Let's make happy
Knitted Things
Brief Notes
Feb 25th
Some ideas just won’t leave you alone until you’ve found a way to make them work. I’ve tried making a knitted eighth note before, but didn’t like the results, so recently I tried making a mini sixteenth-note version with sock yarn.
I actually think they’re pretty cute, but the pattern isn’t very much fun, since you have to knit the two notes separately and join them with two I-cords, which are a pain to sew onto both notes. (I also tried picking up the stitches for one side, but that was even less fun than seaming.)
Maybe returning to worsted-weight yarn will help make this a better knit, so I’ll probably give that another try someday. But for now, I want to move on to something else!
Happy Hearts Day
Feb 14th
Here are a few of my favorite photos of Hearts (and the animals who love them) that people have made since a year ago.
A beautiful heart mobile from shessassy:
A super-happy heart (and kissing chihuahuas) from Dudimus:
A fluffy-stuffy heart (with neko-chan friend) from Tomoko:
A perfectly practical heart pin cushion from Pragmatic:
A simple heart brings together crocheted love birds from littleboxes:
Hearts take no time to make, if you need a last-minute gift!
Free Dragonfly Pattern by Kate Jeffery
Feb 5th
Kate Jeffery, aka discosmurf on Ravelry, designed a cute little dragonfly for a bug-themed mobile that she’s making, and she put the pattern up on Ravelry as a free download!
Happy Groundhog Day!
Feb 2nd
Let’s see who’s making an appearance today!
discosmurf’s groundhog Top Hat seems proud to be king of his mound of dirt.
His mound seems a little less thrilled by it all.
beforesunrise’s Murray (named after Bill, of course), also doesn’t seem to be afraid of a thing this morning.
He even invited a few friends over!
teaYarnly’s Godfrey forgot what day it was!
Huuuh?
But it’s not all springlike predictions from our groundhogs this year.
Godfrey the First at chez Mochimochi spent a few quiet minutes contemplating his shadow…
And giolou’s little guy woke up to quite a frightening sight!
A big thank-you to discosmurf, beforesunrise, and teaYarnly for testing the pattern. I hope we see lots more Godfreys pop up year round!
