Babette Beginnings

I have put my kool-aid dyed yarn to use! Here are the beginnings of a baby blanket. I wrote a while back about wanting to make a Babette Blanket for myself. Well, I haven't done that yet, but am using the pattern for a baby blanket. I think I am going to keep it to one size of the squares, probably the 4 round size. I love these colors and can't wait to dye more to add to the mix! I kind of jumped the gun and added pink in hopes that one of the pregnant ladies I know will have a girl. I'll let you know how that works out.

Feeling Springy

Yesterday was the most beautiful day here in Fort Worth. It was sunny and warm with a cool breeze. My kind of day! The flowers above are from my yard, spring is definitely on its way. I also took a walk around my neighborhood with my camera. Oddly enough, I had never done that before. Usually I have the dogs with me. It was nice to wander and take photos, and I saw things that I had never noticed before. The flowering trees below are from around the neighborhood.

Fun stuff

I got so excited when I saw the selection of drink mixes at my local Mexican Grocer. They have interesting flavors like Melon, Jamaica, which I tried. I also found some kool-aid at another store. There are apparently some elusive flavors that I might have to hunt around for!


I spent yesterday afternoon dying my yarns. I used 4 skeins total of Moda-dea washable wool. I am still learning as I go, but am thrilled with the outcome. I plan to overdye that bright green one, and to do more colors as well. I think I am going to use these for a baby version of the Babette blanket.

I had heard that wool yarn could be dyed with Kool-Aid, but had no idea how well it could work. Check out these images I found on flickr and the great colors they created! I also found this info on how to do this at home. I'm planning to try this asap, and will let you know how it works out.

New Release Thursday!

I am so excited to introduce my Painterly Collage Cocktail Ring for Etsy Metal new release Thursday! The one pictured is mine, and now you can have one too. As always, shipping is free and you can even take advantage of my sale, which goes through Sunday.
I hope you love this ring as much as I do.

Tada!

I finished the baby blanket last night! This was my first afghan and biggest project so far. It took a little over a month, but that was with putting it down a lot. It is so soft and precious, I hope my friends and their new baby will love it. It goes in the mail today.

Post Office Hat

Over the weekend I searched and searched for what to do with my hand painted yarn. I thought a hat would be nice as the yarn would go well with my turquiose bobble scarf. I settled on the Post Office Hat pattern by Shannon Murphee. I altered the pattern a bit because I prefered the way the yarn looked in single crochet. I did fewer puff stitches and made it longer and more cloche like, which I really love.