Kniftiness

[calzephyr]

I am seriously hooked on the Knifty Knitter, and it isn't helping that Michaels is having a wool sale. $2 a ball oddly adds up to a lot, and I was slightly embarrassed when the cashier rung up my total! I bought some wool for a baby blanket and some others for hats and scarves. I just can't wait to try all the fun wools out there like Twister and Boa.


This is my second hat and scarf made from Red Heart Super Saver yarn. I think the hat came out a little long. It's about child sized with a matching scarf. I only got a quick pic of it as I gave it to Mom to put in the sales box for next year. You can see I have been painting on the kitchen table this week :-)





This gray set is made from Paton's Divine yarn, which is acrylic, wool and mohair. My husband wanted a hat, and I was kind of surprised when he picked out this wool. It's super soft! It took about 5 and a half balls of wool to make.

Comments

[fozziewriter.livejournal.com]

That's so cool, I like the color combinations. The longer hat would really be styling down here as people like to scruch the hats up and then roll them.....

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Thanks Fozzie! Wool comes in so many colours now. I couldn't resist purple, naturally :-) That's funny about people scrunching them...it's hard to account for stretching (which always happens) and how people will wear them.

[realmofunicorn.livejournal.com]

You've been busy! You haven't been at it that long and you've made two hats and scarves already! They look nice. =] I've wanted to learn to knit for awhile, I've tried to teach myself but it's been a losing battle. The Knifty Knitter might be what I need to get myself going. =]

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

I took the first week of January off, so I've had lots of time. I'm glad you like them :-) Definitely go for the Knifty Knitter! I'm left handed, and have had a terrible time trying to crochet and knit. It's easy peasy :-)

[fledchen.livejournal.com]

Hooray! :)

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

I'm so tickled :-) Everyone's getting hats next Christmas!

[lonehowler.livejournal.com]

Bud was really showing off his toque, he likes it alot :)

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Oh cool! I would have loved to go to East Side Mario's last night, but I had a late lunch yesterday with my folks and felt sick from it afterwards :S Did you get your winged wolf and paint it already?

[lonehowler.livejournal.com]

yep that's it in my icon, I have it on the windstone galleries,http://www.windstoneeditions.com/galleries/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=0

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I didn't know that...it looks like people are very busy with the paint your owns :-)

[lonehowler.livejournal.com]

yes they have been doing lots, now that the wolves are up on the website for order. I had alot of fun doing this one perhaps I'll get a griffin or a dragon to do

[twospotz.livejournal.com]

WOW! All of that looks SUPER nice! Ok, I'm off to LA (Well. Glendale actually...) and SF in a weeks time. I GOT to get to Michaels and see if they have them there! WHOHO!

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Thanks :-) I'm really happy with the mohair hat :-) It looks like there's 8 Michael's in Glendale (LA County - http://direct.where2getit.com/cwc/apps/w2gi.php?template=search&client=michaels) so you should be able to find one :-) I've also been told by my American friends that Jo-Ann's Fabrics is also an amazing place to go. Better take an extra suitcase for sure!

[nyrchicky.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say thanks for the Christmas card and magnet! It was so sweet!

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I wish I had managed to get it in the mail earlier. Ah well!

[aatheus.livejournal.com]

Yes! The Knifty Knitter is very addictive! When Anna-Karin rode with me to Michaels, she picked one up, and started going through yarn like crazy! It's like having a yarn-driven printer. ^_^

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

LOL!!! You're totally right on those points. It is addictive and it is like a printer. Hee hee! Maybe next year I'll get a knitting machine :-D