Stitch Whimsy

I left my beloved neck pillow in Rhode Island. Instead of buying another one for close to 20 bucks, I decided to make my own for about 1/4 of the price. I bought some fabric (about a yard each off the discount rack), and a 2 dollar bag of stuffing:

And last night I started to transform them into neck pillows worthy of my bed. I also made one for my son:

I will probably make one more, but larger in polka dot. These are more travel size.

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Loretta has a lovely craft blog that shows of fher cross stitching. There are lots of pictures of her work. I enjoy looking through all her projects. I have never had the patience to do any work smaller than latch hook. I am always impressed by how precise and beautiful her work is.

Tags: stitching+the+night+away

National Scrapbooking day is the 3rd of May, but you can celebrate all month long. There are a heap of sales going on around the net in honor of scrapbooking. If that’s your thing, make sure to check out all the major retailers for their specials. I would love to see what others are making in the world of scrapbooking, so please do share!

Tags: scrapbooking, national+scrapbooking+month, national+scrapbooking+day

I dont know what happened. I guess the overstimulation with fiber has left me high and dry now. I am still going to do more things, I just have not taken the initiative to do anything right now. I am getting back into my guitar and reading the Bible. I am doing my daily devotions and worshipping like I used to. I know that crafting will come back. I cycle through these things pretty rapidly. Please don’t leave me, bear with me in this. I adore all of you!

Until I am back to crafting on my own, I think I will start featuring crafters that I see doing cool things. Off to bound across the webosphere and find something I like so I can share!

HEHEHEHHEHEE This should be interesting. (thanks mom for the idea)

1. Cascade 220 - I want to know what all the hype is about.
2. Noro Kureyon - I want to know why people hate it so much.
3. Cashmere - because feeling it in the store is just not enough.
4. Silk - same as cashmere.
5. Malabrigo - too many people talk about it. It has to be good.
6. Merino - I have only touched it, but it seems to be the most popular yarn/fiber.
7. Soy -  It’s a more green yarn and is supposed to feel good.
8. Qiviuit - to find out why it’s so expensive.
9. Bamboo - might be interesting to wear.
10. Hemp - I know what this fiber is capable of, and it’s pretty awesome.
11. Linen - So many things are made from this, I have to see if I can make something comparable.
12. Corn silk - It is so shiny! I have to wonder wthat it feels like to work with.
13. Nettle - read about it in old story books, want to know what it’s like.

So that is my top 13 for yarn/yarn fibers!

Tags: thursday+thirteen

I am about 4 rows from the suggested bottom ribbing. I don’t know that I will put THAT much ribbing at the bottom. It looks like a good 6 inches of ribbing *blech*. I will see what it looks like in a few more rows. It has been modified heavily to meet my size and taste requirements. Itlooks great though.

Tags: raglan, knitting, sweater

I have been too p.o.’d to tell you what has been going on with this shirt, or take pictures of it. I had to frog it down to nothing again. It was 6 inches too wide! OMG I didn’t think my gauge was THAT off. I redid the gauge and thought it would be okay. I took it off to size it and VOILA nowhere near close to my size. ERGH@!!!! SO I decided to suck it up and use the straight needles in the size prescribed and just seam it up later. *POUT HUFF PUFF*

Yes it is. It measures about 58 inches from the tip to the edge.

My friend Cass is having another book giveaway! She is giving away this awesome knitting book called Twinkle, Twinkle, Knit a Star. I hope I win! It looks like an awesome book and since I have been knitting like a maniac, I could definitely enjoy it. Anyone can enter with a comment on her blog and/or an entry in your blog.

Tags: book+giveaway