Pittsburgh Series 2: Tonidale Hat

Pattern available at the new website here.

Grandma's Butter Cookie Recipe

Recipe available at the new website here.

Pittsburgh Series 1: Bridgeville Hat

Pattern available at the new website here.

Baby Gifts for my Friend's Baby Shower

I haven't posted anything in a while, because you know, life.

But I just finished some crocheted baby items I'm going to give to my friend at her baby shower next weekend.

Here they are:

A Newborn Sorting Hat (although I think it might fit a 3-month-old with my gauge). My friend REALLY likes Harry Potter, so I thought it would be a cool thing to make for her.

A Fox Hat and Diaper Cover for a 6-month-old. The pattern originally called for it be a bear hat, but my friend's nursery theme is woodland creatures. I know bears live in woods, but I like foxes more than bears. I changed the hat pattern a bit, because as written, the hat pattern is worked flat then seemed. I hate making hats that way.

To make the hat in the round, I make the white brim flat then seemed the two ends together to make a wide tube. I started the first row of orange around the top of the tube then joined and turned when the pattern said to only turn. The second row of orange was worked from the inside of the hat. If you choose to make this hat this way, it will be best to count your stitches as you go so that you don't stitch into the joining stitch, and therefore, increase your stitch count.

I added pointy ears instead of round ones called for in the pattern. I also added the orange snout and nose.

Sorry about the poor image quality. I took these pictures with my phone. I think I need to clean the case it's in.

Cheers!

(Knitted) 1800s Hat-Scarf

Pattern available at the new website here.

Fiber Arts Studio Tour 2019, Part 2

Stop 3: Flying Goat Farm, 29 Bridges, and Dragonfly Fibers

This stop was hosted at the Flying Goat Farm. They were cleaning up some storm damage from an EF-0 tornado that hit the area two days ago.

What I purchased:
Got to Sock from 29 Bridges. Fingering weight. 75% superwash merino 25% nylon. Colorway: Mustard.

Stop 4: Dancing Leaf Farm, The Fiberists, and Magpie Fibers

This was my favorite stop. The gardens and landscaping at Dancing Leaf Farm is amazing. I love the country cottage feel it gives. Also, this stop had a doggo. :3 His name is Tapper and he's the sweetest.

What I purchased:
Swanky Sock from Magpie Fibers. Fingering weight. 80% superwash merino 10% cashmere 10% nylon. Colorway: Hell's Bells. This coloway looks amazing in the sunlight.

Stop 5: Wandering Wool
This stop was at a cidery I had never been to in Montgomery County. I don't drink and I was driving, so I didn't partake in any cider. But I did purchase two skeins from Wandering Wool.

What I purchased:
Ausable Sock. Fingering weight. 80% superwash merino 10% cashmere 10% nylon. Coloway: Cinderella.
Helvellyn Sock. Fingering weight. 75% superwash BFL 25% nylon. Colorway: Bohemia.

Fiber Arts Studio Tour 2019, Part 1

Today was a long day. 5 stops, 12 indie dyers and/or yarn producers in the Fiber Arts Studio Tour. I've put myself on a yarn-buying diet so I limited myself to no more than one skein per stop (mostly).

Here are the spoils of the day.

Stop 1: Avalon Springs Farm, Solitude Wool, and Feederbrook Farm

This stop was at the Avalon Springs Farm, which has angora goats and an alpaca. Avalon had a wide variety of colorways on display, including the one below.

What I purchased:
Pendragon Yarn from Avalon Springs Farm. Fingering weight. 100% superwash merino. Colorway: Hobbit House.

This yarn will likely be used for an upcoming test crochet piece.

Stop 2: Withers Wool

Withers Wool produces more "art" yarn than "standard" yarn. What I mean by that is "art" yarn is more go-with-the-flow and/or has embellishments such as feathers and beads. "Standard" yarn would be what we purchased at all other vendors on the tour. This makes Withers Wool unique. Cathy, the owner, gave us a short dying demo and explained her process from sheep to dyed roving.

To be continued....