The Flower Project

I've started working on the Bike, and things are moving. The project is not really about the bike, but about what covers it. And that is ..... Flowers!  This sad, rusty old bike is going to enjoy a second life covered in knitted and crocheted flowers.

I've started work, as you can see above. I'll publish the pattern for my "Crochet Flower Project Flower" soon.  

More important that free patterns, is there will be holding a "Flower Project Flower Making Contest"! Those details are also to follow. 

A *Real* Baby Surprise Jacket

Before she left for her holiday in Germany, Liane started work on a Baby Surprise Jacket in a real baby size - and here it is! We used Noro Silk Garden Sock in colour S276 and it only took 1 skein! The jacket turned out super cute and Liane seems to like it enough to keep on whipping up BSJs. 

P.S.

Toronto's 2010 Stitch 'n Pitch is coming up soon on July 27th (it's a Tuesday night). You can get your tickets here, at Knit-O-Matic, or at other participating stores in the GTA and surrounding areas, for only $20 (cash please, thse stores don't actually make a cent from ticket sales).  This year we have the actual tickets in the store, so you can grab yours when you come in!  For more information, check out Stitch 'n Pitch Toronto on the Blog, Facebook, Twitter, or Ravelry.  There are some really great prizes to be won this year and they've been posting them as they arrive!

Knitting a Bike

We`re Knitting a bike this summer! Well, not really, more like a sweater or cozy for a bike.  And we`re making it a communal project, so bring your little squares, swatches, and flowers over and we`ll dress up this very rustic (rusty) bicycle!  Acrylic yarns are preferred, since they will weather better than wool or cotton. 

Cotton Cardie Wrap - Done!

 

I`m sorry I have not had the chance to blog the Cotton Cardie Wrap, I`ve been up to my ears in Stitch `N Pitch work (it should be good this year, I`ve been soliciting lots of great prizes in addition to the regular freebies you get at the gate). The cardie wrap turned out great, I`m very happy with it, it fits great and it`s dead easy to make. I`ll write up the pattern and make it available through the store. 

Yarn with a face!

I see yarn people!

Soapy!

I've been making Soap Sacks! Over the last couple of days I have been working on a gift. My dad seems to like to use soap from The Soap Works (I like the Emu Oil soap myself), so I have made him a little sack for his soap. I've been really happy with the little soap sack I use at home, it has really helped preserve the soap! 

This is a link to the Free pattern for my Soap Sack.

Knit Market Bag

We finished the Knit Market Bag in the Sublime Organic Cotton DK. The pattern we used, from lionbrand, was not good and we don't recommend it.  The yarn was great (still is), and we still recommend making a bag for yourself. Here are some free patterns that look better and have been properly vetted:

• string bag
• ilene bag
• elisa's nest tote

Cotton Cardie Wrap

I started work this week on a most basic of Cardie Wraps. So far the pattern and the knitting are both easy and it is flying along!  Do you like the Grover blue yarn? ;-)