What's Off The Needles...

Here's a scarf I knitted for my granddaughter. She is a Harry Potter fan. You can make it any color you choose. It's very simple. I used a 16" circular size 8 needle. Cast on 70. Place marker and join in the round. Work in the stockinette stitch (knit all stitches) 7inches wide and 70 inches long without fringe, or as long as you want it.

 

 

I was taking it to her today, but seem to be under the weather a bit, so it will have to wait.

 

Have a great evening!



What's On The Hooks...

While keeping the two grandkids a week or so ago, Fuzzy, the four-year-old, asked if I would make him an owl. I got out the crochet hook and some yarn. Within a few minutes I had crocheted a tiny little owl no more than four inches long. He was happy.

This past week when he came he asked me to make him a bear. We looked on line and finally decided on a Paddington Bear. I was actually looking for a pattern that I had made in the mid-eighties, but didn't find it. If anyone happens to have that pattern and doesn't mind sharing please let me know.

This is the best one I could find. It is a free pattern on Ravelry. You can find it under Yellow Pink and Sparkly by Janet McMahon.  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/paddington-bear-2 I have all the pieces completed, but not all are sewn together. It's a very easy pattern.

Here it is in it's almost completed stage.

                  Paddington has black ears.



Have a great week!

Easy Baby Quilt...

You can make this quilt just by looking at it. I did. Decide how large you want your quilt to be. Cut your squares and half squares large enough to achieve that size. Arrange them according to the picture. My squares and half squares are 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.The dog torso is a rectangle and two squares with appliqued ears, head and circles. You will need to draw the ears, head, and circles and embroider the tail. I used two long and two short rectangles around the dog.

I saw a much smaller version in a magazine (that I can't remember the name of) and worked up my own pattern pieces (I don't know if that qualifies as fair or not). I just played with it until I got it the way I wanted it.  

I had this one machine quilted, but it could easily be hand quilted and would quilt up nicely. I would probably quilt along each seam-line (in the ditch) on the blocks and the dog. The white around the dog would be nice done in cross-hatch.

This quilt makes a great shower gift.

As a fun finishing touch to your gift you might go on ebay or etsy and find this vintage pup at a reasonable price.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!

Four Corners Apron...

I absolutely love aprons. This is one of my favorites. It's called the Four Corners Apron and is put together similar to the log cabin quilt block. Daley, my youngest, went to a quilt guild meeting with me several years ago. The speaker was demonstrating how to make this apron. Daley liked it, so I bought the pattern for her. Last Christmas she made one for each of her sisters. They turned out positively "delicious". I am going to go through my "stash" this weekend and see what I can come up with. I would like to make one in reds and greens for Christmas.

This one is hanging in my daughter Dusty's kitchen.

Have a great day!!!