21, 22, and 23/28

So these are a set of bangles I made, but I'm counting them each as their own thing.  These were some bamboo bangles that I had that were starting to lose their finish so I decided to cover them in yarn.  My original idea was to attach the yarn with a series of knots, like a friendship bracelet, but I decided that would be too tedious so I decided to crochet the yarn on instead.  I used a cotton/wool blend for the teal one (can't remember the type) the pink one is noro and the purple one is an acrylic that I had lying around (the same as the cuff in the last post).  I love these and they are so much fun to wear!

20/28

We're getting closer!  Here's another project that I found on pinterest.  It's a broomstick lace bracelet!  This thing was super fun to make, it was quick and the broomstick lace was like nothing I've ever made.  I like the look, it's a little punk rock and a little girly.

19/28

I got an email from a friend of mine asking me how to make this headband, so I did some research and found the pattern online and once I did that I decided that I needed to make one.  Since this is out of bulky yarn I decided to double up some worsted acrylic yarn that I had and man was this thing fast to knit.  I think it took me a total of 3 hours.  I love this thing, with my short hair I have a tendency to look like a cancer patient when I wear hats, but since this just covers the front of my head it's perfect, it also keeps my ears toasty warm!

18/28

For my 18th item I made something for the house, but it was something I really wanted so I'm counting it!  I was a music major in college and because of this, I have TONS of photo copied sheet music (much easier to spread a photocopy out on a piano or music stand).  I saw a sheet music wreath on pinterest and decided I needed one for above the piano, so that's just what I did.  I made a lot of cones out of sheet music and then I attached them to a foam wreath form using hot glue.  I think it turned out great, but I would like to put some kind of pendant in the middle to hide the fact that it's not even.

17/28

So 11 more things to go, I need to get crackin! I did finish this awesome purse though, it's the Counterpane Carpet Bag from Handknit Holidays.  I love this thing, I did change the handles, and added a lining, and I use it everyday, it is too super awesome!  I made it out of Debbie Bliss Donegal Aran Tweed yarn in a yummy brown shade. I started knitting this bag a year ago, but put it down for some reason.  I was awesome though, in the fact that I started knitting both sides of the bag at the same time so it was super quick to complete and highly satisfying, I've gotten a lot of compliments on this bag.  The only thing is that I wish I had put some pockets in the lining, it's a bit of a black hole in there, just means I need to make more little bags to put things in.

16/28

So item 16, is another refashion, and it wasn't super hard.  So I'm a plus sized gal and the only problem with that is that designers seem to think that I'm also 14 feet tall.  I'm on the shorter side of average so I find a lot of shirts to be way to long.  That was the case with this super cute top from Walmart, so I cute off about 4 inches and did a new hem and voila, a super cute shirt that fits perfectly!

15/28

So here's number 15 it's the 3 Hour Sweater, but I changed the yarn size, the needle size and the sizing.  With it on I'm thinking I still could have gone down a needle size or 2 on the ribbing, but I think it still looks good with jeans.  It's made out of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino, which is Cashmere, merino wool and micro fiber, it's so soft and we'll see how warm it is today.  I'm not in love with the fit, but I'm thinking maybe I'll throw it in the dryer for a second to shrink it up a little.  I also figured out that to meet my goal, I'm going to need to make something every 2 days until my birthday, we'll see how that goes!

14/28 Halfway There!

This is my halfway post!  I am posting my 14th item which was actually finished about a month ago. Bad blogger no cookie! I know, so anyway, this is a full circle skirt that I made using the formula from Casey's Elegant Musings which ended up making the waist a little big so I took it in about 4 inches total.  The only thing about this skirt is that when I wear it to work it makes it difficult to walk down the stairs.  I love it though!  It's flannel and cozy and feels like wearing pjs to work, but much cuter.  I am in love with maxi skirts and I want to make a bunch more, I think they are a great alternative to pants for the California fall and winter.

Sorry for the crappy pic:

13/28

I'm getting close to the half way mark in items, I'm gonna have to pick it up if I want to finish in just over a month.  But here is lucky item 13!  I refashioned one of Steve's shirts that shrank vertically, but was still the same width, have you ever noticed this happening?  Anyway, I cut the sleeves out, cut a seam down each side, put 2 darts in the front, took the whole thing in, sewed it back together, put 2 pleats in each sleeve and shortened the top and now I love it!  It's perfect for bumming around town in, not a big baggy t, but still comfy and cute.  And you can't go wrong with a Dropkick Murphy's shirt!

I finished my quilt!

Just in time too, I also think this counts as item 12 in my 28 things.  So I made it using a pattern from The Encyclopedia of Classic Quilt Patterns it was the spiderweb quilt.  I used all fabrics from my stash except the backing which I had to buy some sale fabric for since I didn't have enough of one fabric to back the quilt in.  This thing is big, it's queen sized and it was a pain in the a to quilt on the machine, but the end product is awesome and I love it!  What do you think?

And here's a close up of the fabric, it's darker in real life

11/28 - Socks!

I made a pair of socks, that's right I finished both of them.  For those of you who know me and my knitting you know that's quite an accomplishment since I have had a pretty severe case of SSS (Single Sock Syndrome) in years past.  I am in love with these socks, they are so freaking comfy!  I made them out of Socks that Rock Lightweight in the Grawk Colorway from the Raven Clan Series.  Back when the Raven Clan Series of colors came out I bought a skein of each in light weight, I had money to burn, the economy was better, I wasn't married, I had no kids, and I'd heard great things about this yarn.  So naturally being the good goth that I am, I bought all the pretty black/purple/green colorways that came out.  Can you believe that I've had 13 skeins of sock yarn in my stash for more than 4 years and I've never knit any of it?  That's going to change, this is the squishiest, yummiest, most comfy yarn I've ever knit socks out of.  They are the Anniversary Socks by Nancy Bush from the book Favorite Socks from Interweave Press.  This is a great pattern because the lace is super simple to memorize and it's only on the fronts, I love that they are longer socks so they keep me warmer and since they're dark, I can wear them with shorter pants and they look like leggings. I knit them on double points because I didn't have the right circ in my stash and I didn't want to buy a new one for these socks, but in doing that I realized that I don't dislike dpns as much as I thought I did.  I guess it's just been so long since I've knit with them that I thought I didn't like it.  I don't know though, I'm going to try doing my next socks 2 at a time on 2 circs to see if I can get them done faster, I'd also like to try knitting one inside the other sometime, but that kind of scares me.  In short, these are my favorite hand knit socks I've ever made and I think a lot of it has to do with the yarn!

10/28

So this wasn't one that was finished this year, but it was revamped, which I'm totally counting as I never wore it before.  It started life as the Sprout sweater by Amy King, but I didn't like the placement of the buttons because that made it gap weirdly in the front, so I moved the buttons over and now it fits like a dream and I wear it a lot!

9/28

For my ninth item I knit the Date Night by Nikol Lohr from Knitty First Fall 2011.  I love it, I made it with Jagger-Spun Wool Silk Lace Weight Yarn in a deep red color that I originally bought for a shawl, but that never happened, so I doubled it up for this sweater.  I love it, it looks really cute with my new denim skirt.

8/28

So the next item in my aresenal of 29 things is the awesome Unbiased bag that I made.  I love it, it's super hippy wonderful, I made it from some recycled sari silk yarn while sitting at the munchkin's football practice!

7/28

So for my 7th item I made was the Sorbetto Tank from Colette Patterns, it's a free download, so I'd go get it if I were you, cuz it's an awesome pattern and I want to make like 500 more.  I also used the sleeve pattern drafted by The Sew Weekly. I made it out of some white swiss dot I had laying around the house and it's too cute for words.  I think the next time I make it I'll make the sleeves a little narrower and I'd like to try making a 3/4 sleeve version too.  Also, I'd like to try it without the pleat in the middle and with some embellishment on the pleat and maybe with pin-tucks instead of the pleat.  See what I mean about this pattern?

6/28

Ok, so I'm going to post a few things I made and hopefully we'll get to 28 in the next 3 months.  So first up is my February Lady Sweater, I knit it in Debbie Stoller's Full o' Sheep yarn in a bright yellow.  When I started this, I wasn't sure that I was going to have much use of it until later in the year, but as it turns out, my new office keeps the AC at 69 degrees, so I wear a sweater almost every day.  I love the lines of this sweater and the way it looks on, I'm super happy I made it.

5/28

So I finished this one a while back and I love it, I've been wearing it a lot.  This is item 5 of my 28 and it's the Jamie Dress from Sis Boom, it's super comfy and looks great.  I don't have a whole lot to say about it other than the fact that I want to make more, I didn't make any adjustments to this pattern, it fit like a glove and that made me happy!  Without further ado, here's the pics:

Item 4! T-shirt Scarf!

Ok, so this almost seems like a cheat because it was so easy, but I love it anyway and I'm counting it! I made a t-shirt scarf.  Indiana Adams of Adored Austin started a site called Made This/Love This and the first project was a t-shirt scarf,  I love it, it's easy and it looks super cute!  Please ignore the unmade bed, that's how we roll most mornings.

Another Finished Item

Woo Hoo!  I'm posting item 3 of my 28 things, I know I'm going to need to buckle down if I want to finish, but I had to take the machine in to be serviced (apparently you're supposed to do that WAY more often than I do) and then I was having some back muscle shenanigans, but I'm better now, so the sewing is going to come back in full force.  Anyhow, here's my 3rd item, SLIPPERS!  I love them, they are so toasty and took me all of 2 hours to knit. They only have 19 rows each!  The pattern is the Duffers by Knitting if not Eccentric and I made them out of Lamb's Pride Bulky.  I used some puffy paint to make them not so slippery and it works great!

Catching Up

So I realized I never posted pictures of my finished top from this post. I did finish the shirt in time to wear it for New Year's Eve, it's super cute.  Here have a look:

I love that this top is so comfy and a great wear for days off work.

So this is item 1 out of the 28, and I do have more to share, but I need to get on it so I don't fall too far behind!