Yay Friday!!

On August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 By FogKnitsIn FO Friday, Uncategorized7 Comments

Happy Friday! It’s time to put this week to bed! I’m ready — I feel like I’ve been focused and productive. I got a good start on my interview prep and my pile of handmade nephew goodies has really grown! It’s the perfect time for a weekend!

Because nothing makes one feel accomplished, quite like listing those accomplishments, here’s what all my procrasticrafting got me this week…

I finished up the leg warmers – two pair, one small, one large, one that matches, one that doesn’t. The large size might become a pair of matching arm warmers for Mom.

I really liked working with this yarn, KnitPicks Felici. It’s soft but still has a bit of structure to it. I’m still thinking about the worsted weight version and a sweater with stripey sleeves. Maybe my recently cast-on Newborn Vertebrae will cure me of that. It’s grown since yesterday, I’m up to the sleeve divide already! Baby sweaters are the best!

What can I say, I’m a sucker for a good stripe. I’m also a sucker for a cute animal toy, these days. My Tubby Wubby stitch & stuff felt toy subscription has come to an end. Mr. Giraffe is the last to join the menagerie. I stitched him up, in about an hour, last night. He’s extra goofy. I couldn’t resist.

3 Months was the perfect subscription length for these cute little kits. They were well put together and the results are super cute but I’m ready to knit critters now. Knitting is really my thing. I can see myself stitching more of these Tubby Wubby kits, in the future, but for now, it’s back to Rebecca Danger cuteness.

I whipped up this little Hippo from ’50 Yards of Fun’ for an instant gratification fix. I love her designs. Rather than knit pieces and sew them together, you pick up stitches on the body and knit the limbs out from there. It can be fiddly but definitely worth it. I’m always pleased with my critters. I didn’t even have to fuss too much to give this guy a cute face!

And so, he join the growing pile for my next care package…

I’ll send this stuff off when I finish his sweater. Maybe a few more stuffies too…my goal is definitely to re-create that scene from E.T. with knitted toys! :)

And, now, I’ve committed to doing some real work this afternoon. Nothing boosts the confidence like putting the time in. Back to interview prep for a few hours and then, it’s the weeeeekend!!! Wooooo!

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Stuff on my Cat

On May 9, 2016May 9, 2016 By FogKnitsIn FO Friday, Hat, Rocky, Toy7 Comments

Of all the ridiculous things I’ve done in my time (Hello knit portrait of Bill Murray!), I’ve never submitted a photo to Stuff on my Cat. I think I’ve found a new mission in life! I’m envisioning the scene from ET when he uses stuffed animal camouflage to hide.

Rocky isn’t convinced yet but I think I can win him over with the power of knitting and an assist from Rebecca Danger! Clearly, I’ve got my work cut out for me! Today, I’ve got twice as many critters as I did yesterday…so I’m making progress!

$stuff on my cat fractional fish rebecca danger knitting$

This little swimmer is the Fractional Fish from Rebecca Danger’s 50 Yards of Fun. Yay Stashbusting! And three cheers for instant gratification knitting!

Once the instant gratification bug hits, there’s not much to be done except ride it out. I think it’s going to be another hat binge. This blog has operated for 28 days without a finished hat!?! It’s time.

So I jumped in with both needles! It took about two inches for reality to set in. The yarn will absolutely win this round of yarn chicken so I quit while I was ahead. I ripped it off the needles but couldn’t bring myself to undo it. At least, not yet. I really like the way the variegation is pooling & spiraling, maybe I’ll find a way to salvage it! In the meantime, the needles are clicking away on this…

…definitely enough yarn this time! This is some of the yarn my Mom dyed for me. I think the ‘special occasion’ I’ve been saving it for is finally here! I’ve got an idea. It’s a good one. It involves surface crochet?!? I rely on duplicate stitch too much. It’s time for something new!

Fingers crossed that I’ll have something noteworthy to share for FO Friday! I’m excited about this one!

A Little Batty

On January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 By FogKnitsIn FO Friday, Rocky, Toy8 Comments

A poorly timed evening nap left me awake all night and things got a little batty!

A little yellow batty, that is! I finally cracked open Rebecca Danger’s 50 Yards of Fun! I’ve never been a toy knitter but cuteness like this is hard to resist! The secret to success with these little stuffies is their seamless construction! No fuss knitting several pieces and sewing them together! I love it! You just pick up stitches directly from the body…

Not only is it dead simple, the results are gorgeous! No weird joins from awkwardly sewn seams! There is zero chance I could get neat, even seams sewn like this…

It’s amazing! Not to mention, just exactly the kind of thing Rocky loves…

By that I mean, practicing his side eye! Until I reminded him, at least it’s not Dress Like A Unicorn Day again. I was not kidding about that!

He agreed and cooperated after that!

I think this must be his ‘please, get a job or at least leave the house’ look! He’s such a poor, tortured baby. Can’t you tell? ;)