Spring Has Sprung!

Spring has arrived here in Salt Lake City (finally!). I was feeling a bit burnt out with my hooks for a while but now that all my trees are in bloom and the sun is so nice and warm I finally felt my yarn calling my name again.

So I came up with this lovely hat.

A few weeks back, I saw a guy come through my line at work and he had a plain white hat with a really cool pattern on the bottom. His hat was knit, so I couldn't completely recreate it but I knew I could try.

I took the Secret Method Hat for the top and worked about 15 rounds of white then began with the colors. I love the look of spikes but I've never really been able to master them. This time I just sat down and stopped thinking so hard and stitched.

I'm really proud of myself too. I think this is a cool look and something definitely different than what's in my vast hat collection currently. I'm also proud of the inside of my hat. When you're pulling your colors throughout your work, its extremely important to keep everything neat. If you don't, your yarn will start to knot up and then your head will hurt every time you try and wear your creation.

My trick to is to keep one ball on my right and one on my left. I also try really hard to keep a good eye on twists and knots. This is not quick crochet. Its slow and deliberate but the end product is so satisfying that you'll love every minute of it.

Anyway, that's project for this week. I adore it.

Look at my flowers!!

Happy Easter!

So Pete's Nana decided I needed some alpaca yarn a few days ago. (Have I mentioned how much I adore her?) Her good friend owns Sea Hill Farm, an alpaca farm in Maine and so Pat bought be 3 skeins of 100% alpaca wool. Drooooool.

If you have never held 100% alpaca anything, you should really consider it. The fiber is buttery soft and extra light. And its such nice to know that I got my yarn from the farm this this adorable guy came from. His name is Teddy Bear and he lives at Sea Hill.

Anyway, I thought I'd share my Easter present with my blog. Hope you're all making yourself sick with chocolate bunnies!

Sarah

Photo is from seahillfarm.com

Cute photo for the afternoon

Oh here's an adorable picture of my dog:

He really loves yarn too.

Sorry!!

So I know I've been terrible! No posts in two weeks. Geeeez. So first of all I wanted to update you on the Revolution Hats. Here are two of them. I've made four in all so far and they all have tags on them which is kind of a big deal.

After using Chloe Nightingale's pattern so many times, I have to insist that it's still one of my all time favorite hats. Its a tight gauge and its so warm and cozy, perfect for climbers out in the cold.

I used Cascade Eco Wool which is a really awesome yarn, especially for a project like this. Its a 250 gram skein (478 yards) which is a good hunk of material, so you have to be in love with the color but if you find the right color... this is a great buy.

The second thing I was going to write about was my new stuffed

animals. Just in time for Easter I made a bunny rabbit. I used Vanna's choice which is a good, solid yarn for making stuffed animals.

People keep asking me if he's an amigurumi pattern. That would be a negative because I despise amigurumi patterns. He's my own creation. His name is Percy. I also made a fat little bird too. I haven't come up with a name for him.

Anyway. Sorry it's taken me so long! It won't happen again for awhile. Promise!

Happy Easter!

Revolution Climbing + Hats

So a couple of days ago Johnny from Revolution Climbing approached me about making hats for his company and after I thought about it for... 5 seconds... I said of course! This morning we met up at my favorite yarn shop (Blazing Needles) where the owner, Cynthia helped us pick the perfect yarn for the job.

So I thought I'd take some pictures of the beautiful yarn we chose. Its Cascade Eco +. And at 250 grams a skein... it should make a lot of hats...

Baby Animals

Oh how I love to stitch stuffed animals. Nothing makes me more excited than when I'm coming up with a new little creature to annoy Pete with. That poor boy has to sit through me squealing over numerous animals, asking his advice and then poking him with the finished product.

Well here's my latest design. Mini animals! Weeee. These little guys fit in the palm of my hand and they are AWESOME! I don't like to toot my own horn (well, actually I do, this is why I have a blog) but I am way impressed with myself with these little critters.

I made a chick, a baby bird, a frog, a cow, and a piggy (the frog was my first attempt which is why he looks a little off...). Hehehe I can't stop giggling.

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