Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}

The act of creating, in one form or another, preserves my sanity amongst the chaos of life. This explains why I always have more than one project going at a time as well as why my housework tends to fall behind. I enjoy seeing what others are working on and keeping calm with, too. What are you creating? What is keeping you going? Snap a picture and share it with the rest of us by leaving your link below.

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Not a whole lot going on from my end here. I finished up Little L's first gift over the weekend. For those of you asking - it is a bucket for his tree blocks. I used this pattern. Pictures will have to wait until later when I can sneak away without any of my children seeing. I am more than half way through with his second gift and really enjoying working with this yarn.

K, on the other hand, has been a busy little elf. She made a gift for Kevin at the Advent fair on Sunday. I forgot the name of it now but it's a traditional decoration in the Philippines. It took her over an hour to make and was quite involved for someone her age. The man who helped her with it was so patient and encouraging. She was beaming with pride once she was done. It's hard to see it's complexity when you view it in the front but the first picture of her saving it from Beowulf gives you a better idea.

My poor K became really under the weather today so we sat in bed with some tummy tea and browsed through a stack of some of our 'go to' books for gift giving inspiration. She found a couple of things to make for C in The Rhythm of Family and an old (Winter 2005) issue of Martha Stewart Kids magazine, as well as some things for Little L in Side by Side and Hand in Hand (my book!!). Now we just need to get her back to good health so that she can get started.

What are you and your little ones working on?

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Loving that sweater!
The star is really neat, how did she get the cross-braces to stay?
What a cool design.
1 reply · active 645 weeks ago
a hot glue gun did the magic :)
I LOVE that sweater! Going to go look at the pattern now!
Oh I love the sweater! I have a simple shawl out of a very similar brambleberry yarn (lemon grass I believe)...and my current knitting project is also brambleberry bulky! I hope you are all feeling better now! xoxo
1 reply · active 645 weeks ago
Thank you - we are! It's funny, this colorway is actually similar to the colorway of his cascade cardigan. I guess I really love this colorway ;)
I love the sweater, both the colourway and the design. Hope you are well dear friend.
xo
the sweater is lovely- i too just finished the first handmade gift on my list.... a tree quilt for my youngest- now for the next!
1 reply · active 645 weeks ago
Oh how I wish I could quilt! What a lucky little one!
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Songbird Mama · 645 weeks ago

I have cast on for this sweater twice and keep having a problem when I have to add the markers during the raglan increases. I keep winding up with additional stitches in the front panel. Did this happen to you? CAn you offer any suggestions? I really want to knit this for my son!
1 reply · active 645 weeks ago
I think I had a similar problem. I was keeping all the stithes inbetween the front panel amrkers in garter stitch but you actually keep the same number of garter stitches but are adding stockinette stitches to the sides of it...does that make sense at all?
Your WIP is looking super, love the colour.
The sweater is so cute! I love the star as well!
Your photos are such a treat to view. The sweater you're knitting is completely precious, and I can't wait to see it in action in the future.
You make magic with those knitting needles! I love the star too! Hope your little one feels better soon.
xoxo
~ joey ~
1 reply · active 645 weeks ago
Thank you Joey! She is much better now :)
Awesome sweater and the star looks amazing too.
wow, that star is amazing! she's so talented with handwork (no big surprise seeing who is her role model!)
1 reply · active 645 weeks ago
You are too sweet. Thank you!
The star is called Parol. It's a traditional Filipino Xmas decoration. My husband makes larger ones from bamboo. Very cool that she made one!
wow! lovely sweater and oh I love the star. How did you make it?

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