I've been sewing flowers and not knitting much.  I did crochet a Trojan hat during winter break from a pattern I found on Ravelry.

I was requested by my DIL in Astoria, NY to knit a hat or cowl for her dog, Leelo.  It seems that children are afraid of her so my DIL wanted a hat or cowl for Leelo that would be fun and help dispel  the fear children might have.  So I came up with this.

It has been put in the mail for Leelo:

 

 

I am hoping to get a picture of her in it.  I had to go by measurements given to me over the phone.

 

It as knitting in various acrylic yarns in worsted weight on the Brother KH 270.  I shortrowed the ears and the scales.  The cowl part is mock ribbing.  The tie strings are 200 rows of slip stitch using three needles.

 

Update:

Leelo got her cowl yesterday:

 

Her granddad says she looks embarrassed it but I disagree. Her Mom must have liked I because she ordered another one without the scales so I knit it last night and will send it off today.

 



 

 

 

 

Ski mask

I made something new for my dil and then I made one for me.  I have decided I look like a ninja.  It might have something to do with it being made in a dark color but probably more to do with my being Asian! 

Now my nephew wants one in black.

Sharon's jacket

In January 2014 my machine knitting buddy gave me a jacket to finish for her.  I just finished adding a lace trim on it today during lunch at work.  It took me eleven months to get to it and four days of work/fun to finish it.

 

The body is machine knit and the trim is hand knit in Lion Brand bulky suede.  Now I want one for me.

Cushaw squash - 35 lbs.

The garden grew some huge cushaw squash.  I'd never seen one much less tasted one.  One was 35 lbs. and one was 24 lbs.  I had wanted to enter the 35 pounder in the fair but the wet soil after an especially rainy week caused the bottom of it to rot so I had to harvest it.  It is delicious.  I'll have to plant more next year.  I'll post pictures, hopefully, later.  I put them on a set of scales to show their weight.

I applied and was accepted to be a vender at the Kernersville, NC Honeybee Festival http://kvhoneybee.com/ on August 23, 2014 from 10am - 5 pm.  I have a new product to debut.  My daughter will join me with her crocheted market bags like this one http://byhaafner.blogspot.cz/2013/07/and-off-to-market-i-went.html.

I will have button bracelets, knit scarves, ribbon embroidered towels and more.

Tremont jacket and Entropy shawl

I just completed the Tremont jacket from the Jean Frost book, Jackets.  I used Forsell 100% wool Slolom in jade.  I converted the hand knit to machine.  I used my Brother 270 at T6 and had to convert the gauge.  The skirt was one that I drafted.  Both are in stockinette with crochet edgings.  I used the puff crochet stitch from the book but added an extra row of crab stitch to finish off the jacket.  The skirt has a single crochet and then crab stitch on the bottom hem.  Right now the jacket is a little large for me but I have not washed it yet.  When I do, I expect/hope that it shrinks to the gauge of my washed and dried swatch.  All in all, though, it is wearable as it is.  It is 100% wool and will be very warm for this winter.  I just hope the skirt does not seat out too badly.  I have already sewn a half slip in jade that should work as a lining.