Friday, December 2, 2011

Fiber Arts Friday ~ Simple Things

With the craziness of the holidays upon us, I thought this would be a great time to knit up some simple things.

I completed the Drawbridge cowl.......












and then moved on to Bandwidth.  Both from Westknits Book 2. 








I was planning on using my handspun  to knit these projects but after uncovering all the yarn I had stashed around the house, I decided to just use what I had on hand.

With that in mind, I knit up this hat from Kalamazoo Knits called "Just for Him" by KellyJ.  This was a really quick, simple knit.




















During the black Friday sale at Your Local Yarn shop several ladies were talking about  the Mukluk Slippers by Knitting Purl & Simple so I thought I'd give them a try. 
I made this pair on Tuesday with the help of my dad.




Dad has Alzheimer's   and during my visits he likes to sit right next to me and share a blanket. At the lower edge of the picture you can see he's holding my ball of yarn.                       Simple things......precious memories.                    

Happy Fiber Arts Friday!            




7 comments:

  1. I love the orange colors in the "Just for Him" hat. Keep up the awesome work!

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  2. Wonderful photo of you and your dad. And you just thought you would knit up a couple of things?? Wow.You are amazing!! My fav is the drawbridge cowl.

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  3. Well you are just knitting up a storm! Great projects, all.

    And love that photo. You will absolutely remember those moments.

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  4. So many lovelies! I can't decide what I like best :-)

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  5. I can't decide which project is my favorite but I do know that I love the photo of you and your dad the most. Looking forward to spending next Saturday with you.

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  6. They're all beautiful knits and your Dad is precious. It's nice that you get to spend time together enjoying each other's company. If I had to pick, it would be the orange hat...it's orange and it's a hat, that's all it takes for me. Happy Fiber Arts Friday!

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  7. I can't believe these are just a few things you whipped up.

    It's great that you and your pop are able to spend time together. You look very happy. :-)

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