Sandi's Necklace

This is a necklace I bought last summer for my step-mom, Sandi. It is mastadon ivory with a teardrop of baleen. A forget-me-not is carved onto the baleen. I added a jump ring to the baleen so it would lay flat and another one to the ivory to connect it to the chain.

Stripey hats for mother daughter

And here we have a very cute stripey hat for my niece, Meshayla. I got the pattern from a book I got her for Christmas, Shall I Knit You a Hat? It's a story about bunny rabbits knitting hats for their woodland friends. I have a couple ends to weave in yet, but it should be in the mail shortly. The yarn is a hodge-podge of scraps I had laying around.

The mother hat was actually my second attempt on Meshayla's hat. It was still huge, so I decided to line it with a wind proof earband.

Here's the big picture of the mother hat. It's nice and toasty and should work well for keeping ears warm while using those snowshoes she got for Christmas.

Horsin around handbag

Christmas 2009 gift for my horse loving super tall sister. I made her a vest for her birthday the previous summer with the same fabric. It's always a joy to make gifts for people who are wowed by your work - which means you keep making them! The outer fabric is a super light ultra suede with machine embroidered horse heads; lining is super soft brown; one inside pocket; ribbon button loop and wide ribbon handle with accent stitching. I was very pleased with the results of altering a pattern from a bag lady class taken on the island.

Blue Island Socks

Yesterday I finished weaving in the ends for these socks. I finished one sock this summer and then I stopped and made Christmas presents.

These are for a lady on the island who bought the yarn and picked this pattern out of the same book I made Mom's socks out of. They were really fun to knit and I look forward to finishing another pair in the same pattern I started a long time ago. Why can I knit one sock fairly quicly but it takes me forever to finish the pair?

Red Red Vest

I cut this pretty number out a couple months ago. In my exuberance over finding this fun fleece, I didn't pay very close attention when I was cutting and I cut it out a couple sizes too big. Rather than cut it down I decided to finish it and give it to my aunt who just got a new shelter dog and lives where it's cold. As soon as I finish a couple hats I will be sending this out to her.

Green Apples is the Place for Me

Lookey what I finished this weekend, another dress for Meshayla.

A close-up of the bodice, complete with ribbon and wooden (and washable) buttons.

And a close-up of the trim along the bottom reveals that just like the last dress, I ran out of trim. So I added a short piece of brown velvet ribbon I had left over from a pair of drawstring pants I made for myself. I think it works, even adds to the funkiness.

Here's a close-up of the skirt. Can you see the camoflouged pocket?

This is what I added along the back to increase the length. Recall I had the same problem on the cherry dress? I'm sure her dog will love this equally well.

Here's the best zipper I've installed to date. Look at that beautiful overlap of the fabric. And the zipper even works and everything! No one is more shocked than me.

Details: the bodice lining is organic cotton.....from a pillowcase I got for dirt cheap. The coordinating sheets will be quilt backs. Pockets are lined with the same fabric; it is silky. I decided the inside needed some additional finishing, so I added the ribbon to the bodice/skirt seam. I also added some length to the straps as she already needs the cherry ones uncrossed.