Dog Days of Summer Favorite Item Contest

My Very Favorite Handmade Item (that can be used or worn):


As you may notice this item isn't knitted but it is my very favorite. It is my wedding quilt.
My mom Ally B (check out her blog at http://allybthatsme.blogspot.com) spent many hours of love putting together this King size quilt for my husband and I for our wedding. She is so talented, not just at knitting, and though she has made me many wonderful quilts this one is very special because it was given to us for a special occasion. I have several other views so that you may appreciate its visual beauty. It is also very warm and I love that it covers me every night while I sleep.
My most very favorite handmade item :)


Something on another swappers blog that I would like to make:
I am in love with this tote!!!!!!!!!!!!
Check it out here or at her blog at http://shutupimcounting.blogspot.com


This was posted on her blog. I am so in love with it and she said that she was in the process of making a pattern for it. I was confused, how could she make something so awesome withut a pattern? Then it came to me, she must be supremely talented. Obviously she knows far more about knitting than I do because I definitely need a pattern, and hopefully she will make one so that someday I can make this bag as well.

Well I am wrapping this up. I am enjoying this swap (my first swap) in case you didn't already know that. I hope to send my spoilee her package by the end of the week :)

Happy Knitting Ya'll!!!!!

Dog Days of Summer Dishcloth Swap Scavenger Hunt Answers:

Dog Days of Summer Dishcloth Swap Scavenger Hunt Answers:

• Someone who crochets: JoAnn P. http://dishclothexchange.blogspot.com/2007/07/joann-ps-questionnaire.html
  
• Someone who's never made a dishcloth before: Diana C. http://dishclothexchange.blogspot.com/2007/07/diana-cs-questionnaire.html
  
• Someone who has been knitting\crocheting for less than 2 years: Angela T. http://angcraftcorner.blogspot.com/
  
• Someone who has been knitting\crocheting for more than 5 years: Abby C. http://wickedknitter1.blogspot.com/
  
• Someone who is from a non-US country: Marianne http://www.picperfics.blogspot.com/

It's Finished

Mission accomplished. This here is my first item that I have knitted that can be worn. Oh wait a minute, in February I knitted some clogs socks but they didn't fit me. They were too small for my gargantuan feet. This is the first sweater I have knitted. This sweater is a gift I intended to give to my friend for her baby shower 2 weeks ago. I didn't finish it in time so off to Target I went to get something she registered for. I will just have to bring this with me when I go to visit her after the baby is born. She is having a girl hence the pink ties on the sweater. I used Cascade Yarns Luna, it is a Peruvian Cotton. It was really great to work with and in general the project went very fast until it was time to sew the pieces together. I remind you I am a new knitter and have never done this before. I sewed on the sleeves then I had to remove the sleeves because I had placed them in the wrong spot so when I went to sew the side seams together they didn't line up (frustration). So, I ran to target and grabbed a gift and went to the shower without my sweater. It is all fine though now because the sweater is complete. There is nothing that I enjoy more than finishing a project. It also brings much confusion to my life because there are so many projects and so much yarn staring me in the face waiting for me to choose them for my next project. I am not sure what it will be next. I think I am going to make a mini sock for my key chain sock blocker. It should be a quick project, I think:).

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. I mostly relaxed but Winston didn't. He hates loud noises and was very sad all day trying to hide under my chair or on my lap. He is exhausted today he will probably sleep most of the day. He isn't a fan of fireworks, but he is a party animal.