summer contest wrap-up
It was a busy first week of teaching, but now I’m free until Monday. Woo hoo!
I’m hoping to get some serious work done on the chunky sweater/jacket thingamabob. I’m using Rowanspun Chunky in the color Fern. Looks more like moss to me.
And I’ve finally visited all the great links you all sent for the summer catch-up contest — thank you! I still feel like I missed a whole summer’s worth of crafty bloggy action, but I got a lot out of the highlights.
Go here to see all the links. Or, for the highlights of the highlights, read on for a few of my very favorites:
moonstitches’ crocheted hexagon blanket
http://moonstitches.typepad.com/moonstitches/2007/07/155.html
paloma’s Avita baby cami (free pattern!)
http://lomester.blogspot.com/2007/08/pattern-avita.html
kristy’s knitted dodecahedron (crazynerdycool)
http://www.elevenstitches.com/eleven_stitches/2007/08/dodecahedron.html
jenny’s lovely ellybeth dress, part of the One in Ten auction
http://wiksten-made.typepad.com/wikstenmade/2007/08/ellybeth-dress.html
alison’s very first quilt!
http://brainylady.blogspot.com/2007/08/quilt-cat.html
domesticrafts’ drunken bees socks (free pattern!)
http://www.domesticrafts.com/Clog/2007/07/30/GetYourDrunkenBeesHere.aspx
dances with wool’s henry viii sweater
http://lenealve.blogspot.com/2007/08/farewell-to-king.html
jenla’s fiber farm play mat
http://knottygirls.com/jenla.blog/index.php/2007/08/02/project-farm-mat-put-out-to-pasture/
a mingled yarn’s pretty summer skirts
http://amingledyarn.wordpress.com/2007/08/20/skirt-fest-07/
and blouses
http://amingledyarn.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/liberty-blouse/
kelly’s ironwork socks (I LOVE these!)
http://www.kelpknits.com/2007/07/31/ironwork-socks/
schrodinger’s sweet-ass bowling bag
http://schrodinger212.blogspot.com/2007/06/boasting-and-gloating.html
brooklyntweed’s supersquishy adult tomten (supersquishy describes the tomten, not the adult)
http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/2007/07/adult-tomten-jacket.html
jessica’s vintage fabric wall art (must do this)
http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2007/08/vintage-fabric-wall-art.html
samantha’s spectacular sock monkey quilt, which includes monkey-shaped stitching
http://spamantha.typepad.com/diary_of_a_mad_fabriholic/2007/07/im-all-done-mon.html
through the loops’ cabled tweed vest, which she’s designing for her father
http://throughtheloops.typepad.com/through_the_loops/2007/08/dr-gs-memory-ve.html
christy’s modified stag bag — better than the original
http://www.neitherhipnorfunky.com/?p=176
little purl’s granny square headboard
http://yscmama.typepad.com/little_purl/2007/08/granny-squares-.html
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September 7th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Oh WOW love that Rowanspun chunky, such a luscious green!
September 7th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Thanks for the list. There are so many amazing blogs out there that I don’t get time to read. It was so nice to see the highlights. Moonstitches Hexagon Blanket, Christy’s Stag Bag and Kelly’s socks have all been highlights for me this summer too.
I love the mossy color of that tweed. I’m looking forward to watching the project grow.
September 7th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Thank you so much, I am flattered… and a BIG THANK YOU for this great contest and putting together this link list. So many new to me blogs and fabulous projects!I see I have to catch up, too.
September 7th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
all the great links - I missed some of those too!!!!
Love the Rowanspun. One of my favorite colors of the yarn. Too bad it’s discontinued!
September 7th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
I don’t sew, so I don’t follow a lot of sewing blogs — thanks for showcasing the possibilities!
September 7th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Good lord–I thought I read all the truly amazing blogs, and yet.
September 7th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Oooh, I can’t wait to see the jacket!
Thanks for the link, and the links! I was in blogland this summer and I hadn’t seen all of those.
September 7th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Wow. That’s funny, I just bought some Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light in fern. (Maybe it is just funny because I am tired)
Those Ironworks socks just blew my mind. I need a nap just looking at them!
Oh, and I tagged you.
September 7th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Those are some great crafty projects you have listed there! Thanks for posting all of them–some were new to me.
I love that green for the Drops jacket–it really does look like moss!
September 8th, 2007 at 1:13 am
Oh, you are knitting “the” sweater. I don’t have any chunky yarn in the stash, none…I am not sure why. But I want that sweater…must find some chunky yarn… Thanks for the highlights, a good list, truly.
September 8th, 2007 at 1:54 am
Yummy, thanks for all the great links. And I love your “mossy” yarn. Beautiful.
September 8th, 2007 at 5:11 am
Thanks for the links, they’re great! I love the green of your sweater too, that one’s definitely on my to-do list!
September 8th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
What a great list! I’m like you, incredibly behind in my bloglines as well. This is a good catch-up!
September 8th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Great list, thanks for sharing it!
The yarn/pattern look fab, the pattern link had some very nice patterns too - never thought about knitting pants!
September 9th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Ooooh, thanks for the great links. *sigh* What to queue first??
September 14th, 2007 at 4:27 am
I’m a very favorite? THANKS!!!
September 18th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
* blush * thank you so much… I was wondering why the queue on my Avita had gone up on ravelry. I am so shocked!