Wash Cloth From Cotton

New Bernina 830

Someone sent me some pictures of the new Bernina 830E due out on monday. Let the drooling begin

Bernina Embroidery Machine Projects

Just a couple of quick projects I threw together with stuff I had on hand. The small tote is for my ex sister in law and the large one is for my mother. I used heavy canvas and iron on tearaway stabilizer. The embroidery thread is all isocord. The embroidery patterns came from OESD, Frogs, Angels and butterfly collections. Let me know what you think.

One of my great Aunts just got a new home. Hers was destroyed by hurricane Rita. I made her an afghan as a housewarming gift. here's the picture of it.

New Sewing Machine and Room

Hi Everyone,
Here are the pictures of all the stuff I got when I bought my new Bernina 200E with the 730 upgrade. Hope you enjoy

For those of you who machine knit, this is the only machine knit slipper I could find. I made about 40 pairs of them 2 christmases ago. EVERYONE got slippers for christmas. LOL I got so good, I could whip them out in an hour. I have since sold this machine, but when finances permit, I will look for another one.

This is the start of a cotton shawl I started a couple of months ago. I work on it when I have no project that I need to finish or just for a change of pace. The pattern is an 8 stitch plus 1 repeat, so it's very easy for me to remember and not have to refer to a pattern sheet to figure out where I'm at. The Yarn is Bernat mercerized cotton yarn. Very soft and shiny. It came in a box of stuff that came with one of my knitting machines. It's probably discontinued, but I have lots of it, so no worries about running out in the middle and then having to re knit it into something smaller. I may even have enough left over to make a simple lace shell for my skinny sister with the big boobs. LOL

Here's my current project. It's a pair of socks for my aunt. They're made of magic stripe from Lion Brand. I think the yarn is discontinued, but it was gifted to me. I'm gonna make a pair of gloves with the left over. Maybe a pair of fingerless, depending on how much yarn is left over. I started them yesterday and will be finished with them tomorrow. 75% superwash wool and 25% nylon.

Some of you may remember the Alpaca I was knitting a mobius shawl with. Well this is what was left of the alpaca yarn. I made my mom a pair of gloves. I used an old red cross pattern from the 30's. It's fun to work with those old patterns. They only took me a week to make. They are soooo soft.

I have another friend who lives in Liberty, Texas. He requested replacement slipper socks as the ones I made him last year, he has worn holes in them. LOL The first ones I made on the knitting machine, but I made these on needles.

My Mom is a HUGE Nancy Grace fan. If you watch her, you know that she just had twins. I made these for my mom to send to her. They are in LSU colors, purple and gold, but switched, so they're alike, but easy to tell apart. I really can't stand to watch her, she makes me mad, but I love my mother and try to fill her requests asap. LOL

This was my try at a machine knit pattern I converted to hand knit. The cuff is a k2p2 rib and the foot part is doubled, by doubled, I mean that the inside is one slipper and the outside is another, this way they're extra warm and cushy on cold floors, but knit in one piece and stitched together at the end. I made the cuff a little large, but they are comfy and not tight around the ankle, so it would be great for diabetics and others who don't want a tight cuff around their leg, but want to keep their feet warm. These went to my friend with the girls bookmarks

this is an iPod headband I made for the friend who wanted the bookmarks. I made this for her for a christmas present. It was supposed to be an armband, but I got kind of carried away with the length and it came out as a headband. LOL

These are some bookmarks I made for a friend's, daughters. She found the pattern and couldn't figure it out. The bookmarks are knitted in the round, but on 2 needles in such a way that one row is knit1, slip the next stitch with the yarn on the purl side then knit and slip purlwise. etc. It makes a double fabric that's knitted in the round with only 2 needles. Kind of a cool technique. I will supply the pattern if anyone wants it.
just email me. duhonallen@yahoo.com

I'm not sure what's happening with the titles of my posts, but after I type them, they change to a different language font. Like the one with the picture of my mom. I will write to the blogspot people and see if they can give me a clue as to what's causing this.

अल्पका प्रोजेक्ट फिनिशेद

I just finished the Alpaca mobius scarf and it's on it's way to Missouri.
The pictures are of my mother modeling it for me.

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Alpaca, YUMMM!!!

Still working on this, but had to share it with you guys. This yarn is so soft and luxurious, I am spoiled for anything else. It has a great hand and drape once knitted. I can't wait to finish it off.

New stuff coming soon

Just a note to let everyone know that I will post some pictures tomorrow, come rain or shine. I've got lots of things finished, but have been too sick and too busy to get on here much.

New Projects finished.

The first one is a dishcloth with the John Deere logo. I made it from a chart that I wrote a while back for a DBJ blanket I made for a friend. The second is a Table cloth for a cousin. She wanted something to hang off her oval table and I made this with peaches and cream cotton with a size I crochet hook.