Prayer shawl

Here's a prayer shawl that I just finished. I will save it for a time when a loved one is suffering an illness or tragedy to let them know I am thinking of them and praying for their health/comfort.

 

• Yarn: Premier Yarns Sweet Roll (Category 4)  3+skeins (I think I will have enough of the 4th skein to knit a herringbone cowl.)

• Color: Peanut Butter

• Needles size: 10.5

• Pattern:  I cast on 74 stitches. It turned out a little narrower than the size I usually make, so next time I would cast on more stitches to make it about 24" wide. I used the one-row scarf pattern and finished the ends with three rows of stockinette and three rows of reverse stockinette, repeated twice. I liked the effect, but next time I might remove a few stitches first as it seemed to stitch out a little wider than the shawl.

 

Coasters

I went to change quilts on the family room couch and discovered that I was missing one of the coordinating coasters that goes with it. It seemed easier to make a couple more than to move furniture and cushions trying to find the wayward coaster. I was able to find leftover fabric from the quilt. Another reason I love my stash!

Knit hat and scarf for cat wine bottle

My cat wine bottle (should give her a name ... Goldie?) got a new winter hat and scarf so she wouldn't look so Christmassy. I used some leftover sock yarn that had I used for a scarf for Emelie. And I do love my little pom-pom maker!

Gift wrapping

I decorated the box for the wedding gift to fit the beach theme of the wedding pulling out some fabrics and shells, and made a card on the computer. A fun project and makes me glad I have a little crafting stash on hand.

Casserole carrier

 

This is another wedding gift. This one is for a friend's daughter who was married in October. They are hosing an open house on Friday in honor of the couple, so I will take this gift.

I found the tutorial online. I had a piece of fabric that I wanted to use, but there wasn't enough of it, so I combined it with another fabric. The tutorial didn't include a strap to secure the top, but it was mentioned that it would be a good addition, so I added one. This will fit a 9x13 inch pan.

Knit afghan/wedding gift

Happy New Year!

 

This is my first post of the new year, but I did finish knitting this afghan before Christmas. This will be a wedding gift for my Niece and her fiancé who will be married in February. I knit it in my favorite yarn, Lion Brand Heartland using a new pattern which I found online called Lace Chevrons. The pattern is sized for a baby afghan, but I adjusted the number of cast-on stitches to make an adult afghan.

 

Pattern: Lace Chevron

Yarn: 6 skeins Lion Brand Heartland

Color: 26 - Sequoia

Needles size 9

Cast on 167 stitches

Knit mermaid tail afghan; sock snowman; zentangle

Merry Christmas!

Here are a few pictures to share our Christmas experiences.

 

First, Iris with her mermaid tail afghan (her second favorite present) ...

Next, the sock snowman that Iris made for me (my first favorite present) ...

 

Here's Iris and me doing a little crafting ...

 

And Iris helping Sonja with her new rocking horse ...

 

 

Iris and I made a zentangle inspired drawing which was a card for the family.