Finished 2012: Wool Eater Baby Afghan

A lovely little baby gift I made for some friends of ours who just had their first baby -- a little boy. The pattern is Sarah London's Wool Eater Afghan and is made from a collection of Naturally Caron yarns from their Spa and Country Lines. This was a dream to hook after I got the hang of working from the back to the front (which created the wonderful edgings). I have plans to make another one for myself 0:)

Finished 2012: Ripple Afghan

I had thought a quilt would be the next thing I finished but this time was no different than any other time -- I was wrong :)

Here is the most recent baby/lap afghan I have finished



Using the lovely Lucy's Ripple Pattern @ Attic 24as a starting point, I then varied the numbers of rows with each colour, trying to make it as random as possible.

It was a great project to carry around with me which is why I finished it in under 3 weeks. Don't be surprised if you see another one in the future 0:)

WIP Wednesday: February 15

I've found some order and sanity in the midst of all my projects since the last time I joined up with Lee @ Freshly Pieced; managing to finish the The Jack In The Box Quilt, my Stash-Busting Dress, and the baby afghan I was hooking (sorry no pictures yet).

Oh and I made a carpet bag for a theatrical production in the midst of all this as well. I have definitely been a busy bee.

Right now, I'm focusing on one quilting project and one crochet project.

Quilting
Still plugging away at hand-quilting this lap quilt

By my estimation I'm nearing the 80% marker. My goal is to finish it completely by the March meeting of my local Modern Quilt Guild.

Crochet
This I have to admit is a new project that I started on last week. With the baby afghan finished, I needed something small that I could cart around with me and this lap afghan was born.

The Ripple Pattern is from the lovely Lucy over at Attic 24 though I have made some minor design adjustments; and the yarn is this lovely bamboo-blend yarn from Naturally Caron's Joy line. It may very well be my new favourite yarn to work with --only wish they had more colours available.

WIP Wednesday: January 25

It's been a while since I linked up with Lee at Freshly Pieced.



Everything has been so crazy lately, that I find myself all over the place so I'm hoping that posting all my WIPs on a weekly basis will steer me back to some focus like it did last year :)

So on my plate right now...

This...

Which needs the binding finished. I've managed to complete about 40% of the hand work so far.

Then there are the quilting projects:

Which is about 60% finished.
And this one which has only been on my floor frame for over a year and is only 15% done


And then there are the projects that are basted:




Both of which sit neatly folded on the table in my music room/library; waiting for their turn in my lap fram.

And then there is the top that needs the assembly finished:


And the one I started to play with the piecing:


Well, that sums up the quilting projects and doesn't include:

*the Dress that needs assembly


*the scarf I have only started knitting


*and the baby afghan I need to finish sooner than later, in order to mail it to the mum-to-be since I can't make her shower


And that is all the projects I have 'in-progress' I'm willing to admit to today. :)

Off to accomplish my goal for the week -- to finish one of the above projects.

My money is on the baby afghan or the dress.

Finished 2011: The Hexagon Afghan

Continuing my catch-up on projects I finished late last year, here is my Hexagon Afghan.



Detail



I began the project over Christmas 2010 after finding the pattern at Attic 24. It actually sat for a couple of months over the summer while I focused on some quilting projects. And like several of my projects that just never get done, it only took me a handful of hours to actually finish it 0:)

All the yarn is from an assortment of colours in the Naturally Caron's lines of Spa and County and Paton's Silk Bamboo. The result is a 'light' afghan that is warm and perfect for my lap while I work in my favourite chair.

Which it where the afghan resides when it's not in use.

Finished 2011: Helen's Afghan

Over the next week I'm going to try desperately to catch up with blogging about recently completely projects (okay, 2 of them were finished in say...November...). This is part of my number one resolution for 2012: do a better job with keeping up with posting about finished projects.

So for the first of three unblogged about finished projects, that I actually finished last year:

Helen's Afghan



Made from 20 different granny squares from 200 Crochet Blocks, this throw I literally threw my heart-and-soul into starting in November (as well as made countless purchases of books with different granny square patterns) in order to have in completed in time to be shipped to my in-law's house for Christmas.

It is not a large afghan, but size really wasn't important as putting a bunch of texture into it; including a border that is made from a row of dc, then a row of clusters (each made from five dc), and then a final row of sc. It's also not a heavy afghan, however, it was always a delightfully warm companion to have it on my lap in the evenings as I toiled away seaming the squares together.

And though my fingers ached on most days from the amount of crocheting I was doing at night to get this finished, in the end all that mattered was the thankful text I received on Christmas day from my MIL telling me how Helen (my MIL's MIL) loved it.

WIP Wednesday -- April Edition

It has been a long, strange trip since the last time I posted my WIPs at Freshly Pieced. As such, I have been all-over-the-place with my projects. The semester is quickly coming to a close, so I'm hoping that I'll get some projects finished. Without further adieu, here is the short list of all the projects I have going on:

Something Not A Quilt aka The Dress MGO started

After re-drafting three pieces completely today, here is the latest mock-up of the dress (for the initial version that MGO did all by himself, click here)



It looks good-enough for me to cut out the 'real' dress tomorrow. Now I just have to make up my mind regarding the fabric :)

Quilts that Need the Binding Finished

Sadly, I have /two/ at this stage.

My 'Stripes' Quilt which I really need to get done, since it is a house-warming present that is um *cough, cough* two months overdue.



And my hand-pieced 'Broken Dishes' Quilt which my husband loves.



I can't wait to show everyone this finished project. I splurged on the no. 5 perle cotton I used and it just made all the colours pop more.

The Quilt I'm Quilting

I know the last time I posted, I said that this was the fourth project on my to-do list, but I still haven't decided how to quilt what was number 3, so I skipped to this one.



Hooking Project

Yes, I'm still working on this:



Because it is still not long enough for a twin-size bed.

Random Projects:

Or simply projects to distract me when I misplace the tools I need to complete other projects.

Like today, when I misplaced scotch tape /and/ tissue paper since you can't really draft patterns without either.



Or like Sunday, when MGO started working on the dress and my sewing table was cluttered.

Or like any other time, when I want to work and not think.



Hopefully, I'll have some finished projects to blog about in the near future; especially since the dress has to be done by Saturday :)

WIP Wednesday: The March Edition

It's been a bit since I was able to link up with Freshly Pieced's WIP Wednesday but I'm back with the March Edition.

Hexagon Granny Square Afghan
The end is in sight. I have five more rows to finish before doing the edging and I have a production starting next week; which means lots of lots of time sitting around and waiting. And crocheting.





And quilting.

Speaking of quilting, I started quilting on this baby next week.



And I got this one basted.



And I bought the thread for this one.



And this one has the back made, and the thread bought. I just need to baste this baby. Granted, it's number four on my to-do list at the moment, so it may be a bit.



Last but not least, I have been inspired by Emma at The Marion House Book with her 52 object project. Over the course of the rest of this year, I'm going to be blogging about 52 objects in my house that tell you a little more about me.

Here is a teaser for the first object coming up --



It's on this bookshelf.

Scarfs Going Into The Mail This Week

My life has been a bit mad since just before Christmas. And though I finished these around Christmas (one is a Christmas gift), I'm just getting them into the mail.

Without further ado...

The belated Christmas gift -- This is a really easy self-fringing scarf made using only one stitch. It's a great beginner scarf if you are interested in hooking and just getting started.



And the just 'cuz gift for a friend of mine who is going through a rough time.





This pattern is from Stich N'Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker. The Happy Hooker is the book I recommend to everyone who is interested in starting to crochet or wanting to relearn. The best thing about the book is that there is a similar pattern inside it for the earlier scarf. I have to admit, the scarf above is based on a scarf my co-worker wears and that I adore; but there is a pattern in the book is almost identical to what I made above.

Not-A-Quilt: Scarf for Fairy

Since I dislocated my shoulder earlier in December, I've been unable to quilt. However, it turns out that several of my friends love scarves and with it being Christmas; I thought I would whip up a couple crochet/knitted scarves.

This is the first one I finished for my friend Fairy.