Finished!

I finished the Gretel Beret today. I think it came out really nice. The yarn weight I used is a bit thinner than the pattern recommended, but it staill came out just fine. Probably not quite as slouchy as it should have been, but its very pretty. I used bigger needles and knitted with very loose tension. Ain't it purdy?!

Gretel Beret

I started knitting this super cute beret yesterday. I really should be cleaning, but you know how it is! I think the weigt of the yarn is a little thin... so I hope it doesn't come out too small, but I'm knitting with loose tension, and i hope its stretchy. If not, no worries, I can always frog it and use bigger needles. Its cute so far though1

Teeny Cream Slippers

Oh wait... I nearly forgot about my Teeny Cream Slippers. Maybe I didn't knock out dozens, but I did start off with one pair for the Etsy shop. I guess I'll see how they do and take it from there. My teeny paper boxes seem to be the best sellers so far, so I really need to get more of them made.

BAD MOMMY!

hmm. I have been a baaad blog mommy. Please don't call social services on me. In fact I haven't even been knitting very much. But I have some cute teeny knit ideas percolating in my teeny brain and as soon as I have more things started I will post pictures. *enthusiastic head nodding*

Teeny Baby Slippers

I knit up the cutest little teeny pair of baby slippers for my friend Kate who is going to have a baby next month. I used the Erica Knight pattern from her baby knits book in Kouigu Kersti yarn with a thread of fluffy Mohair mixed in. When I was done I fluffed up the Mohair with a soft brush and stitched a pretty magenta felt flower onto each slipper.

They are the best project ever, because you only have to know how to increase & decrease. You look like a Knitting superstar with very little effort. I am totally going to knock out a few pair of these for my Etsy Shop.

Teeny Purse No. 3 Part II

So its done. It was the first lining I did, so it isn't perfect. I was playing around with the shape and made it an extreme flare. I think its cute and I love the fabric for the lining. What do you think?

Teeny Purse No. 3

This is the progress so far for Teeny Purse No. 3. I'm knitting it flat instead of in the round (a little to my dismay because I hate sewing up seams) so that the honeycomb pattern in the center is easier. So far so good though!

Star Stitch Pattern

The Star Stitch is really super duper easy, even though the end result makes you look very clever...

Cast on in multiples of 4, then add one stitch at the end.

Row 1: (right side) KNIT

Row 2: P1, *MS, P1, rep from * to end.

Row 3. KNIT

Row 4: P3, MS, *P1, MS, rep from * to last 3 sts, P3.

And thats it!

To MS(make star) You just Purl 3 tog, leaving the stitches on the left hand needle, wrap the yarn around the needle, then purl through the same three stitches again.
That sounds a little complicated, but once you've done it you'll see how truely simple it is.

I knitted the teeny green purse in the round, and in this pattern the design is knit on the purl side, so I just knitted it inside out. The knit rows would be purled.

Teeny Purse No. 2

So I finished Teeny Purse No. 2 tonight while watching my Netflix "Colonial House" dvd. Enthralling. The second teeny purse turned out much better than the first.

I like the shape much better, and the increases I added made for a much fuller and prettier shape. OK! On to teeny purse No. 3!

Teeny Purse No. 1

Teeny purse No. 1 is done, but I can't say that I am thrilled with it. I think I need to increase a bit after the initial few rows. they have to be a specific size to fit the metal clasp. It seems too narrow. In my mind's eye I wanted it to flare out a bit more. I also tried to decrease the bottom in a spiral pattern which made it roundish and also narrow. And since I was knitting from the purl side for the pattern, the spiral shows as purl on the outside. You can see the knit side in the second picture. The bottom is badly done on the outside. I really like the star stitch which is FAR easier that I imagined it would be. The last picture is a detail of the stitch. Pretty- right?? So now I'm re-knitting it in a pretty teal with the increases and I think I'll just cast off the bottom edges together for a flat seam. Ill post pictures as it goes. Wish me luck!

Florrie Marie

Wow. My first blog. Please stop by the Etsy shop to see my wares. We are currently working on a line of teeny purses and a Lux line of housewares. I'll be back!


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