19-21: Finger Puppets

I don't have pictures of them all, but here is one of the three finger puppets I've made. The first two I made were a tan mouse and a black cat. I made them a while ago and I used a pattern from this place. The giraffe above, I made up based on what I learned from the previous link and what giraffes look like. I will add the pattern later.

Started: Thursday November 1, 2007
Finished: Friday November 2, 2007

18: Felted Heart

I knitted up this cute little Halloween heart in about 1.5 hours. That includes the knitting, felting, stitching, and stuffing. The only wool yarn I have is black and green. So I decided to make a little black one with orange eyes for Halloween. Really though, I have absolutely nothing to do with it.

Pattern: Hearts at Mochimochi Land

Started: October 13, 2007
Finished: October 13, 2007

17: Baby Shrug

I knit this hat to match the beret I made for Nicole a few weeks prior. There was so much yarn left over from the tiny beret, that I made her my first piece of clothing! I was surprised as to how easy it was and to how fast it finished. Now my niece can look extra cute in things I've made for her. :)

Pattern: Baby Shrug from Prima

Started: September 16, 2007
Finished: October 12, 2007

15: Baby Beret

While in New Jersey this summer, Jayme saw a cute hat for Nicole. I told her not to buy it because I could make it. So, I did. I used this pattern. Nicole wouldn't stay still long enough for a better picture. Plus I only had my phone with.

Started: Thursday, 9/6/07
Finished: Thursday, 9/13/07

14: Cat Hat

This was fun to make. I used the Official Kitty62 hat pattern with some purple and gray/silver yarn. When I made this hat, Shannon told me that I had to wear it to K-State games. So, this last game it was cold and I wore it. I must say I felt a bit silly. A 25 year old wearing a bright purple hat that has cat ears on it. But hey, it's for fun.

Started: Monday, 8/27/07
Finished: Saturday, 9/1/07

Lucky Number 13

I saw a diagonally knit piece once. So, I decided I'd attempt to recreate that piece with some left over yarn.

I used US Size 6 needles and cast-on 24 stitches.

For row 1, K4, P4 until the end of the row.
For the 2nd row, I did the reverse of what I did on the front (So K4, P4).
For row 3, I shifted the pattern, I started with K3. Then P4, K4 until I was down to the last stitch, K1.
The 4th row reversed that (So start with P1, K4, P4.... P3).
I continued this until the yarn ran out!

Started: 07/07/07
Finished: 08/26/07

12: Snotvia Bag

This was supposed to have a row of small skull and crossbones under the larger one. But instead of that, I wrote "Snotvia." I got the pattern from Jezebel at talklikeapirate.com. Here is a direct link to the pattern. It took me a while to make, but it was worth it. It was my first felted project too.

I now use the bag to carry around the current knitting project and supplies. I like it. And I like it more because is says "Snotvia!"

Started: April 2007
Finished: June 22, 2007