An update....

I've been busy! Here are some of my latest creations. I won't give too many details, as some of them are gifts, but you will notice a child-size sling for dolls, a set of napkins, a baby vest and a fun girly skirt following the directions in "Seams to Me". I was so happy to find an excuse to make that skirt, as I have admired it for a long time.
In other news, I added substantially to my yarn stash (1235 g!). My friend, Maria, was given a few moving boxes full of yarn and shared her bounty with me. Thanks, Maria!

The Crown

Here is another little gift made from stashed yarn. I got to try a bit of Araucania Nature Cotton--it is quite lovely to work with. This will be a big brother present when a friend we know has a baby later this fall. Now for the baby gift!

Boheme

This was a fun, quick knit. I used more stash yarn for this and it will be for Mark's cousin's baby.

What you can do with leftovers...

So, I've completed a couple of projects using leftover supplies. First, a mouse pin cushion using bits and pieces of fabric from my stash for one of the kids' crafty friends. I've been meaning to make something from "Pretty Little Pincushions" for quite some time and this is the first one that I've completed. It was a really quick little gift.
Second, is a baby blanket for Afghans for Afghans. I ended up delighted with this. Most of the yarn was yarn that I had no inspiration for using, but somehow I really like how they all came together. Hopefully it will keep an Afghani baby warm and make his or her mother smile at the same time.

Monkeying Around

I had fun making this little monkey for Craft Hope (check them out at crafthope.com) It took about 30 g of sock yarn and took very little time. I used the Oddball Sock Monkey pattern by Evelyn Clark. Though I haven't knit much in the way of toys, this was a fun diversion and fulfilled a goal of doing something for Craft Hope.

Little things...

These two were little yarn scrap eaters. The first is an apple cozy for a friend who thinks they are ingenious. The second is a cute little grim reaper for my son from Creepy Cute Crochet. The grim reaper took an evening and Isaiah was delighted with him.

More catching up...

I love these wristwarmers. The pattern is called "Hand Charmer" and it is a free download on Ravelry. It took just under 50 grams of sock yarn and was knit mostly on airplanes to and from Europe and to and from Minnesota and a little in between the flights as well. I just love the lacy edge. I think I like them best upside down with the trim over the hands and the thumb gusset unused--perhaps peeking out of a jacket this fall?