Knitter in Progress

pillowcases 17June2011 , a photo by KnitterinProgress on Flickr. Diva, Rage, and I went on a shopping trip yesterday in order to find material for a Father's Day gift for their father and, of course, we left with enough for a gift for Rage and I too. We made pillowcases; using a pattern I got at Snappy Quilts (along with the fabric). The top one pictured is for their Dad, the second is Rage's(he loves all things orange), and the bottom one is for me. Diva made one in a class on Monday, so don't think she was left out ;) Happy Father's Day!

little kitten 5june11A , a photo by KnitterinProgress on Flickr. My second finish from Amigurumi Toy Box. The little kitten is done and nestled in her bed. I am getting really good at the single crochet ;) I will be offline for a bit working on cross stitch and attempting my first quilt. I will be back when I have more to report. Happy Crafting!!

It's June and Project Spectrum has moved on to Green. I am not a big fan of green as far as crafting goes but here are some things I am working on: This scarf will be my June focus piece for PS5: This little snake is my first real foray into crochet. My gauge is a little loose but he turned out sort of cute: It is from the book Amigurumi Toy Box. After finishing snakey and realizing that it did, in fact, look something like a snake I decided to try something else. This is part of the Little Kitten pattern and it's a cat bed, done in PS5 Green: I am moving on to the kitten itself. I also intend to keep going with my May PS5 projects--updating all as the PS5 journey progresses :) Also, when I tried to post these pictures from Flickr today it told me it couldn't find my blog?!?! Anyone else ever have that problem? Any solutions? I already sent an email to the Flickr folks.

I have been working on all things red this month. I finished Ribband (Ravelry link) in one day. The worst part was stringing the nearly 500 beads onto the yarn--after that it was a breeze. I also think this project would look great with a neutral yarn to really highlight the beads. I also continued my quest to improve my sewing skills by learning zippers (thanks Stacey !) Of course, I had to find some red fabric for at least one pouch. I made three more pouches but Diva commandeered one, so I only have these two left to show: I know that they don't go with the PS5 theme but the skully fabric actually has the red toile fabric on the inside. I love toile fabric and red and white toile is just yummy. And I love all things skully and it must say something about me that I love them both together.

Project Spectrum 5 begins today! I have participated in a few and watched the creativity through all of them. It is such a beautiful project to follow and you can find more here , here , and on Ravelry . This year the lineup is as follows: May : Red/Orange June : Green July : Blue/Indigo August : Pink/Purple September : Yellow/Metallics October : Cyan/Aqua November : Black/White/Grey One month is not really enough time to start and complete a project so I have chosen to start off trying to make progress on two current projects. The Bramble and The Rose by Ink Circles/Floss DMC 115: Rage's socks/Lornas Laces Shepherd sock in Satsuma: Rage's socks 1May2011 , a photo by KnitterinProgress on Flickr.

IMAG0066.jpg , a photo by KnitterinProgress on Flickr. For the first time since 8th grade, I sat down behind a sewing machine and made something. It's the Birdie Sling by Amy Butler and I love it! Love the fabric, love the pattern, love the bag :)

tiny baby bunnies , a photo by KnitterinProgress on Flickr. Have a Happy Easter and a happy day!