Horse potholder for Laura

My cousin's daughter got married last weekend. She is quite the horsewoman, so I wanted to make her a special potholder. I texted my cousin Jeff to ask what color Laura's horse is. He texted back that he thinks the horse is a bay; followed by another text saying, no, she's a buckskin. 

What? I just wanted to know if the horse was brown, black, white, spotted, purple?! Bay? Buckskin? I shouldn't have to look up a color on the internet! He only laughed at me and said that is just how horse people talk. 

Anyway, medium to light brown with black mane and tail it is. This is her silhouette.
Buckskin ... really.

 

Deer in Roxborough and Potholder

One wildlife species we have in abundance is deer. So I must memorialize one of the bucks in a potholder. (I am not sure that statement has ever been typed before).

Surprise Cat

 This little kitty is so cute whether black or blue! Kinda looks like she was startled.

Complicated Fox

 I really love this pattern (also free on Pinterest), but a friend of mine said it was too complicated. I can see that, but it was a lot of fun to do. But I still like how it turned out. 

What is an Even Better Symbol of Summer? More Butterflies!

I posted a potholder of a butterfly just before this one, so continuing the theme, two butterflies. I once again used Hipster cotton yarn for the variegated one. This pattern is a free one on Ravelry. The link is below.

 www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/potholder-butterflies

What is a Better Symbol of Summer - a Butterfly

One of the most fun parts of knitting a butterfly potholder is there is no limit to colors! I used Hipster cotton yarn for the background. One piece of advice is select a solid color that does not appear in the range of color of the variegated one. If you do, your design can disappear into the background instead of standing out. Don't ask me how I know.

I can't seem to find where I got this pattern, but it probably came from Pinterest. There are lots and lots of butterfly patterns on Pinterest from simple silhouettes to complicated wings. Have fun. I did.

Bobcat 'Visits' our Kitties

We were blessed with a visit from a bobcat, just outside our downstairs window. We have lived in Roxborough from over 35 years, and this is the first time we have seen a bobcat ourselves. We have seen bears and mountain lions out here, but this is a first. What a beautiful animal. 

Unfortunately, a day or two after this picture was taken, a bobcat killed one of our deer just down the hill. I know it is the way of the world, but it still makes me sad. I don't think it was this bobcat, though. It was much larger. 

I am sure Omi is happy she is on the other side of the glass pane from the bobcat.

A cat is still a cat.

Cute Little Bunny

I am very pleased with how my little bunny turned out. It got snatched up by one of my friends almost as soon as I was done with it.

We occasionally see rabbits here in Roxborough but with the owls, foxes, eagles, bobcats. and mountain lions, they don't see to last very long. Speaking of bobcats, check out my post tomorrow to see the bobcat who visited us just outside our window.

 

Oooo, I Love My Coffee!

 Just above my coffee maker, I hung these two memorizing my love of the caffeinated nectar. They may be potholders, but these two are used as pictures. Every now and then, I turn them around to enjoy the other side. That is the only disadvantage of double knitting that I can find.

 

Our Baby Fawn

Remember our pregnant doe outside our living room window? (See June 22, 2025) She came around today to show off her baby. This picture was taken outside our dining room window. I can't believe how fast they grow. Of course, I have no idea if this is the same doe, but I would like to think so. We have a big valley below our house and wildlife hang out there a lot. It is probably because there are very few dogs in the houses around here. I know my kitties love to watch the wildlife go by.

Tree of Life Potholder

 I have lots of jewelry with the Tree of Life, like a necklace, earrings -- both post and drops -- and rings. So it was time to do a Tree of Life Potholder. This took a little more attention than many of the other designs because of branches and truck along with the background. It seems to change every two stitches! Still, it's a fun pattern.

This is a free pattern on Pinterest.

Sheep Shoes and Ladybugs

My son's friend is having a baby girl this summer, so he wanted to give them a special gift. I usually make sports-related booties for him to give his friends, but he said they were not into sports so make something "cute." Here are baby sheep and ladybugs booties for his friend. 

The sheep booties is a free pattern on Ravelry by Dianne Jones. Search "Cute Sheep Baby Booties."  

The ladybug booties is also a free pattern on Ravelry by Lorna Miser. Search "Sweet Lady Bug Booties."

Mountain Scenes on Potholders

Living in Colorado, I have to, obviously, make potholders showing off our beautiful mountains. I used Hipster cotton yarn in the color Canyon Wall with  for the brown potholder. The blue cotton came from my stash so I don't know what it was called. I loved how they turned out. It is amazing how different they look on the other side -- it's like an entirely different potholder.

They were snatched up by one of my friends already. Once again, the free pattern came from Pinterest.

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.