Happy Birthday, Malakai!

Made this birthday banner for my nephew's second birthday. The fabric letters are fastened on with Heat-n-Bond. Funny thing is that I thought that I'd go easy and buy iron on letters. I just couldn't get the iron on letters to work after messing with them forever! I finally broke down and cut out the letters after I ironed the fabric to the heat and bond. It turned out to be much easier and I'm pleased with the result.

Bird and Vine Mitts

I made these for Hailey for Christmas, though she saw them ahead of time and thought I was making them for another friend. I love how they turned out!

Sweet Violet Scarf and Cable Lace handwarmers

These were made for Heidi and Mark's Mom as Christmas presents. I loved the way they both turned out!

Catching up....

I haven't blogged here for so long. I really haven't completed much in the way of crafts over the last months, but as I think of things, I will post them to keep a record. The Raider's blanket is a Christmas gift for my BIL, Micah. The handwarmers were for Noah's bike rides across town to the Exploratorium and the hat was for a friend who moved to Ohio. She needs some warm things! Noah's handwarmers were made from some homespun that I spun myself. The yarn was uneven, but nice and springy!

Back to Eden

...the Eden scarf, that is. I enjoyed this knit, made for a swap partner. The pattern is in Knitalong by Larisa Brown. Creative construction builds the scarf one leaf at a time. The pattern is easy to memorize. I may make another for myself sometime.

Completed Knitwear...

This is all from the basket of yarns I photographed a while ago. The dress should fit a 12 month old and I think it is very sweet. I was delighted to find that I also owned the perfect buttons already! The headband was from that leftover bit of Softee Chunky. Both were completed a bit ago, but this is the first I've been able to get pictures.

Baby Gifts

This is the second of two sets I've made like this for friends who are having babies. I love the "Little Golden Book" fabric--I hope the moms do, too. The pattern is from "One Yard Wonders". I have fabric for one more set. It consists of booties, bib, feely blanket and a gift bag. I don't especially enjoy making the booties, but the rest goes together very quickly.