On the Needle

Knitting Christmas Hats as

fast as I can. This Christmas

is going to be completely

homemade and simple!

 

Ribbed Pillbox hat (#42)

 

 

It was an easy pattern on

size 7 needles.

The pattern is on Ravelry.com too.

 

I have started a different

hat, in the same yarn, from

the same book, but do not

have a photo yet.

 

What's on the needle at your house?

On the Needle- Nov 6

I have not been knitting the last

week, but am ready to start a

new Christmas hat

 

Utopia-cable-hat

 

I am a member of a beginners

group on Ravelry.com which

has a easy KAL each month.

 

This month is the Utopia hat.

 

I just need to pick out

my yarn. It will be for my husband.

 

What are you working on?

On the Needle

I finished two hats this week.

 

First, a sock yarn slouchy hat

for my granddaughters birthday

 

 

This is the third I have done

from this pattern. It is not

difficult, but I am ready

to go on to another pattern.

 

My second hat is going to

charity during the holidays.

 

 I am not purchasing yarn

(or fabric) for the next year. This

hat was one of my using up

yarn projects.

 

My next project...I am not sure,

but it will probably be a

Christmas hat or scarf for

a grandchild.

 

What's On the Needle at your house?

Slow Sunday Stitiching

The weather has turned cooler

this weekend with clouds and rain.

 

I am ready to settle down on

the couch for a little hand stitching

on my Trip Around the World quilt

 

I started it over a year ago, but did

not work on it for most of the Summer.

Sitting under a large quilt top in

the Summer heat was not pleasant!

 

I may also do some un-stitching

today too. I am practicing my

machine quilting on a wallhanging

I have had in the UFO pile

for a couple of years (or more)

I quilted some of the border, but

do not like how it looks. Out come

the handy dandy seam ripper!

 

What are you slow stitching today?

Oh the Needle

The weather is finally turning cooler....

at least in the evenings. I am back

to a little bit of a schedule of sewing

and/or quilting during the day and

knitting in the evenings.

 

I started a new hat. I am not sure

where I acquired the yarn. It's

a pretty red and gold combo,

but very thick. I think this hat will

go to a charity.

 

 

What's On the Needle at your house?

On the Needle

I really don't want to keep starting

knit projects and never finishing,

like my quilt projects. This blue

shawl is my never finished, always

on going knit project.

 

 It is not a difficult pattern. I

just keep putting it to the side

while I try something new. I

resolve to have it finished by

the end of the year!

 

I did have a couple of finishes

this past week. I am making

my husband an assortment of

hats he can wear at work.

 

 

He is a teacher, but also does the

cross guard duty at his school.

Cold and sometime snowy mornings

call for a hat.

The pattern is called Ruben Hat on Ravelry

 

I also finished a hat made of

sock yarn for my daughter.

 

 

I am going the next year without

purchasing yarn (or fabric), so

I found a great pattern on Ravelry

for slouchy hats knitted with

sock yarn. I have never made

socks, but had a lot of sock

yarn in my stash (big clearance sale)

 

What's On the Needle at your house?

Slow Sunday Stitching-20 Sep

I attended the Utah Quilt Fest this

past week where I took a class

in Sashiko stitching.

 

We were given kits with the

traditional indigo blue fabric

and white cotton thread.

 

 

 I will be stitching the Crane

motif. It is a very restful

stitching to do after a crazy week.

 

What are you stitching this Sunday?

Slow Sunday stitching 13 Sep

The weather has cooled off for

the weekend a little, so I decided

to finish up row 39 on my

Trip Around the World project

 

I laid it on the bed to see how it

fit. I need to do a few more rows

all the way around, then I'll

add to just the top and bottom

so it fits.

 

What are you slow stitching today?

On the Needle-4 Sep

This week, I am starting to

organize and begin projects

for Christmas. I am a very

slow beginner knitter, so I

have to start early!

 

My husband is a teacher

and the crossing guard. The

Winter weather can be

nasty sometimes, so I am

knitting him a few hats

for his Christmas.

 

This week, I just started

the Ruben Hat by

Trelly Hernandez.

 

It is a free pattern I found

on Raverly.com

 

I am knitting it in wool

that is a dark moss green color

I have never done cables

before, so this will be a

learning experience for me.

 

What is On the Needle at your house?