While Miss P was working on her Hazel Hedgehog quilt, I knit a baby sweater, booties, and hat. I used Moutain Colors Twizzle from my stash bringing my total of knit from stash items to 19!The booties are a tiny version of Pamela Wynn's Elf Slippers. You can see other, larger shoes I have knit from this pattern here, here, and here.
I knit these booties on smaller needles and did not felt them.The pattern for the hat is Lyalya Hoodie by Natasha Schaffer. I have also made a few of these before. You can see them here, here, and here.
The sweater was knit from the Basic Seamless Crewneck Cardigan pattern in The Complete Book of Raglan Sweaters by Leisure Arts.
I think my new grandbaby will be pretty cute sporting this look next winter.
They are so squishy and comfortable. I just love this yarn and the colors are pretty great too.
Details:Pattern - Diagonal Cross Rib socks by Ann Budd in 
The Painted Damsel socks are number 15 in my 
I love cleaning up the slow way by making things out of scraps, leftovers, and single balls of yarn. I'm hoping to see some visible progress on the sewing room soon. It should be getting tidier, right? 
On this hat the cables go all the way to the top.
This is project 13 in my efforts to knit 100 items from my stash! Go me!!
The yarn is a hand dyed wool by 
I also cast on a new pair in this fabulous Sanguine Gryphon Skinny Bugga I had been hoarding.
I'm glad to be knitting my stash again. I hope to add a few more finishes before the end of the year.
I've been doing a little knitting in my "spare" time. One finished pair for B, thanks for the yarn, Adele, and a pair of basic 2 x 2 rib socks for me in the works. My bag always contains a basic crew sock on needles. I get a nervous twitch when I have to wait for something and I have NOTHING to do. You should have seen me a couple of weeks ago at M's U of Michigan graduation when I couldn't take my knitting into the stadium. Only cameras were allowed - no bags or purses. I ended up with a lot more photos on my camera than I really wanted.
I used one strand of leftover pink wook and one strand of a leftover hand spun - the same handspun that I used in 
I love the way the knitting transforms when it's washed and shrinks.
I should have been keeping count of how many pair of these I've made in the past 10-15 years. I think it must be nearing fifty. One year I made them for all of my nieces and nephews and gave them unfelted. I thought they would get a kick out of shrinking them to fit their feet. Maybe they did but their moms might not have thought it was as much fun.This is the 9th finish in my Stash 100 project.
These were a really fast knit with only 36 stitches per round. I used two strands of Misty Alpaca sport on size 6 needles.
I like the way the thumb gusset increases branch from a single line on the side of the thumb.
The pattern is, 
The outer mittens were knit with one strand of Misti Alpaca lace weight and one strand of an alpaca yarn for which I no longer had the label. I had the yarn in two colorways, a brown and a grey and had used it for sweaters for the boys more than 10 years ago. Miss P is almost big enough to wear the smaller of the sweaters.
But, oh my, this yarn is SO soft. When I first gave the boys their sweaters, Mr M wore his EVERY DAY of winter break that year.
If these mittens were mine, they'd double as mittens and scarf because I don't think I'd be able to keep them away from my face.
They are THAT soft.
The linings are knit from Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino on size 4 needles. Since they will be inside the felted mittens I was able to use up some odd leftovers of this yarn. The cuffs are both knit with black but after the cuffs I used up whatever small bits of baby cashmerino were left from other projects.It always feels good to use up leftover bits of yarn.Actually, I've been having a conversation on Instagram with a few others about a yarn/fabric stash busting project. It's been ages since I've actually bought any yarn but mostly that's because I have been too focused on quilting projects. This week, in trying to find the outgrown alpaca sweaters, which I actually had stored in the deep freezer in the basement, I dug out most of my yarn stash and now it's in a big pile in the living room. Some of it has been out of sight for so long it's as if it's new to me again. I've taken a quick inventory and will challenge myself to make 100 projects without purchasing any more yarn/fabric. I will allow myself to purchase items needed to complete a project but want to work mainly from my stash. I'm going to count my recent knits in December which makes this pair of mittens Stash Project 7.And here is a start on Stash Project 8, alpaca fingerless mitts for myself.
The pattern is the Danish Earflap Cap from 
She loves the braided ties on this one and that it is SUPER warm with the double layer of the hem.In decreasing the top, I added alternate knit rounds between the decrease rounds to keep the top more smooth as I did when making 
Here's hoping we have lots of snow to play in this year!! 
D requested a new warm hat for this winter. He looked through my patterns and chose the 
Miss P likes his hat so much that she has requested one of her own. She chose some orange Supermerino by Artyarns that was in my collection.
M liked his dad's new 
I like knowing that my family is warmed by my lovingly stitched winterwear. It warms my heart to know that my family appreciates the knits that I enjoy making for them. It makes it even MORE fun to knit.I'd better get back to work on the winterwear. It's COLD out there. 
Winter break has officially started! Miss P had her holiday party at school yesterday. And today we had a NO ALARM CLOCK day - two whole weeks with no alarm clock. I'm in heaven!I hope to get lots of sewing and knitting time. Today I'm working on a pair of lined mittens that B has requested for Christmas. I knit the linings last week and I just finished the outer layer of the first mitten. I'm ready to start the second outer mitten. The linings are knit with baby cashmerino and will not felt. The outers are a blend of homespun and a laceweight alpaca.Miss P has planned a Solstice sleepover with lots of activities for tomorrow night. She and her friend will be sleeping by the Christmas tree! The boys are arriving home on Monday. I kind of hope we get snowed in for for a few days!Happy Crafturday!! 
The pattern is Corbusier Socks by Sarah Jordan. The pattern is in 
It was a fun knit and wouldn't have taken long to finish if I would have been focused on just the one project.Since finishing the socks I've been knitting new winter mittens for Miss P. She's still wearing 
They should be finished soon!B wants a pair like this too. My knit list is growing!
These were a quick knit 2x2 rib from Sanguine Gryphon Skinny Bugga. I originally bought the yarn for colorwork in a 
We knit our 
The pattern is 
Adele and I made 
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I made the top from B's old terry/velour bathrobe using 
