After the big giveaway...

... I can finally blog all the things that were given.

A rabbit named Lizzie with an unusually large head:



And a tie: (Why a tie? you ask. I don't know. Just because.)



Pattern: Lovable toys from LMKG (rav link)
Yarn: Knitpicks Crayon (100% pima cotton)

An incredibly cute sweater on an unbearably cute little girl:



Pattern: Improvised using EZ's percentage system as a guide (rav link)
Yarn: Recycled from a Gap sweater

Some mittens:



And some more mittens:



Pattern: Herringbone mittens from Elliphantom knits (rav links)
Yarn: Cascade 220 and Patons Classic Wool Merino

A long-promised sweater for Mr Hot Cakes' sister:



In supposedly superwash wool (which is apparently not superwash, according to many sources). Oh well.



Pattern: Central Park Hoodie (This is a great pattern!) (rav link)
Yarn: Knitpicks Swish (100% superwash wool.... um, not!)

And some birthday socks for my favorite sister:



Pattern: I used the toe-up sock formula from IK summer 2007 (rav link) and striped every 4 rows. The calf increases ended up looking a bit pouchy, but after you put them on, who can tell?
Yarn: Happy Feet from Plymouth Yarns (100% superwash wool--for real this time.)

Happy holidays everyone!

My new best friend

I love this person with all of my heart.

Regretsy

Patchwork bag

Wow, another bag, I can't believe it.



I used a combination of several patterns as a guide for making this, including the Hip Mama Diaper Bag from A Mingled Yarn and the Beach Bag from Filminthefridge.



The outside of the bag is primarily linen (love linen!) and a row of patchwork from scraps in the old stash.





The flower fabric is from Purl Soho that I bought on my trip to New York. The hedgehog/mushroom fabric is from Cool Cottons here in Portland. That place is awesome.



The lining is Amy Butler's Belle Coriander. Remember last post when I said how much I love this print?? Well, I wasn't lying, was I?



Pockets! You can never have enough.

Hot damn! Two blog posts in one week!

Here are a few scarves I finished a couple of months ago.





Pattern: Chevron Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts
Yarn: Bare Essentials Merino Worsted from Knitpicks hand-dyed in rainbow stripes with Kool-Aid alternating with white
I totally unabashedly stole this idea from this person.

Second is a stashbusting scarf that is knit sideways in linen stitch. The color in these photos is totally off, so um, yeah, it doesn't really look like this but anyway....

Kitty thinks the deepest kitty thoughts



Pattern: Scrappy Scarf
Yarn: (As the name indicates...) scraps in fingering weight.

These are both great patterns. I gave the first scarf to my mom and will probably keep the second one. Winter's right around the corner here, so it won't be long before I need it.

Phoebe bag

Just dropping in with some pictures of my new handbag.




Pattern: Phoebe bag from artsycraftsybabe
The outer fabric is Amy Butler's Coriander Belle in Clay (I love this print). This is a great pattern, which is easy to follow. I downsized to about 3/4 of the original, but I wouldn't recommend this. If you're going to make this pattern, just go whole hog and make it 100%.
I have been sewing a lot and knitting only a little. What I haven't been doing is taking pictures and thus not blogging either. Sometime soon, I may get better at this. Um... probably not though.

New York trip

Some pictures from my trip to New York a couple of months ago.



More on my flickr page.

Worst. Blogger. Ever.

Oh well.

Here's some sewing projects I finished ages ago and just haven't bothered to post about.

A crayon roll for my niece:




I used Skip to my Lou's tutorial, which was fabulous and easy to follow.

And also a baby quilt for some friends who've got a bun in the oven. It's my first time, so.... all of the mistakes one makes the first time they make a quilt? I made them. But still it's cute, and I think I learned a lot.





I went to and returned from New York quite a while ago. But... I don't know, I'm just lazy, so I haven't posted any pictures or anything. (Ashamed.) Next time (which at this rate, will be months...)