Well, this is a random weekend post, so I thought I’d share a few things.  First the winners of the Social Tote Patterns and stamps are:

Jenny who said “Oh, please, me! Of course, I still haven’t made my Divided Basket yet, but still. The fabric I am really itching to order is a rainbow of Squared Elements. I am kind of afraid to order some for fear of not being able to stop, there are so many colors. Thank you!”

and Erica who said “I really like this tote! And the packaging on the pattern is just gorgeous, too. I have a couple fabric lines I am looking very much forward to. One is Nordika, by Jeni Baker, and the other is Waterfront Park, by Violet Craft. I think I will find some stash favourites in both lines. Thanks for the chance to win.”

Congrats!  It was fun to read through all the comments about which fabrics you’re excited about.  I was pretty floored when it seemed like a lot of you were pledging to sew with your stashes,  yay!

In the mean time, I’m having fun trying to come up with some kind of branding scheme.  With shipping wholesale patterns now I really need to get my butt in gear and get some business cards or postcards made up.

I’m thinking I’ll have to have a few different designs just because I’m always changing my mind.

I’ve been slacking on my knitting.  So far I purchased yarn for the following projects:

Some orange for an Oatmeal Pullover sweater.

For a new honey cowl, this time the large version.

And some for a Dreiecke Hat.

It feels like fall is approaching here, but I think next week it’s supposed to be in the 90s again.

I’ve got a few fun surprises on the upcoming blog list, so I’ll be happy to talk about those soon.  For now my machines are in for a tune up and cleaning and boy am I missing them.  Maybe it’s time to pick up those knitting needles!

ps. the background fabric is from Maze & Vale!

Had to keep up my knitting so I wouldn’t forget!!!  I had purchased the yarn at the same time as Natalie’s cowl and Emily had been patiently waiting for me to make one for her.  Her favorite color was blue, now tonight she told me it was orange.  I still am glad I made it for her though, she wore it right away, then it got hot out.  That’s okay, it’ll be on hold until fall (and Kindergarten, eek!).

It’s the Sophia Cowl kids size by Green Bee Patterns.  Very quick and easy to knit.  If I can do it, you totally can!!!  Lots of videos on knittinghelp.com and a few others really are great.  Thank goodness there’s so many people able to share their knowledge.

I think it also helps give me perspective when I’m writing instructions for sewing, too.  It’s hard to pick up a new craft, especially if it’s one you never had been taught before.  I know a lot of us probably had home ec, but we never learned knitting!

So anyway, I think the process of learning to knit has helped me understand how it can be frustrating at times, but also so rewarding to learn something new.  For me I think it’s great there are so many resources out there.  The beauty in that is if you don’t understand one persons way of teaching something, try another!  I had to look at several people’s you tube videos to understand casting off.  It seems so crazy backwards at first, but now I look back and wonder why is seemed so hard.  So if you’re new to sewing (or  knitting) stick with it, ask a friend for help, you can do this!

Hope you’re having a lovely week. ♥  Thank you for all the lovely comments on the Social Tote Pattern collaboration post.  I know there seems to be a shortage of online shops that are carrying the pattern at the moment, so hold tight!

Also, the winners of the Patchwork Please (Aurifil, Form & Fabric goodies, Pellon sampler) giveaway are:
#1 Sarah
#2 Gillian
#3 Georgia
#5 Quilter in the Gap

I did a little something different when choosing the winners, I picked the first 4 commenters (minus Amy since she’s in the Zakka Along), isn’t it funny how they hardly ever win with those random number generators?  Just sharing the love to those first-ees.  🙂  Thanks ladies, I’m emailing you now!

I made another Renfrew hat for my mom this time, pattern by Jane Richmond, from her collection: ISLAND.  I just loved knitting this, it was so fun and since I had already made one I felt pretty good about it.

I used Madelinetosh Vintage in Moss for this one, my other hat was Madelinetosh Vintage in Wicked, both purchased from Eat.Sleep.Knit (thanks Shannon for the recommendation!).

I’ve been having so much fun looking into the world of knitting.  Ravelry is super incredible, it’s totally an amazing resource.  You can find me there @ noodleheadsews.  I love going through and picking out favorites, someday to hopefully knit a cardigan, I do love a cozy sweater!

I think next I’m going to make a pair of legwarmers, wohoo!