Knitting

Christmas Crafting, Part 2

December 18, 2011 by amanda Leave a Comment

Two more gifts down! Sorry for the darkness in my pictures. I had to use my iPhone. I have one last big knitting project to finish before Christmas. We’ll see if I can make it in time. Eeeek!

The first finished gift today is a “Sisters” toy from the Itty Bitty Knits book. It is a reversible toy with two dolls in it. My 7yo asked for it for Christmas.

Here’s a shot so you can see how it reverses.

The other project that I finished was a quick man hat for Joe. I really like this pattern. It makes for a great, stretchy, thick hat. I kind of want to steal it for myself.

If you’re on ravelry, feel free to friend me! I love seeing everyone’s projects 🙂

Christmas crafting

December 10, 2011 by amanda Leave a Comment

I have a lot of crafting projects going right now, and I want to share! I’ll post as I finish items.

My most recent finished object is one of the sock monkeys from Itty Bitty Toys. My 1-year-old is obsessed with the sock monkey pattern in there. It is not a traditional sock monkey. You knit the whole thing out of sock yarn. She asks to see the book several times a day, and she will cry if she can’t find the page with the sock monkey on it. I finished this little monkey last night, and I can’t wait for Christmas morning! Squeeeee!

FO: Breastfeeding advocacy dishcloth

October 25, 2007 by amanda 2 Comments

This has been my project while nursing (pretty fitting, eh?) I used this pattern from Suzy Q Homemaker and Butterfly Super 10 Multi Yarn that I found on sale. I was afraid that the logo wouldn’t show up, but it is actually quite clear in person.

Juice box bags

January 4, 2007 by amanda 4 Comments

Seriously, how cool are these bags?

I have been in the market for some reusable bags to replace the plastic bags that most stores use. I have been trying to knit, scrounge, and find as many bags as I can before I purchase any. I’ve knitted a few of these silk sari hobos. They are gorgeous. I’m tempted to pick up a few ecobags. I love the produce bags. How cool are they? I have just recently become aware of how much plastic I use in the produce section. Ack!

When I was looking for bags, I came across these Basura Bags that are made by women in the Philippines out of foil juice boxes. Each one is unique. I think I might be trading in my Coach bags…

My husband thinks that I may be going a little off of the deep end, but I’ve told him many times that it is not like he got a bait-and-switch out of this deal. He met a vegetarian who wore Birks. He met a girl who wasn’t in the mainstream. There weren’t any other electric guitar playing, skateboarding, computer and math major, punk girls walking around campus. 😉

If you use cloth bags at the grocery store, please comment and let me know what has worked for you! I’m really interested to see what most people do and whether or not the stores make an issue of it. I know that Wild Oats gives you a nickel for each cloth bag you use, but I’m guessing that the mainstream stores aren’t like that.

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