To-Do Tuesday, 12.4.12

Looks like I forgot to do this last week! Oops!

An update for the To-Do Tuesday, gives an idea of what's on the list, what is slow going, what is getting done, and what I need a kick in the ass to get working on! What's on your To-Do List?

To-Do Today
• dishes
• laundry
• meeting with house lady
• take trash to dump

Crochet Queue
• Archer CAL (In Progress)
• Big Owl for Sarah (In progress)
• Cow (In Progress)
• Mittens (In Progress)
• Dachshund (In Progress)
• Frog for Ken (Tree frog or frog frog?)
• Hippo for Ciara
• Blue Elephant w/ Purple Scarf for Mikayla
• Giraffe for Virginia
• Bluebirds in a nest
• Hat for Clay
• Liam's blanket (In Progress)
• Kira's Birthday Present
• Giraffe
• Pink & Purple Giraffe for Dani
• Monkey for Conrad
• Crochet Clock {like these}
• Square Curtains (will have to find the pattern for these again...)
• Wool Eater out of my scraps {found here}
• Floor Poof from scraps to use at the Studio for Infant Poses
• Post Patterns?

Home
• Laundry
• Dishes

Business
• Make a coffee table book for Crystal & Bryan
• Add more Photos to Facebook.com/KaitLavinPhoto
• New Layout for k8cscritters.blogspot.com (?)
• Online Print ordering from KaitLavinPhoto.com
• Work on Konnie's Photos

Finished Items
• Boy & Girl Baby Stuffies, only requirement is cute (See them Here)
• Mosquito (See Him Here)
• Lion (See Him Here)
• Cheese from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (See Him Here)
• Owl (See Her Here)
• Pig (See Her Here)
• Owl #2
• Hat for Sage
• Lobster (See Him Here)
• Headband & Scarf for Mara
• Duck (See Him Here)
• Skunk (See Her Here)
• Owl #3
• Purple Stitch Project Scarf (See it here)
• Hippo (See him here)
• Owl for KK
• Giraffe
• Golf Bag (See it here)
• 2 Hats for Annie
• Elephant for Drew (See her here)
• Owl #5
• Dinosaur
• Mosquito
• UK Cat (for Melissa)
• Hippo (for Tracy)
• Moose (for Jodi)

• Monkey
• Rag Rug
• Password Protected Proof Albums for KaitLavinPhoto.com



What's on your To-Do list? I will check in next week to give an update!

Like Lists? Check out my Year Of Projects List!

FO Friday, 11.30.12

Good Morning & Happy Friday!

Here is a FO from last week, it was the gift that I am pretty certain they have opened by now (who wouldn't want to open up wedding gifts asap?) It was my first rug made from recycled t-shirts. It was fun to make from start to finish, so much so that I worked on it so much I got a blister on my pinkie! Halfway through I was already dreaming of bigger and better rag rug projects. I have a TON of red t-shirts and was thinking of making a round rug by using a pattern for a mandala or even a granny square. Then I got on to thinking about dyeing white t-shirts to get the colors I want. So many possibilities! This was also one of my Year of Projects Projects!!

I also have a sweet little Monkey to share with you. Her name is Lucy. I think I will be adding a bow before she heads to her final home. Also I am going to get some better pictures once it warms up a bit today and get her posted on Etsy. She was made from a Fiberdoodles by K4tt pattern.

I was also able to finish this belted galloway cow on the way up to my friends wedding on Saturday. His name is Clyde. This had been in my WIP pile for months as it was started when I had only begun to crochet. Felt good to finally finish it. It is a modified Fresh Stitches design. The other two in the photo were finished last week and are also FS designs.

Headed to my crochet room to work on some more. May have a few more mini owls finished by the end of the day but who knows!

Checking in with my buddies at Tami's Amis.

WIP Wednesday, 11.28.12

So it's finally happened.... I've had to tell myself that I cannot start another project until I finish a WIP. You want the list?
- Liam's Blanket
- Fresh Stitches Learn to read patterns cowl
- Purse
- Cow
- Archer Mystery CAL
- Disaster Hat
- Stuffie (its a gift so you don't get to know what it is... yet)
- Mittens

Okay so that doesn't seem too bad. The last three though are the ones that I have been working on lately and are shown in the picture. I love how the colors turned out in the mitten. It is the texting mitten from the latest issue of Crochet World (Dec. 2012). I guess I have big hands because I had to modify it quite a bit. I also didn't do the flap and closed off the thumb because it is my fingertips that get the coldest. Also messed up a bit at the tail end and decreased too much so it ends with a funny point but didn't realize this until I had FOd. I have enough yarn to make more than just it's pair so we will see how the second one turns out before figuring out if I am going to remake the first. But I need to get these done, it's getting cold up here in Maine and mittens are needed.

The disaster hat.... our bowling team mate saw Kevin's hat and wants one, all black, but tighter & bigger. Kevin's is made up of HDC in a worsted weight woolease. So I thought, tighter = SC and bigger = bulky yarn. It's really stiff... like more of a barret then a beanie. I will bring it along to bowling tonight and see what he thinks. Otherwise it may get frogged and some worsted woolease will be ordered in black.

Mr. Googley eyes is the start of a stuffie that was ordered for one of my friends as a gift. This is all you will probably see of him until after the holidays when I know he is safe in his new home. I doubt the person reads this blog, but there is always the chance.

That's it for me today. Checking in with Tami's Amis for other WIPs.

FO Friday, 11.23.12

How did I miss this??? Last week I showed you the Moose and two hats. Well that same week I also finished a UK Wildcat. Here are those photos as well as some more of Byron the Moose and of another Maria the Owl I finished yesterday. Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving (for those who celebrate it) and aren't getting trampled in Black Friday shopping today. All are Fresh Stitches patterns except for the Cat and the gift.

I also started and finished this little guy yesterday -- All I can say is he is SO FLIPPIN CUTE! I may have to keep him for myself! I brought him to Thanksgiving dinner with me and he enjoyed himself.

I also finished the gift I have been working on and will show that next Friday as the recipients will have it by then.

Happy Friday! Checking in with others and their Finished Items over at Tami's Amis.

WIP Wednesday, 11.21.12

Good morning and happy Thanksgiving-eve! Headed to my in-laws tomorrow for dinner at 4, which means LOTS of crochet time in the morning/early afternoon! Which is good because I am still trying to build up inventory and this last week was a slow one.

I have a little owl in the works, another Fresh Stitches design. The two major parts -- head & body are done so now it's just the little details that make him an owl to finish. Should be done tonight, that's my goal anyway.

I also have another project that needs a boarder and to be blocked, but I am not going to show that just yet as it is a gift. I will show you soon enough don't you worry.

I guess it would be considered an FO but I re-organized my studio yesterday and now has more room for yarn and a spot for shipping supplies. Most of this is thanks to the fixtures & boxes I got from Sears while it's in liquidation. It went from this:

To this:

Much more yarn storage as the shoe holder (white plastic thing on the left in the top photo) could only hold 24 skeins. Now I can stack the skeins & balls and get much more in the same area with the new shelving. I also used two metal risers on the back of my work table which gives me much more working area. Now to just use it! Which is actually where I am heading once this post is complete and posted on Tami's Amis with all the other WIPs in our yarny blogasphere :-)

To-Do Tuesday, 11.20.12

An update for the To-Do Tuesday, gives an idea of what's on the list, what is slow going, what is getting done, and what I need a kick in the ass to get working on! What's on your To-Do List?

To-Do Today
• Work on gift
• dishes
• laundry

Crochet Queue
• Monkey (for Brittni)
• Hat for Clay
• Liam's blanket (In Progress)
• Rag Rug (In Progress)
• Kira's Birthday Present
• Giraffe
• Pink & Purple Giraffe for Dani
• Monkey for Conrad
• Crochet Clock {like these}
• Square Curtains (will have to find the pattern for these again...)
• Wool Eater out of my scraps {found here}
• Floor Poof from scraps to use at the Studio for Infant Poses
• Post Patterns?

Home
• Laundry
• Dishes

Business
• Make a coffee table book for Crystal & Bryan
• Add more Photos to Facebook.com/KaitLavinPhoto
• New Layout for k8cscritters.blogspot.com (?)
• Online Print ordering from KaitLavinPhoto.com
• Password Protected Proof Albums for KaitLavinPhoto.com

Finished Items
• Boy & Girl Baby Stuffies, only requirement is cute (See them Here)
• Mosquito (See Him Here)
• Lion (See Him Here)
• Cheese from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (See Him Here)
• Owl (See Her Here)
• Pig (See Her Here)
• Owl #2
• Hat for Sage
• Lobster (See Him Here)
• Post Joe & Julie's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com (See them Here)
• Headband & Scarf for Mara
• Duck (See Him Here)
• Skunk (See Her Here)
• Owl #3
• Purple Stitch Project Scarf (See it here)
• Hippo (See him here)
• Owl for KK
• Giraffe
• Golf Bag (See it here)
• Work on Amie & Craig's Wedding Photos
• Work on Lee Auto Photos
• 2 Hats for Annie
• Elephant for Drew (See her here)

• Owl #5
• Post Crystal & Bryan's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com

• Post Melinda & Chad's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com
• Post Charest Family Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com
• Post Amie & Craig's Wedding Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com
• Post Lee Auto Photos on KaitLavinPhoto.com
• New Layout for KaitLavinPhoto.com  -- AND I LOVE IT!!! Please check it out and leave me some feedback!

• Work on Sabrina's Photos
• Post Sabrina's Photos (Facebook & Website)


• Dinosaur
• Mosquito

• UK Cat (for Melissa)

• Hippo (for Tracy)
• Moose (for Jodi)
• KaitLavin Photo Logo



What's on your To-Do list? I will check in next week to give an update!

Like Lists? Check out my Year Of Projects List!

FO Friday, 11.16.12

There is still two minutes in the morning, so GOOD MORNING!!! Three projects to share with you today as well as a little story.

Hat rack or Moose? How about both! Finished off two hats -- the pink one will probably have a purple ribbon added before it's done done. And the guy with the nice rack is Byron the Moose, he is a Fresh Stitches pattern and so far one of my favorites for sure!!

Will have to take him outside one of these days for a photo shoot however I have been baking this morning so no time for pictures. Making Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes -- it was a slightly modified recipe from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen -- skipped the glaze and just heated up some store bought chocolate frosting and went cupcake style. I just started following her blog, and she is hilarious!!

Now for the story. I bowl, this is the second year I have been on a league  That being said I am not that great--last year it was a goal every game to break 100. We go more for the social aspect and a guaranteed date night with Kevin -- he's on the league as well. Last year I got the most improved bowler award and last night I also received a rising star award from the local chapter of the USBC. **YAY**

Anyway, I had one of my best series, tied my all time high score, then bowled at or above my average the rest of the night, I was in the zone! Usually I psych myself out and over compensate for where I think the ball should go or just don't concentrate enough on each little part of my approach-- start, marks, release, followthrough and everything in between. So what was different this week? I crocheted in between every turn, so calm and collected :-) Pretty sure I will be bringing some easy projects to the alley from now on!

Checking in with Tami's Amis.