My First Yarn Bomb!

At my place of employment, there are a few of us who like a good practical joke every now and again.  A few weeks ago one co-worker (we will call her #1) played a joke on another co-worker (we will call him #2) by placing severed body parts (plastic of course) in his locker.  #2 assumed that I was the one who did this-I have no idea why..........so he decided to do this-

Very clever!  Quite a surprise to start my work day.  No these were not gifts, they are my items that were in my locker.  Quite Funny!

After some careful consideration I formulated a follow up prank.  I am a fan of yarn bombing and have been wanting to get my feet wet with a yarn bomb for a while now.  So off to the knitting machine I went.  After a few days and lots of Red Heart Yarn I was ready. 

Here is the state I found his locker in at the beginning of my shift

After about 5 hours of stitching, yarn stretching and accessorizing  his locker now looks like this

Here are some detail pics










I would be Leah.










I win!!

Nostepinne

I saw one of these a couple of months ago and I really wanted to make one for myself. So a trip to Home Depot for a wooden dowel (just a plain one, nothing fancy) I think it is made of pine and some sandpaper and I have a weekend project.

I wanted a 12 inch nostepinne, so I cut the dowel to 13 inches to leave room for sanding and for errors. I sanded, sawed, sanded, shaped, sanded, dampened, sanded, sanded, sanded and finally stained and wiped, stained and wiped.

The final piece came out at 12 & 3/4 inches long and it is 1 inch at the top, tappered to 1/2 inch at the tip. Of course I wanted to do an ornately carved handle with wonderful rings and decorative stains like the ones you find on Etsy, however, for my first one I am quite pleased with how it looks with out all the frills. Tomorrow I will wind me a ball of yarn!! Yeah!

Swirl Purse

I made a new purse! and I Love it! It is done with 2 strands of Bamboo cotton in

a double stitch pattern. With a single stitch for the bottom.

Sock Trouble

I can't tell you how long I have been wanting to crochet a pair of sock and finally I get started. I use the Cozy Crochet Sock Pattern on LB. I worked it with a Merino SUPERWASH by Schaefer Yarn. I wear a size 7 shoe so I made the large size sock. I checked my gauge and I made sure I had the right yarn. It started so well. I love the way the yarn was striping. The cuff came out so cute. It worked up quickly, only taking one evening. Then before I stitch the toe closed, I tried it on.........GRRRRR!!!!

Off to find a new sock pattern.

Stratford "Circle" Afghan by Lionbrand.com ???

You know how things do not always work out the way that you plan? Well this is one of those projects.
When I started in mid December, this started out as this blanket.


After working 30 or so rows, with it getting wavy and distorted and having to pull it all out, time and again (5 TIMES!), I soon decided that I SUCK at crocheting in the round. I then came to the conclusion that a Square afghan would be lovely. So, This is what I ended up with.





All in all, I am very happy with the way it came out. The colors go well with my living room and I love the Homespun Yarn from Lion Brand, and I have a several left over from each color, so pillows will be coming soon.