Red Fox Progress

Here is a sneak peak of the nearly finished RED fox!

Debbie Bliss
Donegal Luxury Tweed Chunky
in Sienna and Ecru

It's amazing how fast I was able to make this now that I figured it out the first time.  I did have to do a few extra stitches everywhere because this yarn is not quite as bulky, but I'm pretty happy with it overall, and without any re-doing!

Lux Knit Fox Stole

I'm happy to report that I have finally finished the fox!

Now that I've developed the pattern, I got some rusty red-orange and matching off-white chunky tweed to begin the next one...

Flat Fever

Ever since I found that Italian Ice yarn, I have become OBSESSED with flat yarns, aka ribbon or tape yarns.  Unfortunately the local stockist here doesn't seem to carry any.  I finally checked out the "supplies" section of Etsy and found some really amazing stuff.  I am exercising my self control and so far have only purchased the Sea Green Silky Tape below...

Golden Snake Charmer

I designed this tiny handbag (my first one) using oversized needles for an interesting snakeskin effect.

I have been experimenting a lot with putting simple knots in i-cords.  This may become a theme in my projects...

Winter Hats

I am always looking at color combinations that I see around me - in nature, on houses, interior design, you name it.  I know it's a little early for winter hats, but there are a couple of color combos I had to try out and a hat is the perfect sized project to do it!

Fat...Fluffy...Fabulous

Since my last update about the fox stole, I have made several changes.  I figured since I was redoing the tail, I might as well try something different with the feet too, which were looking a bit unnatural to me.

It was getting much closer but
the tail and feet
were still a little too stubby...

Longer feet and tail but
somehow the tail looks WORSE...

After the second redo, I was happy with the feet and pelvis, but the tail was still not right.  I decided to try something different this time, and I'm really glad it worked.  Rather than take out the entire thing, I detached the tail from the body, fixed it (by decreasing at a less rapid rate so that it looks more elongated) and "surgically" reattached it to the body!

Fat...Fluffy...Fabulous
Finally!

Baby Boy Quilt

Instead of a term paper for my women's history class (Spring 2006 I believe it was), I opted for an art project and that is when I made my first quilt.  It was a simple "Around the World" quilt, which consists of an arrangement of plain squares.  Now that I have a sewing machine again, I am excited to try a more complicated block quilt.


My friend Amber is having a baby boy in October, which gives me the perfect excuse to piece together a 20-30 block mini-quilt.  I already had this unspeakably adorable hot air balloon fabric, which I picked up from the Marden's store in Waterville, Maine.  The rest of the fabrics are from the local craft store here in Vermont, Knits & Bolts.  A brand new top-quality nonstick ruler made quick work of cutting up the squares yesterday.

I soon realized the 1/8 yard of each fabric was more than enough for two quilts - the second one will be up for sale.  I feel like a genius of efficiency!