DW Dishcloth in Key Lime Pie

This is my favorite dishcloth pattern so far! I really love how it shows off the different color patterns in the yarn. I found the pattern at KnittingKnonsense. I will definitely be making more of this one.

Thanksgiving Day Cards

I received a couple of wonderful Thanksgiving cards from some of my rubber stamping friends.

This first card is by my best friend, Suezette. She must know how much I love brads on cards. *grin*



The second card is from an online friend, Shawna. I love how she used punches for the turkey.


Thanks, ladies, for the smiles. :)

Seed Stitch Dish Cloth

I am getting much better at the seed stitch. I didn't make a single mistake in this dishcloth. Yay me! The seed stitch really gives the cloth a nice texture.

Meet the Greyhounds

We are very fortunate to have two wonderful greyhounds. Their names are Janie and Bandit, and they make us laugh every day with their antics.

Since the weather is starting to cool off, I thought I would first share some pictures of them in their coats. The lady that I order the coats from makes them specifically to fit each dog, and we even got to pick the fabric she used. She donates all of her profits to her local greyhound adoption chapter.

This first picture is of our boy, Bandit. Look at that handsome profile!!!

The coats came with "snood" attachments. Look at how our girl Janie looks.

Here is a great shot of the two of them together so you can see their size difference. Janie may be smaller, but she is definitely the Alpha dog, and Bandit lets her boss him around. She THINKS she is the boss of me, too.

Here's a lovely shot of Janie relaxing. What a beautiful face!

When a greyhound is happy, he or she will flip upside down. They can even fall asleep in this position. I don' t know how that can possibly be comfortable....

When we first got Bandit he liked to sleep in his crate with his head hanging out. Again, how can that be comfortable?

Now he likes to sleep all over. His favorite place is in my older daughter's bedroom ... away from bossy Janie.

Here's a shot of princess Janie on the spare bed in my craft room. She likes to cuddle up with my stuffed bunny.

Grandma's Favorite in Faded Denim

Another Grandma's Favorite. I really like this pattern, it is very simple to knit. This yarn is Faded Denim by Lily Sugar'n Creme.

I crocheted a loop at the top so it can be hung. I really like that idea and will start incorporating it on some of the cloths I knit.

Knitting My First Purse

I found a local yarn shop! The owner is very nice and very knowledgeable. She recommended that I knit an awesome purse and helped me select this fabulous wool yarn. Yes, wool in Florida, I must be crazy. But the colors are so adorable. In fact, I recently purchased a wallet in these very colors, so when the purse is finished I will have a matching set.

It's hard to tell what the purse will look like by the pictures here, but trust me, it will be fabulous!!!

This first picture is of the yarn. I purchased 3 balls, but it already appears that I will need a fourth one to finish the pattern. I will pick that up at the yarn store in the next few days. I really love the combination of the orange, greens, and pink.


In the next picture, you can see the knitting start to take shape. But don't let it fool you, this really looks nothing like the final item because when it is finished it will be folded in half and stitched together.


In this last shot, you can see that the yarn goes from being loosely spun to tightly spun and back again. It creates an awesome texture!


You can see the orange, pink, dark green, and light green pretty clearly in this shot.

I am thinking about lining the bag with hot pink fabric when it is completed.

How I Created My First Pattern

Someone asked me how I created my first pattern, so I thought I would share the response here for anyone else who might be interested. ;)

First, I downloaded some grid paper that is made especially for knitting. I found it at

http://www.sweaterscapes.com/grafpap-134.htm.

I decided to make my design 35 stitches wide and 60 stitches high. I lightly drew the football in pencil first, and then went in and filled it in with Xs where I wanted the pattern to show. I also drew in the border.

When I converted it to text format, the tricky thing was remembering that odd rows are read from left to right, but even rows are read from right to left. Also, remember that on odd rows, the Xs would be knits and the blanks would be purls. On the even rows, the Xs are purls and the blanks are knits.

It was very confusing for me at first. LOL I would say it took me an hour to convert it from the grid paper to the text format. I am sure it gets easier with practice.

When I created the cloth, I checked each row on the grid and on the paper as I knitted it so I could find my mistakes. I did find 2 in the text version, so it was a good thing I had done that. I kept track of my progress by using a highlighter to color each row as I started it (on the text and grid versions simultaneously).

If you have designed things before and have any advice for me, please feel free to contact me. I am always open to learning new "tricks."

Football Dishcloth

I created this dish cloth for my husband who is a Steeler's fan. I have included the pattern. Feel free to use the pattern as you wish, but remember to give me credit if you pass it on to others. Thanks!

Football Dishcloth by BunnyStamping

Cast on 35 stitches.

ROW 1: (K1, P1) ACROSS, K1

ROW 2: (K1, P1) ACROSS, K1

ROW 3: (K1, P1) ACROSS, K1

ROW 4: K1, P1, K31, P1, K1

ROW 5: K1, P1, K1, P29, K1, P1, K1

ROW 6: K1, P1, K14, P2, K15, P1, K1

ROW 7: K1, P1, K1, P13, K4, P12, K1, P1, K1

ROW 8: K1, P1, K12, P6, K13, P1, K1

ROW 9: K1, P1, K1, P11, K8, P10, K1, P1, K1

ROW 10: K1, P1, K10, P10, K11, P1, K1

ROW 11: K1, P1, K1, P10, K10, P9, K1, P1, K1

ROW 12: K1, P1, K9, P12, K10, P1, K1

ROW 13: K1, P1, K1, P9, K12, P8, K1, P1, K1

ROW 14: K1, P1, K8, P14, K9, P1, K1

ROW 15: K1, P1, K1, P8, K14, P7, K1, P1, K1

ROW 16: K1, P1, K7, P16, K8, P1, K1

ROW 17: K1, P1, K1, P6, K18, P5, K1, P1, K1

ROW 18: K1, P1, K6, P18, K7, P1, K1

ROW 19: K1, P1, K1, P5, K20, P4, K1, P1, K1

ROW 20: K1, P1, K5, P20, K6, P1, K1

ROW 21: K1, P1, K1, P5, K20, P4, K1, P1, K1

ROW 22: K1, P1, K4, P8, K6, P8, K5, P1, K1

ROW 23: K1, P1, K1, P4, K8, P1, K4, P1, K8, P3, K1, P1, K1

ROW 24: K1, P1, K4, P8, K6, P8, K5, P1, K1

ROW 25: K1, P1, K1, P4, K8, P1, K4, P1, K8, P3, K1, P1, K1

ROW 26: K1, P1, K3, P9, K6, P9, K4, P1, K1

ROW 27: K1, P1, K1, P3, K9, P1, K4, P1, K9, P2, K1, P1, K1

ROW 28: K1, P1, K3, P9, K6, P9, K4, P1, K1

ROW 29: K1, P1, K1, P3, K9, P1, K4, P1, K9, P2, K1, P1, K1

ROW 30: K1, P1, K3, P9, K6, P9, K4, P1, K1

ROW 31: K1, P1, K1, P3, K9, P1, K4, P1, K9, P2, K1, P1, K1

ROW 32: K1, P1, K3, P9, K6, P9, K4, P1, K1

ROW 33: K1, P1, K1, P3, K9, P1, K4, P1, K9, P2, K1, P1, K1

ROW 34: K1, P1, K3, P9, K6, P9, K4, P1, K1

ROW 35: K1, P1, K1, P3, K9, P1, K4, P1, K9, P2, K1, P1, K1

ROW 36: K1, P1, K4, P8, K6, P8, K5, P1, K1

ROW 37: K1, P1, K1, P4, K8, P1, K4, P1, K8, P3, K1, P1, K1

ROW 38: K1, P1, K4, P8, K6, P8, K5, P1, K1

ROW 39: K1, P1, K1, P4, K22, P3, K1, P1, K1

ROW 40: K1, P1, K5, P20, K6, P1, K1

ROW 41: K1, P1, K1, P5, K20, P4, K1, P1, K1

ROW 42: K1, P1, K5, P20, K6, P1, K1

ROW 43: K1, P1, K1, P6, K18, P5, K1, P1, K1

ROW 44: K1, P1, K6, P18, K7, P1, K1

ROW 45: K1, P1, K1, P7, K16, P6, K1, P1, K1

ROW 46: K1, P1, K8, P14, K9, P1, K1

ROW 47: K1, P1, K1, P8, K14, P7, K1, P1, K1

ROW 48: K1, P1, K9, P12, K10, P1, K1

ROW 49: K1, P1, K1, P9, K12, P8, K1, P1, K1

ROW 50: K1, P1, K10, P10, K11, P1, K1

ROW 51: K1, P1, K1, P10, K10, P9, K1, P1, K1

ROW 52: K1, P1, K11, P8, K12, P1, K1

ROW 53: K1, P1, K1, P12, K6, P11, K1, P1, K1

ROW 54: K1, P1, K13, P4, K14, P1, K1

ROW 55: K1, P1, K1, P14, K2, P13, K1, P1, K1

ROW 56: K1, P1, K31, P1, K1

ROW 57: K1, P1, K1, P29, K1, P1, K1

ROW 58: (K1, P1) ACROSS, K1

ROW 59: (K1, P1) ACROSS, K1

ROW 60: (K1, P1) ACROSS, K1

Grandma's Favorite in Pinky Stripes

Yahoo! Finally another dish cloth with no mistakes. This is a really simple pattern to do. I really love this self-striping yarn.