Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ...

"So when the cat has got your tongue, there's no need for dismay! Just summon up this word and then you've got a lot to say! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!" 

                                                                                                         - Mary Poppins

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I just love how this coat turned out! I can't wait for Callie to wear it so I can actually post pictures of her in it, but alas it's still hot in the Valley (about 98℉ as I type this...ugh) and having a 2 year old model in this heat is not gonna happen. It was a very quick and fun knit and I'm sure I'll be making another one as soon as Callie outgrows this one :) How could I not? Too cute!!!

The pattern is from a very talented knit wear design by the name of Lorriane Hearn. You can check out ALL her patterns for sale on her website at http://www.mypdfpatterns.com and at her raverly.com page at http://www.ravelry.com/designers/lorraine-hearn. The pattern for this jacket is the Eco Knit Child/Adult Adaptable Horseshoe Jacket and is found in her Aspley Collection Book 1. The first time I saw it on raverly, I knew I just had to have it. I actually changed up a few things on this knit, but for more precise notes, check out my raverly page at http://www.ravelry.com/projects/natandcallie/eco-knit-child-adult-adaptable-horseshoe-jacket.

Now onto my next project...

xoxo

my pretty friend...

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Just a quick post here cause my friend Char is too pretty not to show off! This was a super quick knit from Cowgirls by Cathy Carron (although you can also find it in Vogue Knitting Holiday 2009). I used Knit Picks® Andes del Campo Yarn in Dove Heather, but in hindsight I wished I would have used a brighter color. Oh well, just another reason to knit another up one ;)

You can see more info on my raverly page here.

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busy as a bee...

Hi Folks & Fellow Knitters :)

I've been so busy knitting away on some fun & special projects, that I've neglected my lil blog here. Boo me! Please pardon my laziness in writing away, but let me show you all the cool stuff I've been knitting!

First, and I must apologize here for not having a photo of this beautiful finished scarf, but I was soooo excited to send it as a gift to my sister-in-law Marybeth, that I completely forgot. Yikes! In any case, this was a small, yet thoughtful gift I knitted up from Berroco's #298 Blackstone Tweed™& Blackstone Tweed™ Chunky pattern book. It's the Payson scarf and it was so fast & easy to knit up! I used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Tweed in North Pole Heather and it came out so pretty...like winter petals! Check out my notes on this on my raverly site. I called it Shakespeare's Words :)

After one pattern repeat
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Blocking!
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My next new favorite & totally RAD knit is a free design by Nora Gaughan called Cloos. Here is my friend Olga modeling and it is my new favorite accessory! I used just the Berroco Vintage™ and not the DK weight on this since I wanted a heavier feel with less drape. Worked out great! Check it out here on my raverly... Se Soûler!!  

PS: I've gotten that never ending request from my sister to knit one up for her, so I'll be making Cloos Part II soon - as soon as she picks out a color :)

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And like everyone else, I too also jumped on the Aidez by Cirilia Rose bandwagon. Check it out here as I like to call it, Morrissey & Jonny used to play nice...

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Miss Olga
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OK, so now that I was a complete Berroco whore & spokesperson ;), I want to just show you guys what I'm currently working on. I will go into further details as soon as I'm finished with this fun & awesome project, but you MUST check out Lorraine Hearn's new e-book with TONS of fun patterns which are all going to charity for a new school. This one is the Eco Knit Child/Adult Adaptable Horseshoe Jacket and I've decided to call mine Step n' Time! (Follow my progress on raverly here). How friggin' cute is this!???

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Till next time!

xoxo

nat

midnight train to georgia...

Hello friends and fellow travelers! I just returned from a month long vacation in Atlanta, GA. I didn't exactly take the "Midnight Train", but does the MARTA count at 10 pm??? I say yes...

So, like I mentioned, I was there for a month. It was awesome! Callie & I stayed with my brother and his wife (thank you two from the bottom of my ❤). Check out some (and this is just a mini fraction) of all the cool & fun stuff we did while visiting:

http://www.bonegardencantina.com

Turner Field...Go Braves!

chop, chop!

Willie B. & Callie

pool!

panda time!

we love cut out boards!

the moving bird

While I was frolicking in the sun with Callie Bear, I visited a LYS called Lovin' Knit over in Marietta. I was so warmly greeted by the staff, especially Cheryl (shout out) who really helped me choose a fun yarn to knit up some hexipuffs on my flight back home. The owner Pat was there as well, and was giving a knitting class which is always an encouraging sight. The shop is filled, and I mean filled with delicious yarn goodies! It's porn for yarn lovers in there! Seriously.

lovin' knit!

yarn bomb!

off to the woods, but to the sea first..

So happy to report that I finished my ships & seaside cowl KAL just in time! Yay! My dear friend Charlyn modeled the finished the project for me in some serious hot weather here in the San Fernando Valley, but she made it look like an ordinary spring day. She's a such an inspiration to me too. I ❤ that girl!

And just when I thought one cowl was enough, I had to get all excited over the Capra yarn from Knit Picks I purchased and knit up another one as well. Check it out!

I used the Easy Mobius Capelet by Haley Waxberg as my point of reference. Unfortunately, my circulars weren't long enough to create a true moebius, so I just did a full twist when I joined my stitches. Oh, and the yarn on this...WOW! Let's just say, it's now my new ultimate favorite yarn. Can't say enough great things about it, it's that amazing. For real.






And finally, look what I found hiding in the forest...RAWR!

How much fun is this sweater? Too much I tell ya. It's the ears that get me. Every. Single. Time. ❤
That Tiny Owl Knits. She sure knows how to design the cutest stuff.

i'm glad i'm not a kennedy...

So my "summer break" from knitting really didn't last that long. Haha, I'm not surprised really. Turns out, that while I was just "browsing" on ravelry, I came across the TOK (that's Tiny Owl Knits for all you non-owlies out there) discussion boards and noticed a June KAL for the yummy Ships & Seaside pattern. Just reading thru and seeing all the gorgeous color choices, I just couldn't resist! This pattern was one of my favorites to knit up, and since I've never done a KAL, I thought, why not? Perfect timing too, cause I ended up checking out yarns from Knit Picks and they were having (and are having at the time of this blog!) a great sale on discontinued colors and overstock yarn. Really. Go there now! No joke! And even if you read this after their sale is over, go there anyway. They have the best prices. For real.

My Andean Treasure

Plus, not only is their customer service Ah-Mah-Zing, but free shipping in the US on any order over $50. For fifty-six George Washingtons, I ended up with 13 skeins of yarns...8 of which is their Andean Treasure of %100 Baby Alpaca...Hello Dahling! And 5 skeins of their Capra which is %85 Merino & %15 Cashmere...Oooohhhh, Aaahhhh. It's a Party for sure!




Ok, so back to this Ships & Seaside KAL. Like I mentioned. I couldn't help myself. I just had to join. And so I did. My inspiration, you ask? Why it's Cape Cod and the ever elusive Camelot family, the Kennedy's. So really, I am knitting a "summertime" project. Now where's the closest clam bake?

vacay from my knitay

I haven't been motivated to knit. At all. I'm gonna blame it on the weather. I live in Southern California, so once May rolls around, I do what most Angelinos do. We put on our flip flops, sunglasses, lather ourselves in high SPF sunscreen, head outdoors, and bask in the glory of summer living. I can't say that I don't knit at all during the summer months, but it's not the first thing I think of doing when I have some free time on my hands. I mean really. Who wants to sit with wool in their hands when it's 90 plus degrees? Yeah, not this gal...

I have a slew of projects (that I do intend to finish), but not now. From now until September, I will frolick & play and enjoy the summer time as it's meant to be. I might go ahead and knit up a few rows of this or a few rounds of that just to scratch that knitting itch I sometimes get, but for the most part I'm on a knitting vacation. Memorial Day to Labor Day. Or maybe not...

And so, my knitting vacation has unofficial begun. Time to pack some yarn away, think about future projects, and take that much needed (and earned) vacation! Cheers!