip to the grocery store, but all I want to do is curl up on the couch and start a new scarf!!!

Bye for now!