Custom Capris

I just have to say, I love working with wool. It is so easy on the hands and when you get the opportunity to work with great artisans and their hand dyed wool it really can't get much better than this!

These are a custom for Amanda. I haven't completed the drawstring but I couldn't wait to share the pictures. They have a 4 1/2" inseam and not only will they be perfect for a warm Texas winter around the house but they'll be great for out and about in the summertime!

These capris were made from the Ladybugz Farm Morning Glory pattern and I just adjusted the inseam to create capris instead of longies. This pattern gives me so much flexibility to create unique one of a kind pieces and is so easy to follow. I have a cottage license for this pattern only but hope to obtain the licenses for all her other patterns in the near future. Make sure to check her out on my Fave Places list. The yarn is hand dyed yarn from Mosaic Moon on Bulky BFL. Scrumptious!





Here is a close up of the edging, I love this shell edging.

First Custom Longies

I wasn't able to sew this weekend so I started on my custom YYMH (Your Yarn My Hook) longies list. I LOVE this yarn from Mosaic Moon and can't wait to continue making longies from it in different colorways.

These are a pair of small longies in the Woodland Tale colorway dyed on BFL Bulky Wool. The drawstring is made with a Ancient Lucet and will also have a back up solid blue drawstring.

Tester Updates!!!

Ok ladies, now that I have Ava's shoes done I'm getting a lot more motivation and hope to start knocking these out. I wanted to show you the leather packs I got for you all. I let the owner of Make Them Yourself put these together for me. The brown you'll see on the very bottom of each pack is the thick leather sole, the gray on top of that is a soft suede like fabric for the lining of the shoes. Some of the color combinations are quite fun so I can't wait coming up with different designs.

Girl Testers: I plan on making Mary Janes for you. Due to the style of MJs you won't get characters/designs appliqued on. You will have variations of the Mary Jane shoes I made for Ava. IF you would prefer a shoe style contact me ASAP as I will be finishing the cutting tomorrow night. Once it's cut, it's cut. Thank you!

Boy Testers: You will have the regular shoe styles with assorted applique on top. I will determine the character/design based on the colors in your pack. If, after seeing your color choices you have an idea let me know. I won't start cutting the applique until all the shoe bases are cut out.

BONUS: If you become a follower I will include an extra surprise with your shoes when I ship them!

1. nosweetangel
Colors: Black, grey, dark burgandy
Shoe Size: Infant, 6W
Status: Need to cut (size changed)
Applique:
Waterproof: Yes
follower bonus



2. Living4Him
Colors: Aqua, pinks, browns
Shoe Size: Infant, no size given yet
Applique: N/A, Mary Jane Shoe
Waterproof:



3. virginia+3
Colors: Brown, tans, black
Shoe Size: Infant, Measurements: 3.5" x 1 3/4" (Size 2)
Status: Leather cut, ready to sew
Applique: requested teddy bear
Waterproof:
follower bonus



4. curious_one
Colors: Blue, red, yellow, green, white, black
Shoe Size: Infant, 5 wide
Status: Leather cut, ready to sew
Applique: requested balloons
Waterproof: Yes
follower bonus



5. VanessaJ
Colors: light spring green, multi pinks
Shoe Size: Infant, 5
Status: Leather cut, ready to sew
Applique: N/A, Mary Jane Shoe
Waterproof:
follower bonus



6. ITZALLFORME
Colors: Red, tan, blue
Shoe Size: Infant, 4
Status: Need to cut
Applique: Requested Bear/Heart, Mary Jane Shoe, diff color scheme (white/purple on hand)
Waterproof:



7. Babies
Colors: Pink, spring green, multi pinks
Shoe Size: Toddler, 6
Status: Need to cut (size changed)
Applique: N/A, Mary Jane Shoe
Waterproof:
follower bonus



8. HeatherJ (traded a tester spot for a soft cloth doll)
Colors: Girl - Red, white, green, yellow, coral; Boy - Black, tans, multi blues
Shoe Size: Girl - Infant, Measurements 5" x 2.5"; Boy - Toddler, 9
Status: Leather cut, ready to sew
Applique: Boy - Requested Horses, Girl - N/A, Mary Jane Shoe
Waterproof:
follower bonus

Shoes for Ava!

I just finished making these adorable Mary Janes for a sweet little girl named Ava. She is one of my tester babes for soft soled shoes. I really loved how these came out. I think they're quite cute for my first attempt at Mary Janes.

Finished Longies

I had finished these a long time ago and they are so much fun to put on Isla. I just realized today though that I had never posted a picture of the finished longies. Only the work in progress. So here they are! I love all the extra room in the rear. Great for fluffy bums.





ACTION SHOTS:

Here is Isla being silly wearing her longies. You can see the evidence of her learning how to walk. She's getting lots of bumps and bruises.

Amigurumi!

Welcome my new little friend, Grenouille. This little frog is for a friend on my online forums and I can't wait to send her a picture of him. I'm also making a monkey for her which should be done soon! But for now, here's the frog.

New Hats....

I just finished another hat this week for a friend so I thought I'd post it. This is an adult sized ear flap hat. Black with bright green accent. I hope she loves it because I told her I was going to surprise her.





Up next is a hat I made for a little one. This is one of my favorites so far. It's an infant sized ear flap hat with bear ears. It was a custom and includes the braided ties on the ear flaps. I hope to get some action pics soon. (Please excuse the plans under the hat, I finished it on my lunch break at work, lol)