The baby crafting begins....

As Cindy moves forward in her pregnancy (she is at 22 weeks), we have been knitting and crocheting up a storm. Here are a peek at our first couple projects!

Hayley's knit bow hat:

Steph's crochet wrap around booties:

We cannot wait for the little mustard seed to join our island family! 

What should be our next project for the baby? Any suggestions?

meet.make.laptop cozy.

After a coworker told me her story of spilling wine on her brand new laptop, I decided YES, it's time for a cover. 

As us crafty girls often ask ourselves "why buy one...when you can MAKE one". 

 

meet.make.scarf accents.

After coming across this post... I knew I had to add some coloured stripes to a plain scarf. I have always had a weak spot for stripes!

meet.make.yarn wrapped bottles.

Enjoyed a Ladies Night-In of your own, and now you're stuck with a bunch of empty bottles? Well have I got an easy DIY project for you!

High Tea, Low Budget

Not quite able to justify (aka afford) the cost of high tea at the luxurious Empress Hotel, we decided to create our own high class experience. Head pieces and all, we changed things up for a ladies afternoon in. 

Even though we’re crafty, not all our creations are original. Big shout outs to the following sites and/or people for inspiring this ladies night in...

• Nutella Puffs: non jaded
• Tea: purchased from Silk Road 
• Knit Bracelets: inspired by this pin... no pattern attached that we could find so we came up with our own!

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Stephanie's Knit Slouch Hat

My lovely and amazing friend Jen asked me to knit her a slouchy hat, and there is nothing I like more then a knitting project that doesn't take what seems like 10 years. This quick knit took less then two evenings relaxing in front of the TV, even while being on watch for the stealthily sneak of a kitten who finds yarn irresistibly attackable.

This is my first time attempting my own pattern... so all of you avid knitters out there aren't allowed to judge my poor pattern writing skills. So for everyone else 27 going on 60...here it goes:

Materials used: 

1 Ball of Vanna's Choice Yarn in Mustard (or whatever colour suits your fancy)
Size 10 circular needles
Size 10 DPN's for decreasing

Getting Started:
Cast On 64 stitches and join in the round (or any multiple of 8 to fit your head)

Brim: 
K2, P2 all the way round
Repeat until piece measures approx. 1"

Pattern:

Round 1: K all stitches

Round 2: YO, K2Tog, repeat until end of round

Repeat Rounds 1-2 until total piece measures 7-8 inches (depending on just how slouchy you want it to be... or how much of a hipster you are??) 

Decrease: 
Round 1: K all stitches

Round 2: [YO, K2Tog]x3, K2Tog, repeat until end of round

Round 3: K all stitches

Round 4: [YO, K2Tog]x2, YO K3Tog, repeat until end of round

Round 5: K all stitches

Round 6: [YO, K2Tog]x2, K2Tog, repeat until end of round

Round 7: K all stitches

Round 8: YO, K2Tog, YO, K3Tog, repeat until end of round

Round 9: K all stitches

Round 10: YO, K2Togx2, repeat until end of round

Round 11: K all stitches

Round 12: YO, K3Tog, repeat until end of round

Round 13: K all stitches

Round 14: K2Tog, repeat until end of round

Cut yarn and pull through remaining stitches... secure yarn and weave in ends. Voila!

This actually turned out great... time to make myself one! 

Hayley's Inspired Headband

In need of a gift for the Hipster-Sister?
Want to make a quick but intriguing project?
Inspired by something you found online?

I was!

After searching various DIY websites, I came across a pattern that peaked my interest.
Let's just keep it simple by saying - I LOVE the Ravelry website. Should you happen to come across an item in a store, think "Ya, I could maybe make that!" Chances are, someone has...and that someone has shared the pattern on the Ravelry website.

Henceforth, the Anthropologie Inspired Braided Headwrap was found.

Please check out the pattern below for further details!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/anthropologieinspired-braided-headwrap

Supplies I used:
- US Size 10 Needles
- One Cable Needle 
- Loops & Threads Charisma Wool in Taupe
- Buttons

If you are just learning the cable knitting technique, this is the project for you! It was very easy to follow, and I can see myself making a lot more of these head wraps in the future; changing up the wool and needle sizes for different looks! I can safely say, the customer was pleased!