Viva La Mexico!

After seeing the Man-Hat I made for my husband, his friends decided that they also wanted one each, but with a twist.  They didn't want the flaps, but the did want them done with the colors of the Mexican flag in the brim.  Hence one new Man-Hat with a second one floowing closely behind...

See original post Man-Hat for more details on this pattern.

$$ALE!!!

Woot! I just sold the two scarves I have listed on Etsy! I have a pink one I need to post and I'm going to make 1 black, 1 grey, and 1 white very soon. I also just got another custom order from a woman I used to work with - 2 hats and 2 scarves.

Hopefully my business will take flight and
~~~SOAR~~~!

Sweet V-Stitch Scarf

I made my mom a really cute black hat with a white brim over the summer and she wanted a matching scarf that was long enough to fold in half and tuck in the ends.  I found a scarf pattern that fit the bill at the Lion Brand Yarn website.  I changed it up a bit and it came out perfectly! 

 Here is the link to the pattern:
Whoosh Scarf by Lion Brand

Pretty Scarf Pattern

I found an aboslutely adorable scarf pattern by Marie Anne St. Jean.  Because she so graciously permits crafters to sell items made with her pattern, I made two scrumptious scarves and posted them for sale on Etsy.  Here are the pics:

These scarves were really easy and quick to make and they are soooooo pretty.  In fact I made one for myself in soft pink ;)

You can access this pattern at:
Pretty One-Skein Scarf

You can see my Etsy shop at:
My Etsy Shop

Cold Hands?

I love little fingerless gloves and mitts -- they are so cute.  I found some really great patterns for different types of fingerless mitts, but my favorite is a ruffled mitt made with a fpdc, bpdc rib stitch.  I made a pair for a friend and then decided that they were too cute to not have a pair of my own.  Unfortunately the rib stitch pattern didn't match my really cute scarf, so I modified the pattern to use a double v stitch (like in the scarf) and kept the ruffle on the end.  They turned out adorably, but I have a little trouble with them sliding up and down my hands.  I think they are too big at the ruffle end ;)


I'll post a pic just as soon as I get my camera back from my mom ;}

Man Hat

My husband wanted me to make him a hat, but most of the free hat patterns I'd come across were pretty feminine looking.  Thankfully I'm a digger and after a while I came across this fabulous flapped hat pattern.  My husband loves the hat I made him, but thinks he looks silly with the flaps on - so the next one I make for him will be flapless...  Oh well - his loss.  I think the flaps look cute!

Thanks to Chloe Nightingale for this great pattern!!

You can find this pattern at:

Flappy Hat

Superb Shawl in Progress

I found this fabulous pattern for a shawl from a 1915 Woolcraft publication.  It is just divine!!  I started it back in September, but it is sucking up a lot of yarn - especially because it is a crossed treble stitch - but how gorgeous it will be when I am done....

Here're pics of the progress:

You can find a copy of the pattern here:
Woolcraft 1915 Shawl