Little Flower Bookmark (new pattern!)

Hello again! Since mother's day is coming up I decided to remake one of my favorite knitting gifts and write up a pattern for it. It's these adorable little flower bookmarks!

Super cute, right? They are also easy and quick to make, although I do make them a bit more complicated by sewing a felt backing with embroidery onto the leaf. Either way though, you can easily finish one in a day--perfect if you are scrambling for a nice present!

patchwork key fob (+ pattern)

My younger sister was staying in some dorms for a summer program recently, and requested a key fob. So I decided to make one, of course! This key fob has a key ring on one side, and a clasp on the other, so that it can be both clipped inside a bag and folded to fit around your wrist. I'm keeping this one, but another is in the works for her. These would make wonderful gifts, as they are small and quick to make, but very practical.

Tea Cosy

One of my perhaps lesser-known addictions is tea. I love trying different types, drinking it while doing research, and when just relaxing with a nice book. And of course, I love collecting various tea-related paraphernalia. :)

Because of my hoarding instincts, I have a few different teapots. But right now, my 2-cup Price and Kensington is getting the most use, so I figured I'd make a few tea cosys for it. And since both turned out pretty cute (at least in my opinion!) I figured I'd also share the patterns with any other knitters who'd like tiny tea cosys for their equally adorable tiny teapots. Here is the first one:

This tea cosy requires minimal knitting skills, as it is knit flat and then seamed up. And it's a great project for beginners, as it is knit entirely in seed stitch with some minimal decreasing at the top.

It is also super easy to whip up in a few hours--so it'd make a wonderful gift (perhaps with a matching teapot) to a recent graduate or as housewarming present. :)

I hope you enjoy, and I will be posting the pattern shortly--look for it in a day or two!

New Pattern on Ravelry!

Hi everyone,

I have been very busy attempting to get into grad school for next year, but I managed to post the pattern for my Solidarity Mittens today. These mittens are the ones I knit for my mom last christmas. They were inspired by the WI capitol protests in February 2011.

This is a picture of my mom and I protesting together. :)

Scissors (+ free sheath pattern)

I love scissors. This is because I spent all of my very first sewing projects incredibly frustrated with really bad scissors I grabbed out of our family's desk drawers. I would look at sewing patterns online and think, "how can people actually cut straight lines?"

Then I got my first pair of actual sewing scissors. Suddenly, cutting fabric actually worked! My edges no longer looked like I had chewed them off! It was magical.

Anyway, yesterday I upgraded my scissors yet again to a pair of bent gingher shears. I chose gingher because I've always loved my gingher embroidery scissors, and they were on sale for 50% off--I have a hard time passing up such a good deal! But using these wonderful new shears has really put me in a scissors mood, so I decided to sew a little sheath for my embroidery scissors, and share the pattern.

Cabled Mittens

I made these mittens for my mom this Christmas, and am now posting the pattern here. The cabled cuffs are based off a vintage pattern. They are very easy to make, suitable for beginners or for a quick gift.

Cabled Band Hat

Hey, these are just the pattern notes from a hat I made. I'll edit them later and maybe work them out into an actual pattern, but for now it's just my personal notes as I made the hat.