Naked No More

This weekend, I finished the clothing for Rory's bunny....and she is now dressed and not lounging about in lingerie.....

The Bunny Dressed

The clothes for the bunny are not hard to make but are very time consuming.  Originally, I had thought that I would make the bunny a wardrobe.  Time went quickly and I am content with one outfit.

Rory will be three this fall.   That meant I had to be really careful about buttons (can't use them) and snaps (really shouldn't use them).   As I was knitting away on the clothing I thought about what to do.

Sewing the clothes on to the body.....not a good option.  Risk a snap?  Her little fingers might not be able to work a snap yet.  My final solution was not to put a button on the cardigan and to crochet ties so that the dress can be closed with a small bow.

Will I make more clothes?  Yes...and eventually another creature to wear them.

Want to spend an afternoon looking at really cute projects?  Look at the Little Cotton Rabbits on Pinterest....the folks who have designed the clothing have created dresses that make the fingers itch to make one...no matter how much time it takes!

Knitting, Knitting, Knitting

This summer has been a hugely productive and sometimes very frustrating knitting fiesta.

A little guy needed a dinosaur.   I auditioned two patterns....one was too fussy...the other was the
pattern from hell.  I learned a lot trying to make the hellish pattern work.  I also learned it is okay to through a project in the trash.  Rebecca Danger saved me......Basil the Brontosaurus is now done.

One the the techniques I have wanted to learn for a long time is doing intarsia in the round.  One of the Boost Your Knitting tutorials was truly wonderful.  I used it, not to make the socks which will (later) be for me, but to make a superman hat for my friend Corey that is much more in keeping with the vision I had when I made his hat last year.



Because I like to plan, I used Knitbird to make the superman symbol graph that would work the best look for this project. Next, I did the math and laid out, using Photoshop, what I wanted the had to look like. This was great for trying to position the symbol and for deciding if I wanted a pop of red. This is where I started.....
It was great as I could toggle the red line on and off and decide on whether is was a good idea....and if it was...how wide should the line be?   The sketch shows what I decided to do.

The yarn I choose was a Cascade fingering weight wool.  While the yarn could split a bit, it knits up beautifully.    I am really happy with the finished product.

My hemming could use a bit of work, but I am generally happy with the results:

The Front

The back with the intarsia in the round area highlighted.

Will I try intarsia in the round again.  Yes....because it lets me do things I want to do....and I want to get better at it.

More critters are on the needles....I will say that after a few more, I will take a loooooooooooooooong break from doing animals.