Delaney's Duds

2011-12-15T11:12:00.001-05:00

American Girl quilts

X 2. I have now completed all Xmas obligations.

2011-12-08T13:44:00.001-05:00

Done with D's Xmas present. <3

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2011-11-26T20:31:00.001-05:00

Ready to ply on the spindle

2011-11-26T13:40:00.001-05:00

Totally Vegas Christmas wreath

Wedding card

2011-11-11T10:36:00.001-05:00

My Etsy Grand Opening!

2011-10-09T00:50:00.003-04:00

Been a long time coming...
Announcing.... my new etsy store!!!
DreamTraveler

Acorn Wreath

2011-09-15T11:24:00.001-04:00

For Fall

Sentimental art

2011-09-02T12:10:00.001-04:00

This used to hang in my bedroom when I was little. Found it while I was there during my hurricane shelter stay. <3

On my doorstep

2011-06-27T09:15:00.001-04:00

More Disney Crapbooking

2011-06-26T15:16:00.004-04:00

Disney Crapbooking

2011-06-25T16:37:00.003-04:00

Mickey's breakfast

The girls were so excited about getting Kimonos! Neener still asks, "Yoko go?" (where did Yoko go?)
Made the kimono from this youtube tutorial.

Dog toys

2011-06-23T11:53:00.001-04:00

Mermaid

2011-06-17T22:20:00.002-04:00

as one friend commented: I am a sadistic person to have beheaded and de-finned a mermaid.
She's not finished yet... Delaney and I have set aside some shell sequins and some shells for necklaces or ornaments and other decorations.
did inspire some monster mermaid ideas. Maybe the pirate I make for her brother will be holding a mermaid head. I think he would like that.

LOL

2011-06-13T19:30:00.001-04:00

Evening Hike

2011-06-03T08:26:00.003-04:00

Had a great nature hike at Merrow Meadow Park last night with a good friend. Got to catch up on our lives the since OMG the Fall! Walked along the Willimantic River, practiced some hula hooping, ate dinner watching red winged blackbirds. Made some plans to get together for some summer concerts too.

Emergency tab blankie

2011-05-27T13:02:00.002-04:00

Magic

2011-05-19T09:59:00.001-04:00

Godale

2011-04-25T21:00:00.001-04:00

Spirit trail fiber ~300 yards 3 ply handspun.
Maybe will be Godale Cardi. Will probably have to adjust for gauge.

Easter project

2011-04-06T09:00:00.001-04:00

Done!

D made a sheep

2011-04-06T08:05:00.001-04:00

Spring embroidery

2011-04-04T11:34:00.000-04:00

Based on the Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter

Spring organization

2011-04-01T11:40:00.001-04:00

Tired of squishing my wreaths. Hung them up inside the closet.

Happy april to you!

2011-04-01T11:38:00.001-04:00

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Spinning

2011-03-28T18:16:00.001-04:00

Feel like spinning

2011-03-23T13:32:00.001-04:00

Rhinebeck goal: spin this beautiful Spirit Trail fiber into a sweater.
Green velvet colorway teals and emerald green. Luscious.
Here's 4 oz split and pre drafted. I'm thinkin 3 ply dk weight??? We'll see what it turns in to...

Sick kid makes pretty card

2011-03-22T23:27:00.001-04:00

:o) she feels like crap, but managed to make a cute birthday card

50 days!!!

2011-03-19T19:21:00.000-04:00

Yoga Mat Strap Carrier Tutuorial

2011-03-16T16:41:00.019-04:00

This design can be modified for differend yoga mats. Since the buckles are adjustable, they fit many sizes and thicknesses of mats.
You could also just use plain old canvas or nylon strap material, but it just wouldn't be as darn cute.
Materials
-Main fabric 8" of 44" wide fabric
- thread
- 2 Center Release Buckles for 1" strap
For optional accent lotus/talisman
-small scrap of talisman fabric(I used a lotus)
-small piece of felt
-ribbon

1. Cut two 4" strips of fabric of your main color.
2. Take your strips and fold in half. Press. Open up.
3. Fold the edges of the stips into the center crease, use center crease to fold again. Press.

4. Set one strip aside
5. Cut one strip in half. Open up ends and fold under. Press ends.

6. Sew these two straps with 1/8" seam allowance on all sides. I start seams on the open side.

7. Thread female side of buckle

8. Overlap by about 1" and then sew a rectangle to secure.

9. Repeat with second strap and female side of buckle
10. Thread male side of buckle and repeat with other strap

11. Position both straps on your coiled yoga mat.
12. Get out the strap you set aside. Fold one end under and press.

13. Figure our how long you would like your shoulder strap. I cut mine at 26". I alloted 1/2" on each side for folding under.

14. Press ends and sew 1/8" around all edges.
15. Take one of the buckled straps and measure 6" from the secured (female) side of one of the buckles. Pin shoulder strap in place

16. Pin other side in same manner being careful not to twist.
17. Sew square or rectangle to secure shoulder strap onto buckled straps. If you want to be fancy, you can sew X's in the middle of the square.

Optional Talisman

1. Cut two identical shapes from your talisman fabric
2. Sandwich the shapes on opposite sides of a piece of felt. I held mine up to the light to see if I had them lined up. Cut the felt a little bigger than the talisman
3. Secure talisman felt sandwich using zigzag stitch. I went around the lotus a few times to make sure I got all three parts of the sandwich and because I thought it looked cool.
4. Sew a button hole on top. Carefully open up button hole with seam ripper
5. Cut piece of ribbon and tie it to the shoulder strap.

Mondays are for mending

2011-03-14T10:31:00.000-04:00

Broken snap fixed

Irish Lassies

2011-03-09T18:30:00.001-05:00

For St. Patty's Day

The tooth fairy is ready

2011-03-09T10:27:00.001-05:00

D has 4 wiggly teeth. I'm ready a little early.
I wanted something that looked like a fairy really made it out of things she found. Old wooden button. Scrap of tooled faux leather.
Dollar coins

Oreo stuffed chocolate chips.

2011-03-05T15:25:00.001-05:00

Idea from etsy

Slipcover

2011-02-28T23:31:00.001-05:00

Her favorite animals for her bed

Shucks

2011-02-26T08:30:00.001-05:00

My mom is beautiful because she dresses pretty. Aw shucks.

No

2011-02-25T11:58:00.001-05:00

No, Kitty. This Sylvi jacket is not for you.

Finished?

2011-02-20T00:45:00.001-05:00

I think I will get some pretty yellow wallpaper to mount in back of cabinets. Been meaning to paint this for a long time.

Internet at home

2011-02-12T09:14:00.002-05:00

Finally up in running with our own internet at home. :o)
We were able to skype with dear friends in Australia this morning - so it was a good start to the day.
Lately I've been feeling the squeeze of a lot of stress. It always seems to pile up all at once. I'm trying to not let it get me down. Some of the things are serious, other things are piddly. At the same time, I am feeling extremely lucky and grateful for all of my wonderful family and friends.
Got to go on a Valentine's date with my girls. :o)
Been doing a bit of sewing and quilting.
Hopefully the pool will be up and running next week so I can dip my head back into some sanity. :o)

Shams

2011-02-07T21:37:00.001-05:00

Made from scraps. Matchy matchy

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Spring hopeful

2011-02-07T12:08:00.001-05:00

D's school valentines

2011-02-02T17:22:00.001-05:00

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La Tercera

2011-01-30T00:19:00.001-05:00

Mary dos

2011-01-25T21:56:00.001-05:00

Prayers & dreams 2

Mas Marys

2011-01-24T23:18:00.001-05:00

Number 2 almost done...

Mary

2011-01-22T23:50:00.001-05:00

Pocket for prayers and one for dreams

Dreams

2011-01-20T10:52:00.001-05:00

Prayers

2011-01-19T22:25:00.001-05:00

Pin cushion

2011-01-18T09:08:00.001-05:00

Our antique heads

2011-01-17T09:45:00.001-05:00

Yarn love

2011-01-16T21:32:00.001-05:00

My car reflects my life a photo essay

2011-01-15T23:10:00.001-05:00

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My quilt is done.

2011-01-13T10:29:00.000-05:00

Slept under it last night!
Fabric from Quilter's Dream in Willimantic.
Batt from my in law's sheep, processed by St. Paul's Woolen Mill in MN.
Quilting done by Quilted Lines, Antoinette Riskalla.
Binding, done by hand by me. :o)

Snowpocolypse 2011

2011-01-13T10:24:00.001-05:00

What D thinks they are thinking

2011-01-10T10:58:00.001-05:00

Mom's Birthday shawl

2011-01-10T07:00:00.001-05:00

Springtime Bandit. More like a winter bandit in handspun wool, mohair, bamboo and more from tuckerwoods farms.

Why I create: Inspiration

2011-01-08T15:51:00.001-05:00

Renate Hiller says it better than I ever could.
So moving.

She says baaaa

2011-01-08T08:27:00.001-05:00

Had made by our favorite knitter friend.

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2 outta 3 done

2011-01-03T21:35:00.001-05:00

Hurry to your local SALs

2011-01-01T14:32:00.001-05:00

Half off today! Don't miss the bargains!!!! Lmao

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Yarn bomb ha ha

2010-12-26T13:44:00.001-05:00

Spinsplints

2010-12-20T23:06:00.001-05:00

Sleepy dog in background for scale. :o) still half a bobbin to ply....

2 more alien shirts

2010-12-20T10:14:00.000-05:00

Xmas Prep

2010-12-18T17:00:00.003-05:00

and banana chocolate chip bread and ultimate chocolate chip cookies.

Christmas color bread

2010-12-16T08:42:00.001-05:00

cranberries for red. Zucchini for green.
Circle punched old christmas cards & glittered them for labels.

Jammies

2010-12-15T18:31:00.001-05:00

Got these cute pj bottoms in $2 clearance bin without a top. Decided to make one. The alien just needs antennae. www.hatleystore.com

Why the bottom strand doesn't work

2010-12-13T11:47:00.001-05:00

This must hurt comin out the other end.

Kitty does enjoy a nice tablecloth

2010-12-10T00:01:00.001-05:00

If you eat at my house don't look where cat butt goes.

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Vintage linen goodness

2010-12-09T23:58:00.001-05:00

Sock Monkey Sweater Pattern

2010-12-09T16:06:00.002-05:00

Directions:
on size 4 needles, cast on 50 st. join without twisting. mark beg of rnd.
K1, P1 rib for 3 rows
Set up round for arm increases:
Switch to size 5 needles. K 6, pm, K 19, pm, K6, pm, K19.
increase round:
Yo, K until marker, yo, sl marker, k until marker, sl marker, yo,k until next marker, yo,sl marker, K rest of rnd.
Repeat increase round a total of 5 times. 70 st total.
separate for sleeves:
sl 16 sleeve st on holder (I thread them on waste yarn). cast on 10 st over sleeve hole using reverse loop, k until next marker, sl sleeve st onto waste yarn, cast on 10 st over sleeve hole using reverse loop, cont k rest of rnd.
Body:
cont K until sweater measures 2.5” from neck cast. (1.25” from underarm cast on).
Switch to size 4 needles and work 3 rows K1, P1 rib
Cast off in rib.
pick up for sleeves
transfer st on holder to needles. pick up and knit 12 st along armpit and cont working 5 rnds.
switch to size 4 needles, work 2 rows K1, P1 rib. bind off in rib
Repeat with second sleeve.
weave in ends.
block it and rock it

Also, please let me know of any improvements or corrections to the pattern. Much appreciated!

On a side note:
This was the first "nice treat wool" I bought for myself as a beginning spinner. Knitting with it brought back memories of all the self criticism I gave myself for bumpy inconsistent yarn.
Over the course of knitting these 4 sock monkey sweaters, I knit from the more experienced yarn to the beginner yarn. It was fun to see how my consistency improved even over just 4 ounces. I remember being surprised that the sweater acutally looked decent and like "real yarn".
It was fun to revisit this yarn after it laying around for so long in the stash.

Greeting cards

2010-12-07T21:20:00.001-05:00

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Matrioshka kitchen towels

2010-12-07T21:18:00.001-05:00

The girls all lined up

Should she have another one?

2010-12-01T14:57:00.001-05:00

Present for a little friend

2010-11-29T13:41:00.001-05:00

Starting gift parade

Happiness

2010-11-24T11:31:00.001-05:00

Silver pinecones

2010-11-21T10:39:00.001-05:00

Gift tags

2010-11-20T13:37:00.001-05:00

Or maybe ornaments.... Gonna put 2010 in glitter on top

Anthropologie inspired dishcloth

2010-11-19T13:16:00.002-05:00

Christmas is around the corner... Tryin to get a good chunk of projects done now.
These will be Anthropologie inspired dishcloths... Here is the Anthropologie link
Matrioshka nesting dolls made with special fabric from Aunt Beckie's St. Theresa's Textile Trove They still need faces and some other finishing touches. I am enjoying the machine appliquing. I really like the results. (why did I start doing appliqueing by hand for the baby's quilt? what am I crazy?)
Thinking of listing these on etsy when I'm done... What do you guys think?

Diane's Thank you

2010-11-09T11:13:00.002-05:00

This shawl was made in gratitude for a friend.
As a single mother of 5!!!! she completely understands what I have been going through. She has donated massages so I can get some time for myself. This is to show her how grateful and blessed I feel for such heartfelt comeraderie and support.

Honorable Finishing

2010-11-09T11:07:00.003-05:00

A friend recently contacted me to finish 3 crocheted baby blankets that her grandmother had started. Ashley's grandmother passed away about a month after she started these afghans. Ashley is now expecting a baby in February. :o)

One down!

Crazy thing that let me know Gram was watching... I used the rest of the skein to make the fringe... I had EXACTLY the right amount!!!!

Here's the second one...

I am honored to finish the work her grandmother started. It makes me happy when other people know how much love goes into hand made gifts!

Our first performance!

2010-10-27T14:48:00.001-04:00

Spookley the Pumpkin

Just cuz

2010-10-26T22:23:00.001-04:00

Table runner with matching napkins for bestie.

Rhinebeck

2010-10-24T21:42:00.001-04:00

Got some SpiritTrail fiber! Yum yum.
Played Rhinebeck Bingo. Met lots of cool people.
Fall foliage, best friends, knitting, spinning, fried artichokes, wine, PERFECTION.
I don't have my act together to photograph my new stash enhancement. .. ..
I was very well behaved, didn't buy too much and came in well below budget. We did make an agreement that we all have to knit a garment/accessory to be worn to Rhinebeck 2011. :o)

15 hours...

2010-10-15T19:12:00.002-04:00

15 hours and counting down the seconds until fiber fondling, sniffing, drooling begins.
RHINEBECK!!!

My Rhinebeck Outfit

2010-10-03T10:40:00.002-04:00

Scored from Salvation Army this summer...

Two tails tales

2010-09-20T22:10:00.001-04:00

Burgis Brook Alpacas luscious "choco blue" (turquoise and chocolate colored). Cobweb weight singles on my new two tails honduran rosewood baby. The spindle is perfectly balanced, the fiber like buttAH!
I'm in love.

Swim lessons!

2010-09-20T19:25:00.001-04:00

Coventry Fiber Twist

2010-09-19T17:13:00.001-04:00

Bakerwoods again

2010-09-17T00:21:00.000-04:00

Other than this... Gearing up for Fiber Twist at Coventry Farmer's Market this weekend.
<3 my girls and my life

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2010-08-24T14:54:00.001-04:00

Happy girl

Pin the coconut on the tree

2010-07-29T11:11:00.001-04:00

Gettin ready for the 5 year old Hula Birthday party!

Sweetness

2010-07-05T16:15:00.001-04:00

A girl in her glory (and purple sequins)

2010-06-25T09:20:00.001-04:00

Our butterflies born

2010-06-25T09:03:00.001-04:00

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The past 36 hours

2010-06-24T22:41:00.002-04:00

have included the following...
- proud of D for reading enough books to earn a free dinner at a restaurant.
- visit with two amazing college friends, for whom I am extremely grateful.
- harrassing text messages from %$#*!
- BEACH!
- trip to 1st aid tent with bloody 4 year old. D rammed her head into my teeth at beach. (I still have them and won't be asking for them for Christmas)
- nice lunch
- walk to playground
- projectile vomiting
- talk with *&#@$! and kept calm
- dinner with mada and bada
- COLD STONE CREAMERY
- more projectile vomiting
- (precoffee) 10 minute conversation explaining to very headstrong 4 year old that she cannot swim.
- (precoffee) fish aforementioned 4 year old out of pool. "I was trying to save myself"

la la la la la
I need a vacation.

Rainbow today

2010-06-24T22:39:00.001-04:00

CPW rehab

2010-06-11T22:47:00.001-04:00

Needed a groove in the bobbin and a bit off the top...
A very kind local artist did it all for one penny.
Now the wheel works, but think I might need to get it tweaked a bit more.

June just in time

2010-05-31T20:50:00.001-04:00

Mermaid costume

2010-05-28T12:38:00.001-04:00

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2010-05-12T13:15:00.001-04:00

Happy Mother's Day

2010-05-08T09:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers and grandmothers out there!
I hope your day is filled with whatever makes you happy. (whether it be with kids or without - I am certainly looking forward to a break!) ha ha.
Here's my present for my Mom!
Fiber from the painted sheep
Handspun into a dkish 2 ply.
brandywine shawl on ravelry Romi donates almost all of the pattern $ to Haiti.

By the time this post hits (I am pre-scheduling it)... Delaney and I will have gone to the circus, and 3 Generations of us mothers, daughters and granddaughters will have had an awesome brekky together! I can't wait for mom's Babka bread!

OMG This is awesome!!

2010-05-07T18:49:00.001-04:00

best etsy idea ever!!!!