Oh My Gosh!

So I've been busy... and obviously, not on the computer enough!

Here are some of my recent achievements:

This is a fun hair clip that I designed based on a book of Art Deco designs. I love the look and feel of that style, it's whimsical feel and order in line. I changed it a bunch to fit my plan, but I love how this first try came out! This one is to be a present for a friend, but I've got to copy it a few times before it gets sent on.

I'm loving this process so much I've already 3 more designs in the works!

Next one's a silly one:
My friends had a young son recently, and though I'm not sure they noticed, the young guy's initials are "B.A.D.". I couldn't let that one go by, especially as his dad is anything but a crazy bad dude. It was to originally just go on a tiny tee shirt, but when I found this cute (GLOW-IN-THE-DARK!) skeleton pjs outfit, I thought of a better plan.

The hat is made out of simple black acrylic yarn (best for washing!) and the iron-on transfers were found at my local JoAnn's Fabric. It was printed using my regular old printer. Not too messy, but the ironing was a bit tricky - though that might be due to my EXTREME love of ironing.  (Did you catch the sarcasm just there?)

The skeleton on the hat was crocheted and embroidered on. I made the pattern up to suit my purpose, so I'm not really sure what it was at the moment, but it worked.  I added a simple drawstring through holes so the hat can be worn sized for longer. Here's a closeup of the skeleton:

One more fun Halloween project that was finished:

My sister made the plan for this scarf based on a photo she had seen of a similar project online. We each knit 5 triangles of 3 different colors, and then we pieced them together haphazardly. The grey stitches at the end were the fun part as they didn't need to be exact. Messy makes them look better in my opinion. It was a fun project as the colors were bright and cheery and the pieces were super fast moving to make. The only bugger part was the piecing them all together....(my sister was in grad school at the time and dumped her knitted pieces on my doorstep. it's been waiting to be completed for some time.)

Fall / Winter Mash

It turned Fall rather quickly here in the woods. I was wearing shorts and tanks, what, 3 weeks ago? No jacket until last week, and then SNOW this weekend?

I am still mourning the sunshine of summer.

Having had the summer off from work, I've been working on more projects - or, rather, completing hanger-on ones. It's so nice to complete something on your "To Do" list. Right?

I'll be posting photos of my newly completed projects soon as well as my new favorite item: My Knitted Alligator. The pattern should be ready to roll out within the next few weeks. As it's my first, I want to make sure that all gaps have been filled and nothing is amiss.

For now, I'll tidy up my summer garden, pack up all of the seeds I've gathered, and go put out more seed for the birds. Maybe some for the squirrels too.