Independence Day Sale!

To celebrate Independence Day, I will be marking everything in my shop down 25%.  The sale will go from Monday, July 4th to Monday, July 18th.

Also, the shop will be closed from July 18th to sometime during the last week of July while my family and I move.  I'm not sure when we'll be able to get internet set up after we move, so you'll have to be patient with me!  If you would like to buy a pattern and the shop is closed, you can always click on the Ravelry links in my sidebar to purchase and instantly download them.

Mother's Day Sale

Everything in my Etsy shop & Ravelry shop are on sale 30% off, now through Mother's Day!  I have some new baby hats I will be adding soon too, so be on the lookout for those!

Treasury Feature!

One of my hats has been featured in this treasury.  Go check it out while you can!  (And it's on clearance if you're interested! ;))

Christmas Sale

Starting this Friday, December 10, everything in the shop will be 25% off!  The sale goes until Saturday, December 18.  Get 'em while they're hot!

Fall Sale!

From Sep. 23 to Sep. 30, celebrate the fall season with HALF OFF knitting patterns!  Now's the perfect time to make some warm knits for you and your loved ones to keep warm this season (or to give as Christmas gifts)!  Discounts have been applied to patterns in my Etsy shop as well as Ravelry downloads - go stock up while you can!

New Flickr group!

I've made a Flickr group for anyone who has bought my patterns (and knitted items) and would like to share pictures of their finished projects! Go here to join :) Can't wait to see them!

Knitting in the round with Magic Loop

Since all of my patterns are written using the Magic Loop method, I figured it would be helpful to post a tutorial if you've never used magic loop before. Here's a great tutorial (that also features the exact same needles I use!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdSpc0EZpnk

Lots of new changes...

There are lots of changes going on so please bear with me!  For now the shop and blog are under construction :)

P.S. - I'm going to have a sale soon!  Yay!

A few of my favorite things..

 on Etsy right now :)

PDF - Amigurumi Happy Weather Mobile Pattern by Amy Gaines

  Large Alphabet Flash Cards - PDF Printable by A Little Hut

 Retro Apron Pattern PDF by Leila & Ben

 Nursery Art - Birds on a Tree by Trendy Peas

 Hooty Owl Card and Envelope Set Printable Digital PDF by Govango

Feel Good List - Custom Printable Life List by Up Up 

(She made this list to help her get through postpartum depression - wish I would've found this last year, but it would definitely still come in handy!)

 

PDF DIY Printable Valentine Whale Shower with Love Heart Note Card by Zuq and Zoe

 Printable Pray and Study Chart by CiCi Studio  

(I actually bought this one - love all of her items, but there would be too many to list here!)

Can you tell that I'm really liking patterns and printables right now?! heehee

Chunky Pea Pod

After many hours and one really late night, I finally have the PDF pattern available!  It is geared more towards photographers, since the yarn wouldn't really be comfortable if you were wanting to use it as a snuggler.  The yarn used for this pea pod is an artisan handspun merino wool, which you can find from different sellers on Etsy (my personal fave is from Fawn @ handsandnotions; I've bought all of my handspun merino wool from her and I highly recommend her!).

If you would like to purchase this pattern as an instant download, purchase here: (this will take you directly to PayPal, and you don't need to be a member of Ravelry to instantly download this)

Some news & an update

I've decided to stop making knitted items to sell in my Etsy shop once I run out of supplies because I just don't seem to have the time to focus on other things (like knitting gifts, knitting for my family + I, spending more time with my family, and working on new knitting patterns).  It's going to take some time to get through my yarn stash, but I'd still recommend purchasing hats + pea pods now if you're wanting one.

In other news, I'm happy to announce that my patterns are now available through Ravelry - as instant downloads!  Woohoo!  I'm sure this will make the buying process that much quicker and easier for both you and me, since you won't have to wait hours and hours for me to email it to you.  If you'd like to download my patterns, here are the links:

 

I'll also have a PDF pattern available soon for this lovely pea pod :)

New pattern and video tutorials

I haven't been tending to my Etsy shop as often as I would have liked since the beginning of this year (thanks to my little jellybean and a nice case of PPD!), but I'm finally getting back into the hang of things. I'm working on an awesome new hat pattern (want a hint? cables - yum!) that will hopefully be available soon and I'm also trying to get some pea pods and hats knitted up. Also - I was thinking that maybe I should make a video tutorial of how to do the "magic loop" technique for all of my customers that buy/have bought my patterns. I don't think that this technique is very well-known and want to make it easier for people to understand (because it really is easier than having to decrease with double pointed needles!). Let me know what you think! I'll put up a poll and you can just vote :)

I'm also thinking that the shop and blog need a face lift..hmm. I'd better get busy!

Sale!!!

I will be having a Memorial Day weekend sale from May 22 - 25. All patterns will be 25% off, so get 'em while they're hot!

Chunky Pea Pods

I will have a couple of chunky pea pods available by next week, but I only ordered enough to make two of them (a cream and a new color - blue!). I've already had a couple of people ask if I have any, so I guess if you want one, let me know and I will reserve it for you!

Now available

Knitting patterns and Baby Wraps!

I finally decided to write a PDF version of my pattern and sell it (thanks to the prompting of another etysian). So far I have the 'Pea Pod' and 'Pea Pod Hat' written up. I will eventually have the pattern for my 'Sweet Pea' hat too, but I need to work on getting the larger sizes right. As of now I only have the Newborn and 0-6 month sizes worked out.

I've also finally gotten pictures of my wrap taken. They're not the best pictures, and my baby is quite large now (even for a 2 month old), but I think they got the job done.

I'll also be offering more color options as soon as I order the yarn. (Check out this post for the different color options.)

I made it..

on the front page of Etsy! Yeah!!! I didn't actually witness it myself, but another sweet Etsy seller wrote me and let me know, and I found the screen capture from a flickr group created especially for "Etsy Front-pagers". So exciting! My baby girl is becoming a celebrity :)

New in the shop: pea pods and hats

'Surf' pea pod & matching hat

'Sagebrush' pea pod
'Cinnamon' pea pod

'Licorice' pea pod

'Cream' pea pod

(my personal fave. - out of stock at the moment)

Shop update

I've been a busy little bee trying to make 'samples' for everything for the shop so that the new baby can model them for me when she's here (which is only a couple of weeks away!).

The view from my chair - knitting essentials and tissues (sinus infection + pregnancy = misery!)

The "Sweet Pea" hat - available in 14 colors & 5 ribbon colors! This hat is so adorable on a baby girl!

The "Surf n' Turf" cocoon & matching hat

I can't wait to get all of my pictures done for my products so that I can list them. I am so excited about them and they're all so fun to make, and they will be so much cuter with a baby to model them!

Coming Soon: Wraps and Cocoons!

I love the idea of using wraps and cocoons for newborn/baby photography. I remember looking for cute photography props when my daughter was a still just a baby and I recently came across the concept of wraps and cocoons - what a great idea! So I've decided to make my own versions, for personal (future) use and to make available to other photographers.

Wraps:

Wrap Colors:

Olivewood (pictured above)

Caribbean

Mulled Wine

Mermaid

Woodland

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Cocoons:

Not quite as cool looking without the baby in it! And I still need to see if it fits right.

Colors:

Sagebrush, Cinnamon Twist, and Surf n' Turf (blue/tan shade - not pictured)

I also have a couple other yarns that I love that I can't decide what to turn into...wrap or cocoon?

Yummy yummy texture - and so soft!