I’ve decided to up the ante a bit here lately and challenge myself by signing up to take a quilting class. The LYS I go to also carries fabrics for crafting/quilting as offers classes. I bit the bullet and signed up for Beginning Quilting for the month of April. I am pretty excited but also extremely nervous about this. My sewing skills are okay, but not the best. I am hoping this will help me better my skills and also teach me some patience. I can sometimes get easily frustrated with the machine and end up going rogue on a pattern because I want to get it done. Hopefully, this will teach me more about process and doing things the right way. I feel that you can wing it when it comes to quilts.

I have always thought that quilting would be an amazing thing to learn. There are a lot of great modern quilters out there right now that are true artists. I love the idea of practical, functional art. Plus, who doesn’t love to snuggle up in a warm, cuddly quilt?

I’ll be sure to post my progress once I get started. Wish me luck!

The hubby recently asked me to knit him a hat like the one he saw on some website. It was a basic cable-knit hat, so I thought that I’d be able to find a pattern for it. After a little searching on Ravelry, I found the Irish Hiking Hat . I decided to do a test run of the pattern before going to work on Shawn’s, so I picked up some Plymouth Encore Worsted that I had in my stash to see what I could do. I decided to double the yarn to give it a chunky, Irish sweater look. I feel like it turned out pretty well, except for the finishing on the crown came up to a little point – or like a nipple according to hubs- so I covered it up by adding a pom pom. I think that the pom makes it look like an old school ski hat. What do you think?

Finished up a pair of socks today. I realized that I have never made a pair for myself! They are pretty basic, something easy and mindless to work on while watching television on the couch. I used Berroco Comfort Sock yarn. Hence the name Comfy Couch Socks. They are super soft and warm, perfect for getting me through the rest of the winter.

I started working on these mittens to give to my friend’s little girl while I was out in Columbus. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get them done in time. I decided to make a matching hat to go with them for her, isn’t it the cutest? I’ve seen fruit/veggie hats for children before and thought that she’d look so sweet in one. I found the pattern Berry Baby Hat on Ravelry. Since it is for an infant, I cast on some additional stitches and doubled up my yarn to make it thicker and a bit bigger for her. I then knit up some leaves from a different pattern and stitched them on next to the stem. Easy peasey. I hope that she likes them.