PURPLE PEOPLE EATER

Does anyone remember that song??? i must be dating myself with that one! This is a new button that I found at our new Joann's SuperStore! What a great place to finally get buttons locally!!! I must have spent about 40.00 on buttons on my last shopping trip there and these were perfect for the baby jacket!

This is the "loud" baby jacket I was telling all the BK'ers about. No one in this house likes this little jacket; they say the color is ugly! Welp, I have a ton of this yarn left over from a poncho that I made for Paige so I thought I would use some and whip up this jacket. The pattern, titled "Comfy Hooded Jacket", was a freebie from Lion brand and it was easy and the yarn is bulky so it work up in less than 5 hours including finishing time. Okay, okay so it's not the traditional blue or pink that we think of when we think "baby" but I used something from my stash and that made me feel good!


It's going to be a lousy weekend with rain forcasted so I am feverishly going to finish up about 10 pair of booties for Penny's Project. I started another small top downer with more yarn from my stash so I hope to make good progress on that too as Shane is off to Loudon, NH for the Nascar races and DH is working on home projects! Shane is allllll excited about his weekend! He is going with friends of ours, their son and daughter and another friend of Shanes' is joining them. They rented a huge RV for the 3 1/2 hour drive and will have a grand time camping out at the track! So, I'll catch you all on the flip side! Have a great weekend!

A SCHAAHF & A CUPULA SWETA'S

Did you all notice my "Road Islan" accent in that title???? LOL! I have a tendency to mutilate any words ending in a vowel or an "er". Anyway, this is the white scarf I made from Caron Bliss yarn. I soooo love this yarn because it feels just like Angora.

This is the Baby Bolero from One Skein. I really like this book but don't really like this pattern. It is written for people who take certain parts of the pattern and just know exactly what to do with them! For instance, when I was binding off the back for the neck, I had to put 13 stitches in the middle on a stitch holder. Now, the pattern does not say anywhere, what to do with these 13 stitches. If I were a new knitter, I would be baffled! I trimmed the edge in the Caron Bliss because I just didn't like this yarn (Sirdar Spree) and wanted to be done with the yarn!!! It is a bulky cotton and even with bamboo needles, it split like crazy. I made a really small, cute headband and crocheted a small flower to add to the headband; so sweet! The little booties are in the Bliss also! Notice the open celtic design on the back of the Bolero??!!!!! Cute, huh?

And here is another 5-hour baby sweater. It is basic, plain, Red Heart Super saver. I had some left over from Paiges leg warmers. I still need to make a hat and booties for it!