Pinch me I'm....German.

On Sunday my Brother and I will attempt to run a 5K!!

This will be my first run that I will be in. I'm really excited, except the fact that I am REALLY out of shape and haven't really ran for a few months...

I had fully planed to be in shape for this.

Then I got THE cold.

plus our road has been covered with ice for the past three months.

Having said this, I really am excited to run! it should be "fun", or so I keep trying to tell myself..

The other day my Brother reminded me to where green.

I love green! but after looking in my closet, I came to the startling discovery that don't really own anything green!

How could this happen???

So, I had to make something green A.S.A.P!!!

So, here it is! a Green Ear-warmer!

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Pattern for

 St. Patty's Ear-warmer

designed by- Kacie.

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This pattern is knit in garter st. knitting 2 strands of yarn at once. this pattern is super easy and fast! if you know how to knit, increase, decrease, and bind off, you can knit this!

Yarn- Baby Soft, color Pistachio and dark green worsted weight.

Needles-size (US) 9 pins.(straight)

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CO 9 st.

knit for 16 rows

~k1,m1, knit until last st. k1, m1.

~knit.

~k1, m1, knit until last st. m1, k1.

~knit.

~k1, m1, knit until last st. m1, k1.

knit for 83 rows. or until, holding CO edge at back of head, the needle comes just to back of ear on other side of head.

~k1, k2 tog, knit until last 3 st. k2 tog, k1.

~knit.

~k1, k2 tog, knit until last 3 st. k2 tog, k1.

~knit.

~k1, k2 tog, knit until last 3 st. k2 tog, k1.

knit for 16 rows. Bind off. sew back seem.

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Since it is knitted from 2 strands it is nice and warm!

If you have any questions about the pattern, ask away!

Wish me luck on my run!

happy Running/knitting!

Kacie

These boot's where made for walking.

I finally got around to buying boot yarn!

Cotton Classic 100% Mercerised cotton. color-Black.

Since the cotton is a little shiny it gives an almost leather look, which is what I was going for.

It was $6.25 for the skein. A bit much for what I got..

I am thinking that when I run out of it I might try and find some stuff that is a little cheaper.

I wanted the boots to have a cuff on them. So instead of knitting them separate then having to sew them on I purled the first 5 rounds. So when you fold the top over it would make a nice cuff.

here it is with the cuff rolled down

picking up the st. for the heel.

the finished boot's!

After sewing the boot's on I decided that I had sewn the boots on to low.

Making Gandalf's legs freakishly long...

So today I sewed them on higher. the picture above is before I resewed them on.

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I wanted to share another book that I am using that is helping me greatly!

I got it at a used book store for just a few dollars.

and so far it has been a great buy!!!

I highly recommend getting this one! it has the history of knitting and lots of helpful tips

I also really love the illustrations!

I love this guy. He just looks so wise. If you where to ask him the meaning of life he would tell you-

"Knitting, my child"

haha, this one just makes me smile :)

I'm off to go work on Gandalf's cloak now, so.

Happy Knitting~

Kacie

Paint on my hands.

Once again I'm showing you all, that I DO have other interest's other then knitting.

I have always enjoyed painting.

There's just something about mixing the colors and getting paint EVERYWHERE that helps me to relax and unwind if I'm really stressed.

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Now for a little back history.

A few years ago my Mom got me a reproduction china head doll for Christmas.

through the years I have enjoyed sewing historic clothing for her.
This is her. Her name is Ophelia.

For a while now I have been wanting to paint her portrait, but I haven't been brave enough.

I decided that this needed to change.

So a few weeks ago I asked my Dad ( who is an amazing woodworker/master craftsman (he would be the last person to say so, but he is!!) ) if he would make me some wooden ovals to paint.

And being the awesome Dad that he is, he did!

you can almost see the pencil lines on the wood.

I started with the skin tone and miner shading.

then I moved onto her hair.

then I painted her dress. then...... the part that I had been dreading...

the facial features...BOOOOO

Even though I enjoy painting doesn't mean that I really know HOW to paint!

 I have always had trouble when it comes to painting people and there face's. But I had to try!

It's not perfect. But it's the best I could and ever well do!

I am very happy with how her mouth turned out though. It is usually where I have the most problems.

I am planing on painting another portrait of another doll that I have but I need another oval first.*coughDadcough*

I will have to post up some more photo's some time of all the dresses that I have made for Ophelia.

that's another day..

I don't think you can EVER grow out of playing with dolls!
Why let the little girls have all the fun?
Happy Painting~
Kacie

Say it with me COWL. COWLLL. COWLLLLLL not cow.

My Mom always says, "you're going to knit a cow?!"

(Me)" yes, Mom. I'm going to knit a cow...."

One of the Girls in my Bible study has a birthday today. I had to think of something I could get ( or even better, MAKE ) her.

whats better then a nice warm cowl?

I had the yarn, and the time.

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the yarn

you can't tell from the pic, but this is a rather large ball of yarn.

simply soft. color/ Bone. I had this yarn already in my larger-basket stash.

I like using simply soft. It's VERY soft and holds up well.

I used very large needle's ( I don't really know what size they are...)

and a very simple seed stitch pattern.

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Here it is finished

When I sewed up the back seem I twisted it to give it some more added interest.

Side view.

I gathered the seem in the "back".

I say "back" because the gathers could be worn in front if wanted.

I love cowls. They are warm, trendy, and fast/easy to make.

Happy Knitting~

Kacie

A vacation, or something like it...

Yesterday I didn't knit!

( I did knit, just not all day...I knit for about an hour in the evening. )

I sewed. because yes, I am *multicraftual.

( *yes, I do know that's not a real word. but you know what I mean so, just live with it. )

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Most of my smaller needles, such as DPNS, Circular, cable needles, I store in a tin box.

Some people have a drawer, others have bag. but you know we all have one. every knitters dirty little secret.

I decided that this needed to be fixed.

why BUY a needle case when I could make one for free.

I had some fabric left over from when I made my sewing basket last year. so I used that.

I love the green. It makes me happy. :)

So yesterday I was very busy appliqueing numbers.

The other nice thing about making, instead of buying is that I can customize.

how many needle case's that you buy have spots for not only 0, but 00, 000 also?

this is my knitting basket. isn't it cool?

I got the basket from goodwill for about $10, and the fabric only cost me $12 for two yards!

and with the left over I made a needle case that matches.

I still have my tin box but now it is more organized. 

Plus it's SO much easier to find the needles I want!

so

Happy Sewing~

Kacie

Being Fearless

The other day I checked out this book for 2 reasons. #1. Because I loved the title.

I mean, Fearless knitting! how awesome is that?!?!

Even though it's really a book for beginner knitters. So to me it's really not that fearful of a book...

#2. Is because of this pattern.

"Plum Tree".

I have seen this pattern before when researching online and I have always wanted to try it. Now that I am working on a project like LOTR where some of the characters are from Gonder.... They, of course need the white tree emblem on there armor ( sweaters, what have you )!

So I made the square that is in the book to get the hang of the pattern.

( I would show you a picture, except for the fact that my camera won't take a picture of it...I tried, really I did!...)

once, having that completed I started sizing it down from CO 40 st. to CO 24 st.

Here is the finished sample ( Sized down )

It's not perfect, but it's a start.

And that is what I did yesterday.

Happy Cabling~

Kacie



The Stash.

I think it's time I showed you part of my stash.

Every time I post up some yarn that I found somewhere in my stash, it probably came from here-

This is where I store all the little bit's of yarn that you always have left over from projects.

You could call it my Bowl of Mystery.

Mostly because I really don't know what half the stuff in there is...

here is something that I found in my Bowl 'O mystery

It's light chocolaty brown. I think it might have some mohair in it. and it might be wool.

But it came from the mystery bowl so who knows?

I used it for Gandalf's staff!

I knitted it like an I cord.

To give it added strength I knitted it around a pipe cleaner!

here's the back of the I cord.

It worked really well!!!

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I love being able to find yarn in one's stash

that works PERFECTLY plus it's free!

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Well that's all for now!

Happy Stash hunting~

Kacie