Addicted to yarn and paper

Don't you just love it when two of your addictions can be used together? It sure makes the guilt trip seem less painful! I have been working on some smaller knitting projects and saw this cute Mini Sweater pattern. I thought why not make a little sweater....this would only be for a friend who really appreciates the tiny sweater and who might ...let's say, put it on her Holiday/Christmas tree??? The sweater took me about 1 1/2 hrs to make and on teeny needles (size 2) and the hanger was from "M" big box store. I got them a long time ago, and they sure have come in handy!








118872 Scallop Rectangle Clearlit Die

HAPPY KNITTING!

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Knitting Notebook Swap

I am in a Knitting Notebook Swap....it is a notebook swap that we send off (composition) type books along, and we share some of the things that we like. I knitted a small swatch of yarn into a square with a heart pattern. It wasn't a required piece but I had this left over yarn that I wanted to use. (it was from the cowl....see prev post!).. Anyways, I decided to add it to the notebook and also this tag!

I have a recipe and a page that I created using MDS and also this pattern, which I printed smaller (2 on a page) so it would fit on this composition notebook page! I love red, and had this red dotted piece of scrapbook paper. I love how festive it looks....you can see the other page to the left, I used the Tropical papers from last summer....

This is a good way to use up scraps, and also continue to do some creative things that I otherwise wouldn't necessarily do! I am enjoying this swap! The notebooks however are few and far between...I guess the person ahead of me, likes to ponder on them for awhile, so she had this one for almost a month and 1/2 I think....(maybe).

Anyways, it is now ready to send on to the next person!

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Knitting Gifts...

I made this shrug from Plymouth Fantasy yarn, which is a nice mercerized cotton yarn. It was a quick and easy project with a nice lacy pattern!

I got the pattern from www.Ravelry.com which is a free website for those of you who knit or crochet!

I wrapped it in a cello baggie and added a tag that I created from yesterday's MDS project! So simple to create and yet came out so cute!

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Knit a Long...(KAL)

I have a book that uses teeny little knitted pieces to make a card so I thought I would try to make my own knitted card.

So, I started knitting on toothpicks (I could've used my dp size 2 needles) but i wanted this to be 'really' knitted) I then ran the Marina Mist cardstock through the Big Shot giving the background a fabric texture, and then using the heart punch and the window punch (Heart) to add a layer for the knitted sweater.

This is such an easy card to make although it looks complicated, it really isn't!

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Baby Baby....

Decorating this bag for a Baby Shower with no new papers to match the gift was hard, so I pulled out some discontinued papers (A WALK in the PARK) which is Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray, Baja Breeze - just cool colors for a baby boy!

The knitted Blankie is just perfect with the papers, and along with the monkey towel and the froggie rattle toy and the blankie is hopefully something that the mom-to-be and the baby will enjoy! I am friends with the Grandma-to-be, and I only hope she loves it as well!

I even used some of the papers to decorate the envelope to match the bag!

You can also make buttons from shrink plastic!...go to this tutorial to see how to make Shrink Buttons for your knitting!

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Two of my Favorite things...joined together....

I love Stamping but I also love my knitting! I have been working on my knitting when I travel, and at my daughter's basketball games.

It is more portable and fun, although, I rarely combine both stamping and knitting...(One time at Leadership, I made and sold scarves because it was so cold!!!) -Salt Lake City was really icy and cold that winter!

But...this is a new stamp set, and love it! I just finished a baby blankie, and so this is perfect for a tag for my blankie!










I think my knitting friends will love this set as well! Don't you think so too?





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