How About Some Cute...

A couple of years ago I sat down to knit this mouse as a gift for a friend. This friend is severely allergic to cats, so while not working on him, I was careful to keep the mouse under lock & key { inside of a sealed ziploc bag }. Despite my efforts... Rosco got to Mr. Mousie. And by 'got to him', I mean that he found the bag, chewed a hole in it, and spooned Mr. Mousie into the wee hours of the morn. This is pretty unusual behavior for Rosco. In 6 years, he has never really interfered with my yarn or my knitting... maybe once or twice.

I came up with the name Buford because it just sounds like someone who would be friends with a Rosco P. Coltrane. And friends they are. One of the few toys that Rosco doesn't lick bald or chew to ribbons.

The mousie pattern is from Ysolda Teague's charming little self published book, Whimsical Little Knits 1. And is also available for individual purchase. 

Do you craft with for your pets?

❤  

-t

Yarn For Sale! Part 2

The time has come for me to part with some yarn from my stash.  I have more yarn than I can shake two pointy sticks at & it's time to let some go.  I need to make more room in my home & less room in my wallet. *wink wink*  

See bottom for shipping/payment details.

(I am aware that some large online yarn companies may be selling some of this yarn cheaper. I am not a large online yarn company & am not trying to compete with them.)

Artyarns- Supermerino (100% superwash merino wool)

Colourway: #156 ( I call it Butterscotch Blues)

Worsted/Aran Weight: 4.5 sts/in

Yards: 104 per skein 

Needle Size US 7

3 skeins- $24 + shipping (see below)

Berroco- Jasper (100% merino wool)

Colourway: #3833 Verde Lavras

Dye Lot # 780

Worsted/Aran Weight: 4.5 sts/in

Yards: 98 per skein 

Needle Size US 9

4 skeins- $32 + shipping (see below)

This Yarn was Discontinued, Get it While you Can!

Zitron- Unikat (100% merino wool)

Colourway: #01 Rainbow

Dye Lot # 22377

Bulky Weight: 3 sts/in

Yards: 175 per skein 

Needle Size US 10

1 skeins- $18 + shipping (see below)

This is a Discontinued Colourway

Rowan- Biggy Print (100% merino wool)

Colourway: #247 Shock

Dye Lot # 6E4

Super Bulky Weight: 1.25- 1.5 sts/in

Yards: 33 per skein 

Needle Size US 35

2 skeins- $22 + shipping (see below)

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• Shipping charges will be determined based on your location. (i have a scale & will give you the exact shipping cost)
• Yes, I will ship internationally. 
• I will be accepting payment via PayPal. 

All yarn comes to you as it is photographed, never wound, never used.  All of my yarn lives in a smoke free home. It is stored in plastic bins.  There is a cat who lives here, but he doesn't hang out in the yarn bins. He only lazes around on top of the yarn that is being knit... sometimes WHILE it's being knit. 

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I have more yarn listings on my Ravelry Stash page. (fyi: you must be have a Ravelry account to view this page) Also see:: Yarn For Sale! Part 1

Thanks for looking! There will be more yarn coming soon. & please do pass this post onto your knitterly friends!

❤

-t

Yarn For Sale! Part 1

Note: Yarn Sale posts will pop up now & then, 

but I assure you this blog is not turning into a yarn shop! 

The time has come for me to part with some yarn from my stash.  I have more yarn than I can shake two pointy sticks at & it's time to let some go.  I need to make more room in my home & less room in my wallet. *wink wink*  (I am aware that some large online yarn companies may be selling some of this yarn cheaper. I am not a large online yarn company & am not trying to compete with them.)

Today's lot is delicious Malabrigo, a family owned yarn company in Uruguay.  This super soft yarn needs little to no introduction, as most knitters are quite familiar with it. However, if you have any questions or would like project suggestions... please email me & ask.  See bottom for shipping/payment details.

Malabrigo Kettle Dyed Pure Merino Wool- 

Hand Painted Seleccion Privada in Colorway: "K"

Worsted Weight: 4-5 sts/in

Yards: 216/ skein 

Needle Size US 7-9 

2 skeins- $30 + shipping (see below)

Malabrigo Kettle Dyed Pure Merino Wool- 

Colorway: Jaen #113

Worsted Weight: 4-5 sts/in

Yards: 216/ skein 

Needle Size US 7-9 

3 skeins- $30 + shipping (see below)

Malabrigo Kettle Dyed Pure Merino Wool- 

Colorway: Hongos #147

Worsted Weight: 4-5 sts/in

Yards: 216/ skein 

Needle Size US 7-9 

1 skein- $10 + shipping (see below)

Malabrigo Aquarella 100% Wool- 

Colorway: Solis #09

Super Bulky: 2.25 sts/in

Yards: 65/ skein 

Needle Size US 13 

2 skeins- $25 + shipping (see below)

Malabrigo Aquarella 100% Wool- 

Colorway: Coronilla #05

(this colorway was very difficult to capture it's overall much deeper/darker than pictured. 

the orange highlights are accurately pictured)

Super Bulky: 2.25 sts/in

Yards: 65/ skein 

Needle Size US 13 

2 skeins- $25 + shipping (see below)

• Shipping charges will be determined based on your location. (i have a scale & will give you the exact shipping cost)
• Yes, I will ship internationally. 
• I will be accepting payment via PayPal. 

All yarn comes to you as it is photographed, never wound, never used.  All of my yarn lives in a smoke free home. It is stored in plastic bins.  There is a cat who lives here, but he doesn't hang out in the yarn bins. He only lazes around on top of the yarn that is being knit... sometimes WHILE it's being knit. 

Thanks for looking! There will be more yarn coming soon. & please do pass this post onto your knitterly friends! 

❤

-t

Knitting Naughty Deer

Using the same earflap hat generator as in the post before this one.... and the fornicating reindeer chart (by Anne Rutten) from here... and i made a fu**ing reindeer hat. I believe that you have to be a member of ravelry in order to view that link. This was my second project using the stranding technique, and my first working from a chart. I had to re-chart the deer and trees from the original 32 stitch repeat to a 36 stitch repeat in order to accommodate the sizing for the hat. I basically flushed the trees out, adding one extra stitch to each half of the trees, and added an extra space in between each tree and deer. I also made up my own border design... that part looked better on paper.

Other fun stuff is the conversation whether these are reindeer or moose. Apparently some very straight men were upset that both reindeer have antlers... which would make them gay. Some husbands actually insisted that the front deer have the antlers edited out, to be sure no confusion would be made. Hell... makes me want to make one in rainbow colors.



It is a little big on me... but should fit the recipient like a dream! I love this hat generator...pattern.. thingy. Can you call a generator a pattern? A hat generator pattern? Whatever it is... it is fabulous! I was a little concerned about the reindeer chart being so high and that the seam created by sewing the inside hem down was going to create an unsightly bulge that would land directly across their cute little fu**ing noses... see note below about blocking



I used ella rae classic (#132-dark charcoal) for the main color of the hat & cascade 220 (#8401-light heather grey) & cascade 220 (#8400-medium heather grey) for the contrast colors. **side note... i did not like working with the ella rae, mostly during the short rows, when you un-knit or slip stitches back and forth the yarn splits like crazy** I used #7 addi turbos. I might actually use a #6 with this weight yarn for future stranding projects. After blocking it relaxed enough that it could stand to be a little tighter.

If i weren't a believer in blocking before... this project alone would sell me on it. Every single little lump and bump literally melted away when i dunked this mofo into a bath of water & woolwash. Of course i waited til days AFTER the heatwave had passed to block... so it is taking several days to dry... but oh so worth it.

"Be Still My Bacon Heart"

Happy Belated Valentine's Day to all of you!

I knit an anatomically accurate heart for my valentine. And although this Valentine post is belated... the heart was completed well before February 14th.

The pattern is from Knitty... it is called... are you ready for this... Heart. It was a quick-ish knit... or maybe I was just having so much fun knitting it.. and so much excitement knowing that the recipient would adore it that I could not put it down for a minute.

I even knit the whole thing on double pointed needles!!! I could have easily used magic-loop. Which as the entire world knows, i am in love with the loop of magic. But I had so much fun using double pointed needles again. I did use a 32" addi as a stitch holder, I didn't want my addis to feel left out.



As I had suspected... the recipient LOVED it. He has a bacon fetish... well fetish makes it sound sexual... which I don't think it has gone quite that far... but let's just say that he is obsessed with Bacon. So I titled this project "Be Still My Bacon Heart". I made a little banner with the title and our names and the date on it. And of course I did not photograph that before handing this heart over... haha