Sunday, November 27, 2011

Art Yarn Shawlette

Here is the Live Oak Shawlette I made out of creamy white art yarn. The yarn is silk and mohair with a strand of silver glitter and the pattern was in the Fall 2011 KnitScene.

It turned out really nice and there was yarn left over to make some matching fingerless mitts (which I have yet to complete). Anyway, we get lots of comments from customers so I think it's a good display for the shop.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

Here is Sue and myself in our yarn wigs. Sue is being an evil witch with an evil look while I'm just wearing a silly, colorful turban.
Here is another photo of my rainbow yarn wig. It turned out very cute but didn't want to stay on my head and was very heavy so I didn't wear it for very long! We did get some laughs out of the customers though!!


Saturday, October 8, 2011

Shop Samples

Here are some of the samples I've made for The Knitting Corner!This is a new pattern that comes with a couple of different options. This one is a cabled, buttoned cowl made out of the Manos Maxima. I have enough of the yarn leftover that I'm also making the Turtleneck cowl as well, which is in the round and has a slightly different cable pattern.

I made this sweater early in the summer out of the Sublime Baby Cashmere. The pattern is in one of the Sublime booklets, and turned out very cute. I just love the periwinkle color!


This is the new Louisa Harding Grace hand-dyed that we just put on the shelf for October. The pattern is in one of the Louisa Harding booklets and is just so cute and the yarn is so warm. I took this to the guild meeting this month and when the room got chilly I put this on and was comfortable for the rest of the night.


The fiber content is 50% Merino and 50% silk. The price is a little high for only 110 yards but the colors are just to die for and because of my sample, we have already sold the materials to make one. :)


Friday, September 30, 2011

Recent Sales

This is a cotton fabric scarf that a friend commissioned me to make for her daughter's birthday. I took a variety of fabrics in to the yarn shop and she choose this one. The final scarf ended up being about 6" wide and 65" long, which is a good size to wrap up in, and she thinks her daughter will really like it.
These are a couple of the double pointed needles cases I'm making and selling at The Knitting Corner. So far I've made seven and sold three. The great thing is I don't have to purchase any new materials to make them because I've got tons and tons of fabric, and plenty of leftover batting from the ten charity quilts I finished back in March.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Goodbye Summer!

Here is my latest and greatest! This is 'Cybele' out of French Girl Knits by Kristeen Griffin-Grimes. At The Knitting Corner we have "Thank Yarn It's Friday" on Friday afternoons were people can bring in extra, unused balls of yarn to 'gamble' away. We put the yarn in the middle and play a little dice game, winner takes all. It's pretty fun and one week I won this yarn.

Also, the buttons on the back are real antler that Sue's dad made, which is pretty cool! :)

I have worn this a couple of times now and I always get lots of remarks. It is cute if I do say so myself!

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Swing, Swagger, Drape

This is the Boxes Drape vest I was working on for my 12-week Swing, Swagger, Drape Knitting class when Carrie came to visit in early May. It turned out pretty cute and will be perfect for the fall and winter months. After finishing my vest above, I then decided to make this Miter Vee wrap. The yarn is a cotton/silk blend and was in the 'last chance' discount bin. Anyway, it has a nice weight and will be great for when the weather turns chilly.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

June Quilts

This full-size black and white diamond quilt was commissioned by a friend for her fiance's birthday. She loved it and thought her fiance would too!!
This is my sister Brenna with her high school graduation quilt. I got most of the fabrics in a kit from a quilt shop in Michigan, and once I got it put together I realized this was a perfect quilt for my silly, crazy sister!! :)

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Old Quilt Photos

I was going through my pictures and found a bunch of quilts I had made prior to the blog being started so I thought I would go ahead and share them now.
This is a square lap-size quilt I made for a family friend who is living in a nursing home. She loves lighthouses, which are featured in the center blue square.


This is a large lap-size Christmas quilt I made for my family, which gets pulled out and put on the living room couch each winter.

This is a square lap-size baby blanket I made for a co-worker in 2008 using a scrap kit I got at a local quilt shop.
This is a twin-size college graduation quilt I made for my cousin in Florida in 2009. This is the same cousin I made the black and white wedding quilt for last summer.

This is a rectangular baby blanket I made for my new cousin in Wisconsin in 2009. I used 'Precious Moments' fabrics that were on clearance (Yay!).

This is a square lap-size quilt that I made for a JoAnn's co-worker when she moved back to Florida in 2009. It was the first time I had done a pattern with triangles but I think it turned out pretty great (and she loved it!)!

This is a high school graduation quilt that I made for myself in 2008. It is the same pattern as the graduation quilt I made for my cousin (listed above) but obviously uses very different fabrics. This one features one of my favorite themes "Skulls and Crossbones"!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Baby Stuff

I made this hat and booties for 'my biggest customer' whose baby boy was born in the middle of March. I was able to use an extra ball of yarn I already had and it did not take very long to make.

Ginormous Knit Scarf

I made a purple scarf like this for myself and while I was wearing it several weeks ago a lady at Chick-fil-a loved it and wanted to buy a grey or black one. I figured the cable pattern would show up better on grey rather than black so that is what I went with. Anyway, I think it turned out great and she really liked it!

Beaded Coral

Here are some photos of Sue's beaded coral (her's is the metallic beaded stuff), which is on display at the Natural History Museum (until tomorrow April 24). I also tried to get a photo of the sign with her name on it but it didn't turn out well.
There was also a big mountain of crocheted yarn coral (that I did not take a picture of) but was really cool. Overall, it was a very awesome exhibit!



Saturday, March 12, 2011

10 Quilts for Charity

Whew!! I got my 10 quilts finished with time to spare (barely)!! It's a huge releif because I've got soooo many other projects I'm also trying to get done (as usual)!!
Anyway, this quilt on the top is just a girly stripe that I was originally going to sell to a co-worker. She didn't think it was girly enough for her 9-year-old neice though, so I made her a different quilt and decided to donate this one.
This quilt is just a simple butterfly stripe but I love the aray of blues in it! I LOVE the fabrics in this quilt and the one below!! I still have some of the fabric left from each of the four prints so I'll be able to make myself something. They are just simple squares but are bright and vibrant. I'm sure they will cheer up someone's room!
I had a lot more of these two fabrics than the other two so that is why I made a second quilt just using them. I think it is still super cute!!
This quilt is a cute doggy stripe that I was able to make just using fabric that I already had (which is always a good thing!).
This patriotic rail fence is cute but took a lot of time so I didn't make any other quilts like it.
This patriotic stripe quilt is another simple one that I think will be perfect for a guy.
This blue/green stars quilt is another cute one.
This red/cream/green quilt I had just made for fun but then realized would be a good one to donate because it would work for either a guy or a girl. This scottie dog quilt came from a kit at a local quilt shop. Although, I did buy a few of the fabrics in the outer squares and the border from JoAnn's.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Baby Blankets

Here are a couple photos of some baby blankets I made and sold to a co-worker. She found the pattern in a Martha Stewart magazine that originally used seersucker, with the stripes running in every direction. It looked really nice and I'm working on collecting the fabric to make it like the that, but in the mean time, I thought they would be cute in flannel, and, of course, would help put a big dent in my stash!!

Anyway, now I'm working on a bunch for my friend Boots to sell at flea markets in Montana this summer. I got 18 tops done this week and another 12 cut out. Hopefully they'll be a big hit!!








Saturday, February 12, 2011

Red and Brown Hats


My mom's friend Sandy had sent me a magazine article about some slouchy knit hats and had requested that I make her a red and brown one. I was actually able to use up some of my stash, which was great! I used two patterns from the Holiday 2007 issue of KnitSimple.

I knit them in the car on the way to CA and finished them minutes before she came to my grandma's house after spending time with my mom. :) She offered to pay me for them, but they were so much fun to make and didn't cost me anything so I just gave them to her as a Christmas present (in January). :)
They are really more like tams or berets than slouchy hats, and I think they look really cute on her.
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Trip to CA in January - Temecula Quilt Co.

Here I (Carrie) am outside of the Temecula Quilt Co. shop. My family and I visited my Grandmother in CA in January and this shop was about an hour and a half from my Grandma's house. My mom had seen it in a quilting best shops across the US magazine and it was definitely a great shop. So cute!
This was the display behind the cash register and the magnetic bulletin board was used to show their class schedules. She made her own magnets and the "sign" that says 'Temecula Quilt Co Est. 2007' is a quilt.
The store had a great collection of fabrics with little "kits" or "rolls" that were only $10 for a set of coordinating prints. It had lots of reproduction type fabrics.
My grandmother and my mother outside the quilt shop. It was a very nice time!
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Christmas Presents for friends


Here's a bunch of pictures of Christmas presents I (Carrie) made for friends/coworkers - knitted dishcloths and more quilted placemats. And also a scarf out of a soft faux-fur yarn. They were lots of fun to make and give away. I do think that I need to learn to start making my Christmas presents in September so I can finish them in time. :)

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