So here is a project that I finished up back in March - March 28 to be exact!

This is the Monday Night Hat, a free download on Ravelry. I used almost 1.5 skeins of Mission Falls Wool in Rhubarb. This was a perfect project for me since I had 2 random skeins laying around with no purpose.

This is a really cute, easy hat. Sort of slouchy. Maybe someday I will get around to having a picture made where I am wearing it, but right now, this is the best that I can do! Things are getting hectic around here!

I think that I’ve said pretty much all that there is to say about dishcloths, so this is just going to be a photographic show and tell! I’m sure that no one will mind.

Monthly Dishcloths June KAL

Monthly Dishcloth Mid-June KAL

Rachel’s knitting Room June KAL

Potholder/Dishcloth

I have got another dishcloth started for J, but once I am finished with that one, it is going to be a while before I knit another dishcloth. I have plenty, and it’s easier to store the unused dishcloth yarn than it is to store 800 dishcloths!

I am SO happy with the way this blanket turned out! Finally a project that I can consider a winner!!!

The pattern is the Little V-stitch baby blanket from Lion Brand patterns. My row gauge was WAY WAY off (8 rows = 4″ rather than 5 rows = 4″), so I had to compromise with my materials. Instead of being able to get the entire blanket and border out of my 2 skeins of Cotton Ease in Terra Cotta, I had to complete the blanket in that and then use the Almond for the border. I think I like the way that this turned out better than if it had been all in one color!  I was a little doubtful at first.

The finished measurements are approximately 26″ x 26″, which is still smaller than the pattern dictates (28″ x 30″). I am ok with that, since this is still a good size for a stroller, crib, or car seat.

This was my first time at doing a crocheted picot border and I really love it.  So much easier than I thought it would be and the result is just adorable - I am going to have to come back to this edging in the future for other baby items!

I am not sure who I am going to be gifting this to just yet. I mainly decided to make it so that I could use up some of my stash AND have a gender neutral baby gift ready for any upcoming showers I might be called to attend.  One of my friends from college just found out that she is having a baby in December so she just might be the lucky recipient, I guess I’ll just have to wait and see.

I haven’t been anywhere, I just haven’t been knitting/crocheting and posting like I should! The summer really makes me useless - it’s HOT here and when I get home in the evenings all I want to do is sit and stare at the wall. Couple that with all of the things that I SHOULD be doing, and I get nothing accomplished!

But I did manage to turn out a FO this weekend:

Kate the Cat from knitty! I am not 100% pleased with this at all, due to my yarn/needle combination and my still crappy embroidery skills. (I really need some more practice!) But I think that this turned out Ok, despite the obvious flaws. I used Lion Brand Cotton Ease, and while my fabric is way too stretchy, I really like the colors. (Almond, Berry, Lake and Lime) I used size 7 needles and really, should have used 5s. This was so hard to stuff! The face is really so stretched out, and that makes me sad.

This will be my last amigurumi for a while, unless they are to give away (which incidentally this one IS). I am really going to try and get some yarn used up since I will be moving in with J at the end of next month. I found a few afghan patterns I’d like to try, but first things first, I am going to attempt to finish up some projects that are ongoing and NEVER ENDING.

Happy June!!

It’s now time for our review of dishcloths completed in May!

Monthly Dishcloths Yahoo Group

For this cloth I used Sugar N Cream in Hot Purple and size 6 needles. I was a excited about this cloth b/c it was the first one I knit after getting engaged. I think that’s a good sign! If you’d like to knit it, the pattern can be found here.

This cloth is knit using size 6s and Peaches & Cream Daisy Ombre. I made a mistake in this one. Technically, this should be the back and it should have eyelets, but this is my result. After checking out the group, and the Ravelry group, I think a lot of other people made this same mistake - the directions were a little shady in my opinion. After seeing what it should look like, I prefer the ‘wrong’ way.

Rachels Knitting Group Yahoo Group

Sugar n Cream in Hot Green and size 7 needles. This was a nice change from all of the word dishcloths and knit/purl picture dishcloths. I enjoyed trying to guess what it was going to be, for the first few days I was thinking butterfly. I was wrong! Pattern can be found here.

Test Knit for the yahoo group, KnitALittle

I thought this was cute, so I really couldn’t resist. This pattern, and others with a pig theme, should be available at the Knit A Little site before too long. I used Sugar N Cream Rose Pink and size 6 needles for this cloth.

Coming Up:

June is going to be a busy knitting/crochet month. I have discovered Tawashis!!! Also, I am really hoping to finish up Juliet, and I have one more amigurumi to complete. Then it is on to some more serious stash-busting projects! My UFO count is on the rise again, but that includes a few baby blankets, etc., which I hope to get a chance to work on this week.

Tomorrow I am going to the bridal shop to have my gown fitted - the wedding is so close!!! I still have a good bit to do, but thankfully a lot of the major items have been taken care of!

May is almost over, so I will be hanging up the knitting/crocheting of amigurumi in order to finish up some other projects that I’d like to do- like finishing up Juliet! I am such a procrastinator at times! But before that happens I have 2 new creations to show off.

Bunny

So cute! I used about 1/2 of a skein of Bernat Satin in Flamingo Pink. I didn’t do such a hot job of lining up the head onto the body, so that is where the bow comes in. It masks the imperfections a bit I think. Fun and quick knit. This was my first knitted toy since Scotty, when I taught myself how to do magic loop. I used size 8 needles, but if I had it to do over again I would use 6s with this yarn. It’s a little bit too stretchy - a problem that I am currently having on my current amigurumi project. Ugh. I think that this is why I prefer crochet amigurumi. Anyway, I think my embroidery skills may have improved a bit on this project. I am doubtful as to whether this is a continuing trend.

Sheldon

I’ve wanted to make this for so long! I really enjoyed it, but that shell was not fun! For him I used 1 skein of KnitPicks Shine Sport in Green Apple and about 1/2 skein in Grass. I am planning on making another using Lion Brand Microspun in girlier colors, but I am going to have to hang back for a while. The applied i-cord took me a long time and I was worn out at the end. I have to get my resolve up for that before I go for round 2!

The fate of these 2 creatures is still up in the air. I had a plan for them, but that might not work out, so in the meantime they are hanging out at my house with the rest of my stuffed menagerie.

Time for Ten on Tuesday!!! Tomorrow I will have not one but TWO FOs to show off!

Ten Favorite Time Wasters

1. Ravelry - this should come as so surprise! I love to reorganize my queue!

2. Reading blogs and my google reader - thanks to my google reader and Perez Hilton, I am up to date on SO MANY celeb goings-on.

3. Napping

4. Reading - I don’t really think this is a ‘time waster’ necessarily, but I do this at times when I should probably be doing something else…like cleaning!

5. Making lists - a lot of the time, I will make a list about what I really should be doing, or re-write a list that I’ve already made b/c I think it’s too sloppy. I did this a lot while I was in college.

6. Knitting dishcloths

7. Facebook - Lil Green Patch is my favorite time wasting application I also love SuperPoke!.

8. Just sitting. Especially on Saturdays.

9. Worrying. This is not a favorite, but unfortunately I have wasted a lot of time worrying over things that I shouldn’t have. I hate this about myself!

10. Watching TV - I put this at the end of the list b/c very rarely do I watch TV and do nothing else. Most of the time I am watching TV and engaging in some other activity, like knitting, cooking or reading during commercials, something to that effect.

When I saw this crochet amigurumi pattern, I KNEW that I HAD to make it! I love lambs, as some of you know, and you’ve met Lamby, so this one seemed like a given!! I finished her up on May 5, so Margarita seemed like an appropriate name.

I used about half of a skein of Lion Brand Jiffy in white and some Lion Brand Wool Ease in Oxford Grey. I was hoping that the Jiffy would be a bit fuzzier but it wasn’t! I should have used a more novelty yarn, like Lambie Pie from Hobby Lobby, but I honestly CANNOT stand the way that yarn feels on my hands. You might recall that I started a baby poncho out of that - it now resides in the county landfill. But a fuzzier little lamb would be adorable! Maybe I will make another one when I find some appropriate yarn that I can stand to handle!

I am hoping to finish up Sheldon this weekend - All I have left is the shell. Then I will start on another one for another little baby I know in girlier colors.  Amigurumi May is almost over and I still have plenty to do!

10 Movies I’m Excited to See:

1. The Dark Knight - I loved the last Batman movie and this one looks like it’s going to be really good.

2. Confessions of a Shopaholic - This is one of my FAVORITE book series, so I can’t wait until the movie comes out! Although, I never pictured Becky as a redhead…

3. Get Smart - I used to love watching this on Nick at Nite. Steve Carell is hilarious.

4. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - I wanted to go and see this last weekend, but it just didn’t work out. Maybe I can go this weekend.

5. Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Only because Veronica Mars is in this. I love her!

6. Wall-E - This looks cute, even tho I don’t really know what it’s about! Will wait for this one to come to video probably.

7. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 - I didn’t even know they were making this movie!! Loved the first one. (I’m a dork)

8. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - Will be seeing this one with my mom I’m sure - in November!!

9. P.S. I Love You - I read the book years ago (It was sad!), so I am curious to see how they’ve updated it. I’ve heard that the letters are updated to emails, or voice recordings or something. This is in my Netflix queue.

10. The Bucket List - also in Netflix queue.

I watch a lot of movies, but most of the time I don’t get really excited over one. This list was fairly hard for me! I was going to put 27 Dresses on there, when I found out the category last week, but I watched that on Sunday!

I’ve been tagged by Michelle!

“The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.”

1) What was I doing 10 years ago?

I was 16, so in high school! I think by this time I had my first boyfriend and was looking forward to going to Europe that summer!!! I was working at Fred’s - the height of coolness I am sure.

2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order):

knit some on an amigurumi for a baby gift, watch Dancing with the Stars, fold some clothes, finish up supper, do today’s lines for the Monthly Dishcloth KAL

3) Snacks I enjoy: Oreos, cupcakes, Reese’s ANYTHING! (also like Michelle, evidently I enjoy sugar by the spoonful!)

4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

realistically: buy yarn! I’d also buy a Porsche 911 and a new house for me and my fiance for when we get married. If I were a billionaire I’d also give to plenty of charities like St. Jude and lots to my church and missionaries.

5) Places I have lived:

Chattanooga, TN; New Orleans, LA; Corinth, MS; Oxford, Ms

6) 5 peeps I wanna know more about- Stacie, Maria, Karen, Hakucho, and Ellen Bloom! If I’ve tagged you and you don’t want to play along, that’s ok! If I didn’t tag you and you DO want to play, let me know!