A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Hobbies, Crafts and Creativity knitting again part 4 ~ we are waiting for more

I'd love the pattern, Jessica - I'll PM you my email addy.
Don't think I could use linen though - I have trouble using very thin yarns - cotton is about as thin as I can do.

I just got your PM Lynne. I PM'd you back! I think it will be fine with cotton too Lynne. That is what they recommend. I just loved the look and feel of linen so I did it that way. The linen is not too cheap though.

Thank you loz! I really enjoy knitting. I do far less in the summer though. There are many other things going on but I do it when I have down time right before bed.

Well the dress and bear made it to their destination in Israel just fine, thankfully!

Here is part of the thank you email...

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[color:#000000]Wow!
The dress and bear are really beautiful. You really did a great job.
I went over to XXXX's in the evening and saw YYYY hugging the bear.
ZZZZ told me that YYYY was enchanted by it.
It is definitely her favorite toy.
Wearing the dress will have to wait for cold weather.
We thank you very much for the thought and effort.

Just thought I'd share that with you here, since a few of you were following along as I wrote about them as I was making them.

I guess I don't get that they are waiting for cold weather, to wear a cotton, tanktop sundress? It didn't seem all that heavy to me, but maybe things are that different over there? [/color]

My exact thoguth Lynne--perhaps they ARE LOOKING ON IT AS A jumper and as such think it is not cold enough for that and a blouse???

Well... if that WERE the case, then I would have made it in darker colors for the fall or winter, you know? And included a little top to wear under it. That's what I don't get - it's summer/sun colors and sleeveless! Oh, well...

Good to hear that they made it Lynne!!!

well perhaps the mom will catch on on her own, or one of her friends there will see the dress and explain it to her???--we can hope!!!

I think some people think that knit items are for cooler weather not understanding that it is lightweight and a tank style.

i'm just glad they made it, and maybe it is a little big so waiting for winter to wear something under it to make it fit better?

ellie had some like that. they fit fine with a top under, but not by themselves (not knits, but in general)

I'm so very glad they made it also, Jiffy!

I just found it odd about waiting for cold to wear it - no big deal really, and the fact that she likes the bear is great satisfaction to me!

I just got an email from the baby's mom. She thanked me for all, and said she "thinks" the dress will fit, but she is waiting to try it on there because it is too hot and humid. I can understand that. I just thought they had AC there as well. Oh well... different strokes for different folks I guess...

I am VERY glad it arrived safely, and at least the bear is being well loved!

Some of you may remember that I knit a green and brown gnome for Amy to take to college - posted pictures of him here too. Wellllll... that was back when she was going to do her dorm room in white, black, and [color:#009900]GREEN. THEN... she changed her mind that she wanted her room to be white, black, and RED ! So, of course I started knitting a black and red gnome, since the green and brown just would not do now! Got half way done - head, body, and one boot and leg on the black and red too!

Well... when we were at Ikea buying RED sheets for her bed, we saw a very pretty purple room set-up with jewel tones as accents. The next day, after having bought the red sheets, she tells me that she wants the purple room instead! So, being the dutiful mother, I took her BACK down to Ikea and returned all the RED items and then we bought the jewel tones with purple for the bedsheets and quilt cover.

So of course, wanting my daughter to have something homemade from me, I set out to make a purple and jewel toned gnome just 2 days ago. Fortunately, I had all the yarn except for the beard. I just finished him about an hour ago.

Meet J E W [color:#339999]E [/color] L Tone gnome!!!
He just HAD to smell the first brugmansia flower - it's so heavenly scented!!!
And it only smells once the sun has gone down!


All sweet knit gnomes are serenaded by Flute Frog before embarking on their journey to parts unknown to them. Jewel Tone gnome wanted Gnomey to join in the festivities!


And here they are hanging out on the deck together, before parting tomorrow.
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Well Hello Jewel Tone gnome> I am so very glad to meet you!!!


Lynne--I love him!!! he is so cute!!! I think he will fit right in with everything. You are so talented. I think Amy will love him!!!

ditto

lynne, that is awesome!

That is so cool Lynne!! I love him! You do fantastic work!!!

I am sort of new. I just want to say those little fellows are fantastic!

skippy, you can jump in anywhere, we are glad to have you! and i agree, they are fantastic.

Ohhhhhhhhh her college dorm room ! I like that,, the Jewel colors are fantastic,,! Warm and "Classy," * No pun intended,* What a busy day that must have been,, setting it up in a day ~ Jewel gnome looks great there!

Very pretty indeed.

I haven't seen DD's room set up yet, she bought her own comforter set the other day and told me I was going to be surprised when I seen it.

It looks great Lynne! You two did a fantastic job picking all of that out. I love the colors!! I'm glad to hear that she took jewel tone gnome with her. He is so cute!!

Thanks again everyone!

The colors all stemmed from the one striped pillow cover that we saw at Ikea. She wanted a "ton of pillows" in all the colors of the stripes and we were lucky to find most of them pretty quickly and not too expensively. I thought it was a bit much for a dorm room, but it does feel cozy and warm as some of you have said. Especially since the walls are all painted cinderblocks!

I wasn't too sure about adding the curtains on the wall, but Don obliged her, and it does complete the look. By the way... she calls it "Bohemian style"!

Tamara - I can't wait to hear about your daughter's room and comforter set!
I've been meaning to ask you about all that.

The surprise will be a funny one I think. I wanted to buy her a nice comforter set at Wal-mart for $30 and she said no. She wanted an $80 one from Zellers and I said no. I have a funny feeling she bought the one at Wal-mart

looks good lynne!

That does look really good. She has some good taste.

I finished Amy's lap blanket last night.
It's about 40 inches square, but knit on the diagonal. The yarn is Lion Brand's Homespun in Fiesta colorway.

It's not quite as bright in real life as it looks here.
If she doesn't like it, it actually goes with a few rooms in our house!

I like that!!!!!!!!! Nice!

Gosh in my day dorm rooms weren't that pretty!

Another great addition, whether to her dorm or to your house, Lynne. I like it.

that is beautiful lynne!

Another "beautiful creation" by Lynne!!

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That is very pretty Lynne! I'm sure Amy will love it!

Once again, not knitting, but crocheting.
I didn't want to start/waste another thread so I'll just add them here.

I wanted to make something cute for Amy's dorm room for the upcoming season.
I found a few patterns, but some were a bit confusing to me as I'm just a basic crocheter, so I simply made a ball (like the eyeballs I've made) and took someone else's idea of wrapping the yarn to make the sections. Also took someone's idea to use twigs as the stems - thought that looked better than the crocheted stems I saw.

What do you think of these pumpkins?
I think they look just like the Jack B'little ones that we used to get at the farm stands!


The first one I made...



Now to make 3 more for her roommate - I figure since she is so far from home, she might like some also.

once again another perfect project!! and the 3 different colors are perfect.

Amy and her room mate should be thrilled--and made as they are they will be perfect for the whole fall season.

lynne--I just now noticed this post---it is soo CUTE!!!! and the gnome is perfect!!!!

Those pumpkins are so cute!!

lynne, those are perfect i love them!

Beautiful job, Lynne.

those little pumpkins are sooooooooo cute.