FO Friday: Magic Coffee Baby Hats

 Posted by on March 1, 2013 at 11:58 am
Mar 012013
 

Last week a wonderful co worker of the SGT’s asked if I could make his two sons some hats. He wanted something hand made to take back to India to give them and to show his wife my skills. I was flattered and agreed. I used the Magic Coffee Baby Hat that was in my library.

Since his children are 4 and 2 years old respectfully, I went up two needle sizes and made the largest size. The ribbing on the orange hat is  K1tbl, P1 because I misread the instructions. Since I was using mystery scrap yarn, I ditched the stripes and the I-cord loop on top. It was a fast knit and rather enjoyable. I hope his wife and children love them and I hope they fit.

More information about the hats can be read on my Ravelry page. More FOs can be seen over at Tami’s blog.

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FO Friday: Mosquito Mosquito

 Posted by on February 22, 2013 at 10:49 am
Feb 222013
 

Kit number 2 of the Fresh Stitches kit club came in this week! This month’s pattern was a mosquito.

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I didn’t log onto the secret website before I started so I missed out on a super special modification. Stacey included four pipe cleaners to turn a normal sized mosquito into a long-legged spider mosquito. I’ve set them aside with a note on my pattern for next time.

I’ve named this little guy Rey, in honor of my dad. When he was a young boy, he was a pretty big pest. He was the second youngest and the only boy so he was spoiled by his older sisters. My Aunt Lolin told my mom once that he would start fights with the other kids but had her and her other sisters finish them or get him out of them. They called him mosquito a nickname he passed on to most of his grandsons who were and continue to be equally pesky.

For more Finished Objects, check out the list over at Tami’s blog.

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FO Friday: A crocheted lymph node

 Posted by on February 8, 2013 at 11:10 am
Feb 082013
 

I posted a sneak peek on Tuesday but everyone’s guesses were WRONG! I crocheted up my own lymph node.

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It’s not anatomically correct but then again, I’m not a doctor. The little French knots up on one of the vessels are lymphocytes. I thought it made it look quite coquettish. I’m going to add a pin back to it and wear it as a hipper version of an awareness ribbon.

I’ve got the pattern written up, I just need three (3) people to test the pattern for me. If you are interested, please send an email to vanessa AT mixedmartialartsandcrafts DOT com. This is a very quick and simple amigurumi pattern, I’m mostly looking for assurances that everything is clearly written.

For more FOs, check out Tami’s blog.

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FO Friday: Make Great Art

 Posted by on February 1, 2013 at 11:09 am
Feb 012013
 

Another journal page from me! The knitted and crochet objects are still very much in the “in progress” stage so the next few Fridays will be peeks into my art journal.

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The background is from the classified section of the local free newspaper. I painted over it with watered down acrylics. Underneath the astronaut it says “And the world was never the same.” I wrote “It was BETTER!” and then around the duct tape (recycled from a package I got!) I wrote “Make great art”. However, I feel like it’s now too busy. I have more of that salvaged duct tape so I’m thinking about replacing it with the tape that is unwritten.

Funny, on the one hand, I think I do make great art but I’m not sure how I feel about this page. I don’t feel like it’s great but I’m not sure if that’s just me being hypercritical of myself or if I’m right. This is why I find it very hard to judge my work. I’m not sure if I’m telling myself the truth or not!

For more FOs that people are proud of check out Tami’s blog.

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FO Friday: Join Us! Art Journal Page

 Posted by on January 25, 2013 at 10:35 am
Jan 252013
 

I am insanely proud of this journal page.

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All of the images are from the latest KnitPicks catalogue. After looking through it the words all came together in my mind. It’s also a message that I need to remember and remind myself about. I joined Tara Swiger’s Starship which has been insanely helpful in organizing my dreams and figuring out what it is I want to do with my life.

The text reads: “Discover your passion/for you/have options/Join Us!/Stick with us–we like you/and we’ll be here for you” The background and yellow patterns are done in acrylic paints. I’m thinking of outlining the yellow parts with an ink pen but I don’t want the focus to shift to them. I may just leave it as is.

I can’t wait to get the next KP catalogue to see what else I can make out of it.

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FO Friday: Amy March Slippers

 Posted by on January 11, 2013 at 9:28 am
Jan 112013
 

They’re done! The Amy March slippers are done! My feet are very warm and very pleased.

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I’m satisfied with the modifications I made. I picked up stitches along either side and knitted three rounds before using a regular cast off. While the original calls for ribbon and lace to be woven through the live stitches on the heel and arch and the sides, I didn’t have any ribbon or lace to use. Also, in a house with two rambunctious cats having stuff dangling from my feet would cause them to try to “save me” from the “evil” lace.

Another bonus is that I still have a quarter of a skein left over! It’s not enough to make another pair of slippers (I don’t think) but it means that I can do something more with my Candy Skein yarn. I’m not sure what that will be yet.

For more FOs, check out Candy Skein owner Tami’s blog.

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2012 in Review

 Posted by on December 31, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Dec 312012
 

2012 has been a fairly productive year for me.

Quite a bit of yardage! This breaks down to http://www.ravelry.com/projects/NessaMcTastic entered into Ravelry. I did more than just knit or crochet this year. Some of my other FOs include:

I also read 53 books out of my goal of 30! I’ve been quite busy and I’m really proud of my hard work.

Vanessa’s bookshelf: read

Wicked Bugs
Cousin Phyllis
Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking
Second Shift - Order
First Shift - Legacy
Thinking About Memoir
The Writing Life
A Life in Stitches
The Night Circus
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
Dragonlance: Dragons of Spring Dawning
Outliers: The Story of Success
Dragons of Winter Night
The Toadhouse Trilogy
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
The Blue Castle
The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Running for Mortals: A Commonsense Plan for Changing Your Life With Running



Vanessa’s favorite books »

2013 is going to be a better year with more finished objects, more yardage knit/crocheted and more books read. I hope everyone has a happy and healthy new year!

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FO: Tipper the Tiny Crab

 Posted by on December 21, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Dec 212012
 

He’s done! He’s done! He’s done! Tipper the Tiny Crab is done!

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I’m so glad he’s done! This is probably my last personal FO of the year and I’m so glad it’s Tipper. He’s pretty cute and there is something a bit holly jolly about him. I have some left over red and white, perhaps I’ll quickly crochet up a Santa hat for him. That’s a big perhaps since there are four days left until Christmas.

And if you’re reading this, congrats on surviving the end of the world! For more FOs and apocalypse survivors, check out Tami’s blog.

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FO: Christmas Bon Bons

 Posted by on December 14, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Dec 142012
 

Tis the season and so the hubs had me make my chocolate chip cookie dough truffles. This year I had a small packet of gel icing to do some fancy designs.
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Apparently, the hoards at his job have been demanding these so I must give the people what they want. The ones pictured are for us, though! Specifically me, I’m sure hubs will be helping himself to a few at work.

For more FOs, check out Tami’s blog.

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FO Friday: Tiny Crochet Sweater

 Posted by on December 7, 2012 at 2:20 pm
Dec 072012
 

I love tiny things. And I love making tiny things. So when I saw that Underground Crafter linked to a tiny crochet sweater, I knew I had to make one.

I think I might have to go up a hook size for the next one I make. This one came out rather stiff. I’m going to be making a garland out of these spelling out someone’s name. This is the only Christmas present I’ll be working on since I’m swamped with my secret projects.

For more finished objects, check out Tami’s blog.

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