Prancing Horse Potholder

 I am very pleased at how this pattern turned out. I liked it so much that I am currently making another in brown and tan. I am making it for my cousin's wedding in July. Her horse is a buckskin, which is horse people's talk for brown. 

It is a free pattern I found on Pinterest. I have a long, long list of Pinterest pattern I need to knit. Good thing I am retired. 

Kitty cat potholder

 You probably already know I love cats and I never pause to knit a cat pattern. Once again, this is double knitting, which I really love doing. It makes me pay attention. 

I would to give credit for this pattern but I got it on Pinterest and it was in an Oriental language. Anyway, if you go to Pinterest and search for 'Cat face" you can find it.

Isn't she cute?

Pregnant Doe Outside My Window

June is fawn month and we are starting to see little brown spotted creatures following our local deer. This expecting mama was hanging out in the thicket outside our living room window. This is cool and shady spot for her to rest before baby takes up all her time. 

Unicorns

I may finally be over my knitted bags addiction. I did a craft fair last Christmas and sold a bunch of them. I made good money, but not enough to give up my retirement life. Truthfully, I would just knit and knit. I am back to working on double knitting so here are the unicorns I did recently. I used a plain color and Hipster yarn to make the potholder more dramatic. More to come.

Yeah, I'm still doing bags!

 

With the holidays coming, I am in high gear making shopping bags! This is just a sample of what is available.

Hot pads for Bella and Simone

I have cats. Two in fact. But my son Dane has dogs.

For his birthday, I made him some hot pads showing off his puppers (his word, not mine) named Bella and Simone. We get to dog-sit whenever he goes away, and also when he comes to visit us overnight. He lives about 2 hours away so we often get our dog-fix.

This is Bella (the other one is Dane). She's a German Shepherd/Husky mix. She has the most beautiful ice blue eyes. She is very sweet and always willing to play. She will bring you a ball so you can play with her. I don't think she ever get tired.

 

The hot pads are made using double-knitting using cotton yarn. The pattern is from Nifty Knitter Designs available through Ravelry.

This is Simone. She is a chihuahua/dachshund mix. And since dachshunds are also know as Weiner dogs, they are often called Chi-weenies. She is very affectionate and is not a "yappy" dog. If you sit down, she will be in your lap within one second!

They are just too cute for words!

Not everyone is a fan. Wookie and Omi have to stay upstairs during the dog visits.

Still Doing Bags

 I haven't posted anything for awhile because I have been just knitting bags. Bags and bags and bags. I can't believe how well they are selling. Here are some of the bags I have completed lately.

Now I have to get back to my needles and bags.

Shopping bags galore!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is it a Cardinal or a Blue Jay? Free Pattern

 

 

One of the disadvantages of living in Colorado -- at least in the mountains -- is that we just don't seem to have cardinals. I grew up in South Dakota farm country and always saw the cardinals show up in the bare trees by our house. I have a fond memory of my dad whistling a cardinal call. Soon I was see bright red birds coming closer and closer to our bird feeder. 

However, in Colorado, we have blue jays. The most common ones are the Stellar blue jay, the scrub jay, and the common blue jay. 

So how perfect is a double knitted potholder with a cardinal on one side and a blue jay on the other. Here is a free pattern for you. Be sure to add two stitches on each side for a border.

For instructions on double knitting, use this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQKZR-2TwCA.