Lord Loxley Pattern Re-release!

Lord Loxley Pattern Re-release 

Originally published in Knit Magazine No. 40, September 2011,  Lord Loxley is now available here, Craftsy, Ravlery and soon through Knit Picks where you can choose yarn and purchase the pattern at the same time!

Sample in Size 10 years, on an 11yr old.

It is raining!

Our weather is so up and down.  It varies within 24hrs, sometimes by 30 degrees!  The rain is nice, though :)

This past weekend, I finished up some knitting for the kids.

 Willows Coat.  I used the Liv's Coat Pattern and added side increases, buttons and loops.

Knit Picks is going to be putting my pattern, Liv's Coat, up on Thursday, March 3rd! This has been a lengthy process, although shorter than most, but well worth the wait. I had a wonderful bunch of ladies test knit the pattern, so I am sending out a THANK YOU to Debbie, Maria, Charlene & Kathy! You all helped me so much and were so wonderful to deal with.

Ok, now it is snowing like crazy!!

Many photos ..... Few Words

I haven't had much time to update my blog with my finished projects. I have just been way too busy! I did manage to get a whole blog post almost complete when my computer shut down. I didn't have the heart to re-write everything so have waited a bit...Here goes; photos on top, info below each one :)

"Little Miss Muffet" by : Zephyr Style
Made for Willow in 100% cotton, this pattern runs small so it will end up for Scarlett sooner rather than later. Very pretty!

Octobers Knitters Almanac Project - Open Collared Pullover for Sage.
100% merino wool, so it is extremely soft and he can wear it next to his very sensitive skin. This was a lot of fun to knit and I learned a lot of new techniques. In the beginning, I didn't even want to knit this pullover, but now i am happy that I did!

Novembers Knitters Almanac Project - Moccasin Socks.
Ironically, I broke my baby toe so had plenty of time to get these socks done! I should have made them tighter but they do fit well. I love the colors too :)

Matching Hat for Sages Tweed Sweater. Nice and soft, ribbed hat with a diamond cable pattern added. He wears this all the time; even to bed!

Leg Warmers and a matching Ballet Wrap for Mady
This is the same type of yarn that I used for Sages pullover so it is nice and soft. I have added a free leg warmer pattern to my Ravelry page and will add the wrap once I have finished writing it up.

A chunky cabled pullover with drop stitch and dropped stitch sleeves. Unfortunately, the sleeves are way too long; still! I have taken them out and adjusted them three times now and will have to do it yet again. The problem? The pattern schematics don't allow for the growth that takes place once you drop the sleeve sts. Doesn't matter too much with the main body as the cables tend to help hold the shape. I love the sweater, love the soft Debbie Bliss Cashmerino yarn, but am not loving the sleeves. Showed it anyways because we all have projects we need to fix :)

A sweater for Sage :)

My goal is to knit each of my children a sweater for this winter. So far, Willow and Scarlett have a few each, Levi and Sage are taken care of too! Just the three older girls and one for The Man left....This is a Phildar pattern that Sage chose and he loves dark colors, so I had some Katia Scotch Tweed in my stash that worked perfectly! It is 65%silk, 25%wool and the rest is some type of man made fibre that I can't recall off the top of my head. It is so nice and soft and he will be able to wear it next to his sensitive skin :) He is such a little model, we told him he should model underwear!

Another project that I completed about a day before I started this blog, was a felted bag for India. It is a pattern called "Two Measures of Joy"...appropriate since it contains the first two bars of "Ode to Joy" ....always one of my favorites! I also lined the bag with fabric chosen by India and the whole thing came together beautifully! She loves it and uses it all the time :)

I have a few other projects on the go that I will finish up and share....these are my knitting projects, but I have completed quite a few sewing projects lately as my goal is o have my sewing desk cleared up before the New Year :)