New square is Knitted!

Well I just finished up my first square for the sampler afghan that I'm working on last night and decided to start my second square today.  I'm doing #19 from the book "99 Knitting Stitches" and it's coming out pretty good.  I goofed early on but it doesn't look too bad so I'm not upset about that.  I know that once this blanket is done I'll be forgiven.  This particular pattern calls for a cable needle but if you're desperate to try this without a cable you can always you a stitch older, safety pin or pencil, but please be careful not to stick yourself or drop the stitch.  It took me some practice time to get used to holding the cable needle but once you have the technique down then you're good to go.  Don't be afraid of cable needles because they are you friend in the end, especially when you're trying to knit up fancier looking squares/pannels

One may ask 'Where are the patterns of the day?', and the answer to that is that they are still out there some where in some magazine or or article found on the internet or in some other book.  I just haven't been looking to post my picks in a while because of life, BUT I think I'm going to go ahead and share a pattern with you today:->

Okay so to find the pattern of the day I went to crochetpatterncentral.com (yes today's pattern of the day is a crocheting pattern!  Change is good) and found a beautiful pattern called Blue Mandala Throw.  It's a star shaped afghan that looks to be good for decor or to have for the warmer months of the year.  click this to get to patter =>> Blue Mandala Throw

I haven't tried this pattern yet but I do plan on trying this soon for my kiddos.

Well the toddlers need a bath after their morning meal so please Be Blessed & Be Inspired..whoever is out there reading this.  Oh!  And if you have any suggestions for my pattern of the day please go ahead and let me know because I would love to try the pattern out and write about it here ASAP!

 

A new day to try different things.

So I tried a quick cookie recipe that came out TERRIBLE then went ahead on knitting up my first square for my sampler afghan that I'm crocheting up for our new home that we WILL have one day.  I wanted to do something a little more original for the family so I'm going to pick random patterns from my knitting book and put the squares together.

Project two is a crocodile stitch blanket that I'm working on for my collection and so far I think it's coming out pretty well.   I found this pattern of ravelry which is originally posted on the bernat website. 

Crocodile Stitch Baby Blanket

by Bonita Patterns  

 

Well I have to start knitting again then I have a chicken to get in the oven and TONS of potatos to skin and boil for tonight dinner.  YUM!   I'll be back to write to you more once I'm not so rushed because I do miss writing to you.

Be Blessed & Be Inspired!!

I don't think That I Shared This With You Yet..

This is the teddy set that  I finished knitting up a little over a week ago.  It took some time but I really enjoyed this project and I look forward to doing this project again!

Be Blessed & Be Inspired!!

Finishing Up This Set

To finish up the set that I'm working on I have to knit up a baby bear beanie today so to get that started I'm going to need

-Size 10 Knitting needle
-the left overs from my Soft Pink Caron One Pound yarn
-yarn needle
 I decided to c/0 46 stitches and work the stockinette stitch throughout the hat.  I add a few purl rows to give a little bit of texture as well. When it comes to the ears I C/O 8 and knitted for 9 rows. Knitted them separately and then attached them to the hat.  I originally got the idea from this pattern from ravelry.com   http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bear-newborn-or-preemie-hat

A new project on my hands

I decided to give myself a break from the graphs and start a afghan that is long over due.  I am using the Leisure Arts Book that's titled 99 Knitting Stitches and I'm using several different patterns from that.  I knew that I could make a baby blanket with the pattern that I'm putting together but I decided to make a patriotic version for my home to make as the tester.  I started on #84 I believe and It's knitting up quite quickly.  I can't say for certain but I'll mos likely need close to 60 to 80 squares to make the blanket complete.  I'll post pictures once I get further along in my first square.
Be Blessed & Be Inspired!!

Happy Wednesday!

Yes yes today is a happy day because I was finally able to do some shopping so I'm back in the cooking and baking game!  Oh how I miss to cook.  I don't know how anyone could not enjoy the sweet art in it but oh well at least I do and the family LOVES it. 

One of my projects of the day was to make a no bake peanut butter pie BECAUSE I have been itching to do so for some months now and today was the PERFECT day to do so.  So I went online to find a recipe that I thought I would enjoy trying and there it was!  The perfect recipe fit just for my lil family and the pie came out absolutely divine.  It wasn't too sweet but it was just sweet enough AND I didn't have to add eggs or use that blasted oven.  God is good!  http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Peanut-Butter-Pie-Epicurious that website is where I found this yummy treat so if you're up for something budget friendly and easy to make then you have got to try this!

Be Blessed & Be Inspired!

This week is going to be a good week.

Because I have a lot planned out to get things done and I'm going to succeed.  The first two things that I have planned at the moment is to complete the sweater and blanket that I started and I want to start another original pattern for two baby blankets.

Being that my handsome husband is pretty artistic I asked him to help me out on two ideas that I have so he is going to put the pictures that I have in my mind on the graph for me so I can try them out.  I'm so thankful and blessed to have him.  Well I just wanted to update you on what's going on and NOW I want to share a pattern of the day with you so here it is.

Being that Halloween is a little over a month away I wanted to share a costume that I found super cute to try for my kids.  I know what my two girls are going to be for Halloween this year and I'll be sure to share the pattern with you later on but this is one of the costumes that I'm looking to make for our Bubba:-> It's originally a lamb costume but the person who knitted this up changed it iup to be a caterpillar instead.  C.U.T.E!

Child's Lamb Costume by Margot Stevens  .  I picked this pattern because it's super cute and it's something that challenges me.  Not to mention that it's a sweet FREE pattern to try!

Well I have  A LOT to do so be blessed & Be Inspired!!