Monday, February 28, 2011
Ohdessa Knits - Feature and Giveaway! - Closed
Today I'm excited to feature the knitwear designs of Ohdessa Knits! Odessa's work is full of color and fun, two of my favorite things about knitting. Odessa is also generously offering two patterns to one lucky winner, so be sure to read to the end of this post to find out how to enter. Also, be sure to check out Odessa's blog to keep up with her designs and crafty adventures. Here are some of my favorite designs from Ohdessa Knits:
Little Monster Hat. Knit in a bulky weight yarn, this hat would look adorable on any little cutie and can be knit in sizes baby, toddler, child, medium, and large. Here's a link to the pattern on Etsy for those not on Ravelry.
Owlet. These adorable colorwork mittens were published in the Winter 2010 issue of Petite Purls and is available for free. Knit in worsted weight yarn, these mittens can be knit in sizes from Toddler to Adult.
Memento Mori Mittens. These mittens are beautiful, and you guys know how much I love skull motifs! Here's a link to the pattern on Etsy.
Are you guys ready to win two pattern pdfs from Ohdessa Knits? One lucky winner will receive the patterns for the Little Monster Hat and the Memento Mori Mittens! There are four possible entries for this giveaway, only the first entry is mandatory. Please leave a separate comment for each entry and make sure I have a way of contacting you if you win.
1. Leave a comment here letting me know your favorite design from Ohdessa Knits.
2. Follow this blog
3. Add your favorite Ohdessa Knits pattern to your Ravelry queue.
4. Blog tweet, or post on Facebook about this giveaway.
Giveaway is open to both US and International folks and ends on March 7th 2011. Good luck!
-kala
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Book Anticipation
Vegan Desserts by Hannah Kaminsky. Hannah writes one of my favorite blogs, Bittersweet, and I love her first book, My Sweet Vegan, so this book is going to be a must have for me!
All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin. I have all of her other books and they were fun reads, so I'm pretty sure I'll be picking this one up too!
The Knitter's Book of Socks by Clara Parkes. This is the next book in Clara's series of knitting books, I'm excited about this one because it's about my favorite thing to knit - SOCKS!
Cookouts Veggie Style!: 225 Backyard Favorites - Full of Flavor, Free of Meat by Jolinda Hackett. This book looks like it'll be fun for summer, especially when my husband and I visit my parents and have the space to grill!
So what upcoming books are you guys excited about?
-kala
Saturday, February 26, 2011
B is for Bunny!
Indigo Bunny Pin Set:
Happy Bunny Pin Set:
Winking Bunny Pin:
which is your fave?
-kala
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Bananagrams Review
Last night, my husband and I finally pulled out the Bananagrams
that he gave me for Christmas! Bananagrams is a really fun and addictive word game, it's sort of a cousin to Scrabble but it's much more fast paced. Basically, you use letter tiles to form words that are connected like a crossword puzzle, like this:
Word games are my favorite, I love Boggle, Scrabble, and Scattergories, and Bananagrams fits in nicely with these games. I also love that Bananagrams is affordable, the game costs $14.95, a great value for a game that I know I'll play for many years. Overall, I definitely recommend this game, it even has rules for playing solo!
-kala
Monday, February 21, 2011
It's Gonna Fit!
I'm really loving how this sweater is coming along, Tatamy Tweed is such a beautiful vegan yarn, perfect for sweaters.
So what are you guys working on?
-kala
Saturday, February 19, 2011
It's True, I Love Gnomes!
I don't know how to cross stitch, but I really love this and have wanted to learn for a while now, I think this little guy is destined to be mine!
And because you can never have enough gnomes, I made a gnome-tastic Etsy treasury today:
Which item is your fave?
-kala
Friday, February 18, 2011
Interweave Knits: Spring 2011
Gathered Front Tank by Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark:
So what's grabbing you guys from the new issue preview?
-Kala
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Boys Like Flowers Too!
I figured if I gave them to him a few days before V-Day it would be more of a surprise :) And you should have seen me in the flower section looking dazed and lost, there were so many to pick from! But I wasn't the only person in the flower section looking like a deer in the headlights, so it was ok. I think I chose well, because he really liked these, and the bunch even has some rosemary included!
-kala
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Knit Picks Chart Keeper - A Review
The Keeper is shown above holding an intarsia pattern and as you can see, the keeper stands up for easy reading and holds your pattern using long magnets that are included with your keeper. I'm more than happy with my Chart Keeper, it was very reasonably priced ($9.99) and folds up nicely for storage or for take along projects:
Do you guys have a Chart Keeper or some kind of system for keeping track of charts?
-kala
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Cupcakes and Owls and Ladybugs, Oh My!
Happy Cupcake Bag - perfect for small crafty projects:
Be Happy Pin:
Ladybug Pin:
Retro Kitty Pin:
Retro Owl Pin:
Blue Owl Zippered Pouch:
So what's your favorite?
-kala
Monday, February 07, 2011
Here We Go Again!
The yarn is nicer in person, more of a rich green, although my camera doesn't seem to agree today! Oh, and of course I lost the issue of Interweave that the pattern was published in and had to purchase the single pattern on Ravelry. But that's ok, that just means the sweater will be $5 more awesome, ha!
-kala
Knitcircus Winners!
The winners of the Two Year Subscriptions to Knitcircus are.....Trinity and Kelise!
The winners of the pattern collections for the current issue are.....Hannah, Flan, TracyTracy, Jolene, and Beverly!
Thanks guys, I'll be contacting you for your e-mail so you can get your prizes :)
-kala
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Knitcircus Giveaway - Closed!
Have you guys seen the new issue of Knitcircus yet?
Knitcircus, if you don't already know, is a really fun online knitting magazine that also features some crochet and even recipes. I'm extra excited about this issue because it includes a book review that I wrote (find it on page 8 of the magazine)! This issue also includes some gorgeous pattern and an in depth article about sweater armholes. The way Knitcircus works, you can read the articles and check out the magazine for free, but if you want the actual knitting patterns, the cost is $7.99 per issue, so that's a great value for sure!
The editor of Knitcircus is generously allowing me to give away 5 pattern collections from the newest issue and 2 Two Year Subscriptions! There are up to three ways to enter, please leave a separate comment for each entry and make sure I have a way to contact you if you win:
1. Look through the issue and leave a comment here telling me your favorite pattern.
2. Queue your favorite pattern from the issue on Ravelry (here's the link) and then leave a separate comment here telling me you've done so.
3. Follow Knitcircus on twitter.
Winners will be chosen via random number generator and there will be 7 winners: 2 people will win subscriptions and 5 winners will win pattern collections. Giveaway is open to both US and International folks. Good luck, giveaway ends on Monday, February 7th.
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Finished Knit: Flourish!
I'm really happy with how this shawl came out, it was a fun knit too. The only thing that I would do differently next time would be the bind off. The bind off in the pattern is a purl based, SUPER stretchy and loose bind off that I'm not in love with. Loose is usually good but if it's too loose, the edges start to curl up, even after blocking. Ah well, good thing stuff like that doesn't drive me crazy! I'm looking forward to wearing this cute shawl with Spring dresses and light cardis!
Details:
Yarn: less than 2 skeins of Berroco Weekend in the Grape colorway.
Size: Medium
Mods: None
-kala
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
The Blue Dress
This little number is something that I started way back in the Summer as a sew-along with my buddy Kathy. We both had all sorts of problems with this dress, the instructions are skimpy to say the least and the sizing is way off base. The pattern we used is the Trapeze Dress from the book Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross. I really wanted to love this book, it's beautifully designed and photographed but the instructions and text seem like they needed just a bit more work. It was funny, when my friend and I were at the local sewing shop recently, the ladies who work there were talking about how the book is full of problems too. Ah well, at least the dress looks ok with something over it!
I made quite a few mods to make this dress work for me - it took it in about 4 inches in the back (and it's still too big) and I also added some darts in the front for a bit of shaping. I changed the straps to be a tie behind the neck halter because that made it look a bit less frumpy too. Overall, I'm glad it's finally done and that I have a cute dress to wear in the Spring!
-kala
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