If you haven't guessed, I'm talking about Pamela Wynne.
In knitting world, she's famous for The February Lady Sweater, her adaption of Elizabeth Zimmermann's famous baby knit.
Unknown to some, Pamela's also has quite a few other original designs available as either free downloads or as paid downloads on Ravelry. My favorite is Pickadilly.
Anyway, Pam's sweet baby girl Crush recently broke her leg. Badly. She had to have major surgery. Surgery that is very expensive.
To help raise money for Crush's surgery, Pam created this adorable sweater. You have to click on that link and check it out. It is ADORABLE. Almost as adorable as Crush.
Pam is always looking out for others. She gave us The February Lady Sweater for FREE. That's a huge gift. But Pam does more. Profits from her dog sweater Wurstwärmer go to the Michigan Animal Rescue League. She gave portions of her profit from Pickadilly and Elinor's Mittens to Partners in Health and Doctors Without Borders.
Now it's time to help Pam (and get awesome knit patterns too). Go to Pam's website or to Ravelry and check out her awesome patterns. Buy one. It's that simple. Enjoy!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
A Study of Opposites
My two current projects.
Knitting a lace scarf with lace weight yarn, size 3 needles, nupps and charts to follow. Crocheting a simple potholder with worsted weight cotton, size G hook and no pattern necessary.
Got to love them both!
Knitting a lace scarf with lace weight yarn, size 3 needles, nupps and charts to follow. Crocheting a simple potholder with worsted weight cotton, size G hook and no pattern necessary.
Got to love them both!
Monday, April 19, 2010
More Photos of Fun
Right after we got back from Virginia, we had family from Oregon come to visit. We had so much fun with B's sister Kristin, her husband Chris and their adorable children Oscar (almost 3) and Isla (11 months). We mostly hung out at home and the park, but we did make one trip into Dallas to go to the aquarium and Dealey plaza. Here are some of my favorite pics from the visit. It was SO much fun!
Sweet Isla. Isn't she SO adorable? She's been walking for about 2 weeks and is really fast already.
Even Pepper got some extra love.
At the aquarium. All four really got into it and had a ton of fun.
Isla loved pushing her hands (and face) right up to the glass to watch the animals.
J enjoyed Isla as much as the animals :).
Oscar, Kristin, N and B
Being silly.
On our last visit, J did NOT like the shark and ray tunnel at all. This time he LOVED it!
Family portrait.
Getting tired.
Giving kisses by the flamingos.
Smiling Oscar at Dealey Plaza.
Isla loved to push the boys on this fire truck.
Sweet Isla. Isn't she SO adorable? She's been walking for about 2 weeks and is really fast already.
Even Pepper got some extra love.
At the aquarium. All four really got into it and had a ton of fun.
Isla loved pushing her hands (and face) right up to the glass to watch the animals.
J enjoyed Isla as much as the animals :).
Oscar, Kristin, N and B
Being silly.
On our last visit, J did NOT like the shark and ray tunnel at all. This time he LOVED it!
Family portrait.
Getting tired.
Giving kisses by the flamingos.
Smiling Oscar at Dealey Plaza.
Isla loved to push the boys on this fire truck.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
I finally did it...
Thanks to my mom, I finally learned how to crochet.
Anyway, my mom decided she wanted to make some potholders like the ones Grandmother Ruthie made. We tried to teach ourselves, but my results were less than stellar. For her birthday, my brother and I gave my mom a gift certificate to her local yarn shop (or shoppee) so she could learn to crochet. While I was in Virginia, my mom taught me. And I now have three potholders to prove it!
The blue one is my first and it is definitely not perfect; I'm keeping it for myself. The two green ones are "a set" I made for my sister-in-law. They aren't perfect either, but they are better.
Pattern: Pumpkin Pie Potholder by Cylinda Mathews (modified)
Yarn: Patons Grace (1.75 oz/ 50g/ 100% mercerized cotton) With the striping, I think I can get at least 3 (maybe 4 or 5) potholders using one skein each of two different colors.
Hook: Size E
Modifications: Did rounds 1-4 as written with Color A. For Round 5, I changed to Color B. For Round 5, I repeated the directions for Round 4 (1 dc, 1dc, 2dc). For Round 6 (also in Color B), I did 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc. For Round 7, I switched back to Color A and did 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc. I made two circles (one with a 14 chain hanging loop) and then crocheted the two together with wrong sides facing.
I've been knitting for over 5 years and I love it. In general, I had no desire to crochet. Except when I saw crocheted potholders...then I had the urge to crochet. It all stems back to my great grandmother Ruthie. She crocheted potholders and they are the best potholders I have ever used. They are simple, nothing fancy potholders but they really work. I have two that I inherited from my grandmother about 10 years ago and they are abused, but I've never found anything that works as well. 
Potholders crocheted by Grandmother Ruthie
Potholders crocheted by Grandmother RuthieAnyway, my mom decided she wanted to make some potholders like the ones Grandmother Ruthie made. We tried to teach ourselves, but my results were less than stellar. For her birthday, my brother and I gave my mom a gift certificate to her local yarn shop (or shoppee) so she could learn to crochet. While I was in Virginia, my mom taught me. And I now have three potholders to prove it!
The blue one is my first and it is definitely not perfect; I'm keeping it for myself. The two green ones are "a set" I made for my sister-in-law. They aren't perfect either, but they are better.
Pattern: Pumpkin Pie Potholder by Cylinda Mathews (modified)
Yarn: Patons Grace (1.75 oz/ 50g/ 100% mercerized cotton) With the striping, I think I can get at least 3 (maybe 4 or 5) potholders using one skein each of two different colors.
Hook: Size E
Modifications: Did rounds 1-4 as written with Color A. For Round 5, I changed to Color B. For Round 5, I repeated the directions for Round 4 (1 dc, 1dc, 2dc). For Round 6 (also in Color B), I did 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc. For Round 7, I switched back to Color A and did 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc. I made two circles (one with a 14 chain hanging loop) and then crocheted the two together with wrong sides facing.
Finished: Slanting Gretel Tee for Cat
Some time after I finished my Slanting Gretel Tee, my twin sister Cat requested one for her birthday. Although she's a knitter now, she wasn't feeling quite up to the task of knitting one for herself. She picked out a color and after I finished my Ripple Cardigan, I cast on. Finishing this top was delayed by the birth of a good friend's daughter, but I still managed to finish it before I left Virginia. I even got a chance to take a photo or two of my sister modeling it before I returned to Texas.
Pattern: Slanting Gretel Tee by Petra Manis
Size: Smallest with some modifications
Yarn: 6 skeins of Ella Rae Baby Cotton (50g/ 100m/ 88% Cotton/ 12% Nylon) in Color 04 Aloha
Needles: Size 5 Circular and Doublepoints
Modifications: My sister has a tall upper body so I added an extra 2 1/4 inches (16.25 inches instead of 14 inches) to the length before beginning the sleeves. My sister was also concerned about a tight fit in the armpit so I picked up extra stitches to either side of the stitches put on hold for the armpits. I also increased in these stitches when binding off.
Pattern: Slanting Gretel Tee by Petra Manis
Size: Smallest with some modifications
Yarn: 6 skeins of Ella Rae Baby Cotton (50g/ 100m/ 88% Cotton/ 12% Nylon) in Color 04 Aloha
Needles: Size 5 Circular and Doublepoints
Modifications: My sister has a tall upper body so I added an extra 2 1/4 inches (16.25 inches instead of 14 inches) to the length before beginning the sleeves. My sister was also concerned about a tight fit in the armpit so I picked up extra stitches to either side of the stitches put on hold for the armpits. I also increased in these stitches when binding off.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Photos from Virginia
Finally getting around to putting some more photos from our Virginia trip. I took a ton of photos, but here are some favorites.
All packed into Cat's car
Michael and Lizzie (my sister's children) with N and J
J, Madeline, Mary, Reed (my brother's triplets) and N
J being silly with my brother
My sweet nephew Michael collecting "flowers" for us
Lizzie and J
All packed into Cat's car
Michael and Lizzie (my sister's children) with N and J
J, Madeline, Mary, Reed (my brother's triplets) and N
J being silly with my brother
My sweet nephew Michael collecting "flowers" for us
Lizzie and JI can not say enough how much fun this trip was. J and N had SO much fun with their cousins and I just loved spending so much time with my family. While I was there, my mom taught me how to crochet potholders (she just learned a month ago)! I'll share my first few potholders soon.
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