Heidi's PIF Gift Has Arrived

Yesterday, I received a lovely email from Heidi. The PIF gift I sent had arrived. Now, here are the pictures of her gift. I knitted Heidi a scarf from Lion Brand Homespun Yarn. I so enjoy knitting with this yarn because it is so incredibly soft. The knitting is very plain, it is the color and texture of the yarn that I think is so special. The color I used is called Quartz.

The colors remind me of gemstones...

amethyst

blue topaz and turquoise,

coral and rose quartz.

I enjoy knitting these scarfs so much, I have another one on my needles! :)

I hope your day is filled with joy!

Teresa

Baby Blanket for a Baby Boy

Let me introduce you to my niece, Julie. She is expecting a baby boy in two weeks, possibly sooner! I made the knitted baby blanket she has draped over her. I took it to her today and told her I wanted to take a picture before I left. She draped herself and said take the picture! We had lunch together and talked. I think she will make a great mom.

Julie was the most precious baby and little girl. We were so close when she was young. She was the daughter I wished for, but never had. You know how it is when they start growing up and need you less. Now that she is having a child of her own, I think we will grow close again. I hope so!

Knitting the baby blanket has really kept me busy! It took a little over two weeks to complete. I stopped stitching during that time. Now, I have a sewing project and stitching to get back to.

Tomorrow, I will be posting about a lovely quilting package I received as a giveaway. I will not tell you about it today as it needs a special post of its own.

Have a good evening

Teresa

Lots of Knitting

I have been working hard at completing some knitting projects. I had finished this scarf and just needed to weave the ends in. It is made with Homespun yarn by Lion Brand Yarn. The pattern is a basic garter stitch. It works up fast and is incredibly soft. The color is similar to bubblegum.

Also, I just completed this baby afghan. It is knitted with a baby weight yarn in pink and lavender. I have worked on this off and on for about 3 months.

Here is a closeup of it folded. It is the same afghan, for some reason the pictures are not true to the actual colors.

I knitted another dishcloth with the remainder of the yellow cotton yarn that I used for the butterfly.

This next dishcloth makes me LOL!! I knitted this one just in time for Thanksgiving!!

I am currently working on another turkey. I am constantly thinking of my next project. The knitting needles are definitely busy. Soon I will put my attention to new cross stitch projects, quilt blocks and sewing some clothes.

On a past post I mentioned my doll, Mary Ann, that I had when I was a child. I was asked if I still have her. Yes, she is still with me, as well as a favorite stuffed monkey. I had a teddy bear too, but the monkey was my favorite. He even traveled with me on vacation. I am still searching the basement for other treasures.

Take care and I hope everyone has good week.

Teresa

Stitching and Knitting

I have been stitching and knitting this week. I came across some blogs on knitting dishcloths. One pattern caught my eye, it was a yellow butterfly. It was stitched with 4 ply worsted weight cotton using size 7 needles. I used size 8 needles to get the right gauge for my knitting. The cloth is about 9 1/2 inches square. I like how it turned out, and yes, I will use it for washing dishes!

I finished the stitching on this Waxing Moon design

and

started this design from Prairie Schooler.

This was a freebie from Wichelt Imports, Inc. from about 10 years ago.

I am stitching it on blue fiddlers cloth also from 10 years ago!

Take care and have a great week! :)