All Hail the MIghty Cow Hat and why I'm in a snit

You know what I hate? I hate when my friend whose upstairs apartment I live in comes up and says "Oh you didn't work today?" Uhm I made an awesome cow hat- why isn't that work? I think a better way to put it would be to say "Oh you didn't go to Champaign today?" I am always working when I am home. If you could see the piles/mounds/mountains of art I produce you would most likely nod in agreement. But I do believe in her mind if I do not physically leave the house and travel somewhere I am not working. Why do I let this bother me? Good question Rebecca, good question.

Cow hat pattern by RepeatCrafterMe- I also adapted the owl hat from her pattern-  Headbands/Warmers pattern by TheVelvetAcorn

The Fruits of Our Labors

Love seeing my hats in action!

And The Weatherman Lied Again

Imagine that.

We woke up to bitter cold, wind and the dreaded white stuff, which was NOT in the forecast. I needed to go to get some double fiber bread but I just stayed home, drank coffee, knit an ugly hat and chillaxed.

It's cuter on Miss Sadie but still not pretty LOL! The good news is Deanna got to witness the miracle of felting!

We're waiting on Deanna to buy batteries for this:

Should be tons of fun!

Rockin' My New Steampunk Hat 210/365

$5 hat at Walmart- MINE! Add three brooches and two red feathers and rock that thang!

I will wear it to the meeting at montegue's Thirsday with my brown crinkly shirt and skirt. I am working on a purple outfit for Galaxy fest and AnomolyCon next year woooot!

Quick Knit Hat and a New Model 165/365

My sister told me that Hobby Lobby had Styrofoam heads now. I forgot my 40 % off coupon so I had to spring for a damaged one on clearance. I think a hot knife will transform him into He That Shall Not Be Named quite nicely.

Needed a quick knit after working with sock yarn for so long.

Beefy in the Music Hat 63/365

HA! I stole this picture of Beef wearing his music hat off Facebook! FEAR ME!!!!

Nothing Left to Add to Stash 59/365

It finally happened. Someone wanted a hat and insisted on buying the yarn for it.

It all worked out in the end. There was only about 5 inches of yarn left LOL! NO stash adding for me!

Meow Meow Meow Meow it's a (not Hello)Kitty Hat 24/365

Remember back last week when I was moaning coz someone picked my precious baby alpaca to have a hat made? Well meow meow meow it turned out to be a sweet kitty hat.

 OK not so sweet when I wear it but I digress

Dede's Scrap Happy Hat 23/365

Dede asked for a hat made from some of my scraps of yarn so I obliged.

Beefylicious Music Note Hat 15/365

Beef_froggin aka beefylicious aka Tony did not want a doofy hat. What's up with THAT!?! And he said the color had to match his flowing locks. OK gray it is old man....

 120 stitches on a size 6 circular 16" needle. Sport weight wool in gray, hand spun black/gray. Both yarns from Salvation Army thrift store score two years ago.for music notes.

And here's our Beef graciously taking the time for a photo op with me at Fest this year. Knit juan, purl two Beef!

Hello Kitty Hat for my Friend Over 7/365

over_over_gu_gu_ga_ga_shoot_me (not her real name lol)  is a friend of mine from camfrog. She plays a mean toy drum! I asked her what she wanted and she said a Hello Kitty hat. I didn't have anything Hello Kitty except on tiny little button so I had to make my own.

I found a paper doll template online, printed it and cut it out and glued it to some pink fabric. I beaded around it with some pink stash beads and added a pin back. It went on the violet hat she picked from my stash of extras. I think it's way cute. She better send me a picture of herself wearing it.

I have been asked if I will be putting the needles cases in my etsy shop...yes, I will, and I will announce on here when that actually happens!

Mona Lisa Smile 333/365

This purple hat is for sale with it's matching scarf in my Szenario etsy shop

Falling Off the (Fiber) Wagon & a Surprise Gift 74/365

Yeah so about that 100 thing challenge. The one where I was going to make 100 things BEFORE buying anything new for my stash. I fell off the fiber wagon. I had a little $$$ in my pocket and I needed colors I didn't have. You know how that goes right? OK I am tightening my belt and pulling myself up by the bootstraps. I will finish the 100 thing challenge...I WILL I SAY!!!! And not only that....I think (know) I will surpass 100 and then it will be the "How many things can I make now before I buy more stuff?" challenge. I'll keep you posted, you know I will.

Here's what I bought. Six balls of crochet cotton at $1 per at the Yarn Outlet. These have 1093 yds. Wow. That could take me a year to use up. I needed cool colors. Got mint green, lavender, two olive green and a grey. A thick and Quick wool blend from Lion Brand. I sold all three hats I made from this yarn so I wanted another skein. Bought at JoAnns with a Hobby Lobby coupon for 40% off. Two skeins of sock yarn for this. They were super reasonable at 2 for $5.00, also from JoAnns. The last bulky yarn is for a hat for my friend Ac1d in camfrog. I promised him a hat a year ago and he's not letting me forget it. How cold does it get in New Zealand? I got it for a song with a coupon at Michaels. Total spent....about $18 plus tax. I can live with that.

Check out the COOL labels Marcy sent me!!! OMG OMG OMG! This has to be one of the best gifts I have ever received!

My 365 shows another bulky hat I squeezed out of the last of the Thick n Quick.

Like The Economy...A Slow Recovery 46/365

Try as I might I couldn't get caught up today. As tired as I was last night I tossed and turned and didn't get much quality sleep. I am blaming the iced tea I drank. I bought lemon juice at Costcos today for lemonade. Anywaysssssssssss......Then it was run, run, run so I didn't get anything much accomplished here. Worse yet I missed Erin and Leslie when they stopped by after knitting to get Leslie's hat...I would model for you but my hair is up and blah blah blah...I will get a pic of her and me with her wearing it when she comes to get it (assuming of course, that I am here when she comes. UGH! I hate when a plan falls apart!)

I am NOT a slacker (I just play one on the Internet)

Yo people! Lest you think I have been slacking off in my absence from posting and other online activities THINK AGAIN!


Here's a short list of what I have been doing...I will try to name the pictures in order.

#1) Working on Leslie's Ravens and Roses Moley for the IME. Not working on the hat as I don't "knit hats for sailors for Lent":P

#2) I cut purple and yellow for art quilts

#3) I cut purple and silver/gray after an extensive search told me these will be hot colors for 2009

#4) Sewed blocks inspired by a friend's outfit. She better not sit in front of me again wearing it. I might cut it right off her back >:)

#5) Gathering all extra blocks sewn from remainders of my kit samples for possible sale at quilt guild or on etsy.com

#6) Working on the Celtic Autumn kit sample inspired by the trims and fabrics from Leslie

#7) Knitting on my Cable Luxe Tunic

#8) Working on a doofy hat in the darkest blue for my dancing buddy, Babs (I love you smookums xoxoxoxoxxo no it's not for Warrin... it never was... it was always for you you you)

Well I tried this twice. I have no clue where the last 6 pictures went. I guess blogger ate them. Maybe another time or maybe I'll follow Christina's lead and find somewhere else to blog