Baby things

It seems as if a lot of my friends are pregnant, which is quite exciting! I've been trying to make things for their new arrivals in my very limited spare time....some things are still in the works!  Two of my coworkers, including one of my bosses, are expecting.  So, for one of them I knit a little bunny buddy blanket and for the other (my boss) I crocheted a blanket, knit 3 baby bibs, and made a "I'm the big brother" shirt for her son.

Crocheted flower wreath

I've sort of had a hiatus from blogging during the past couple months, but I promise I have been alive and well!...just very very busy!  I've tried to squeeze some small projects in between lots of research, working on my dissertation, and conferences!  So without further ado, I introduce to you my new spring/summer wreath!

I made this wreath using a flower pattern that you can find here.  The leaves are actually little hearts that aren't really connected at the top of the heart.  For those, I modified this heart pattern.  I'm very pleased with the overall result!  The wreath is from A.C. Moore, I believe it is made from grape vines....FYI, it will leave a mess in your house when you work with it.  If anyone decides to make one, definitely assemble it outside!

Cozy Things

I just stumbled upon this blog and I'm in love!  I love this blanket so so so much :).  (Just a very quick post!) Happy blog reading!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This cute Matryoshka doll was part of my Valentine's Day gift to my mom :). She absolutely went crazy for her!! Maybe I need to make the rest of her "sisters" :-D! Happy Valentine's Day!!

Fish....to sushi....to fish....to sushi....to...

Fish to sushi! Does this mean it is vegan? (it is acrylic yarn...) :)

You can find the pattern here.

Super Bowl Sunday!

First, woohoo GIANTS!!!! Way to play that game!

During the game I knit a scarf :), yep, an entire scarf!  Maybe it's good luck if I knit during the game ;).  This scarf is for my friend Lindsey who is in Japan for a year.  I made it to go along with the "Really Warm Hat" that I posted about here.  She really likes green and hot pink, so in the scarf there is green and hot pink along with some yellow and a cream.  I think it coordinates nicely :).

I also finished the pink ruffles baby blanket for my friend.  I'm totally happy with how it turned out.  Gives me some ideas for blankets I want to make and sell in my Etsy store (once I have more free time...aka when I have my PhD ;)).

Lastly, I reknit the Make-a-Statement hat for my mom.  As I thought the first one was too small for her head. Soooooo, I made this one this week during my commute :).  She LOVES it!

That's all for now! I hope to finish some more stuff as this week goes on.  I also submitted another grant proposal for my dissertation and I'll hear back tomorrow about whether or not I got accepted to another conference!  Fingers crossed for the grant especially!!!

Make-a-statement hat

Well, I finished knitting this hat on the train this morning and I'm disappointed. It's too short (I think) and sort of snug. I think I might frog and knit it again. I need to see how it fits my mom. I've a large head, but I think my mom's is larger. We will see.