handmade by stefanie

Since finishing my Block Island Sweater , I've been all about working on smaller instant-gratification projects: for instance, over the weekend, I finished my Gnome Rainbow for #ProjectGnomeDiplomacy: This got me excited about knitting tiny things - I purchased the new Tiny Alpaca pattern from Mochimochiland along with the Tiny Sheep pattern so that I could make some friends for my gnomes. I plan on knitting some of these fun little guys over the upcoming weekend! I was inspired to start a crochet Platypus when I randomly thought about the Easter Platypus from Invader Zim ( click here to see what I'm talking about ) - I think he's going to be so cute! I'm just using random destash yarn: I've also been working on my self-striping socks from last week - here is my HO (half-finished object): And lastly, I've been working on finishing up the newborn vertebrae I started last month: I'm not totally in love with this particular pattern, but I th...

Even though Christmas is over, and soon we'll be taking down the tree, I couldn't resist the Rebecca Danger monster ornament kits I got for Christmas.  On New Year's Day, I cast on my first project of the new year - Owen, the Christmas Monster Ornament !  Now he's ready to spend a few days on the tree til he has to hibernate in the ornament box til Thanksgiving. Now is probably a good time to share the other ornaments I knit this year: Tiny Snowmen !  I went a little crazy with these - they were just so fun and easy to make.  Before I knew it, there was an army of tiny snowmen in my living room.  Just to be on the safe side, I gave most of them away as gifts this year. Tiny Santa ! I predict I will be making a few more of these for next year, but I just ran out of time to execute all of my grandiose last-minute knitting plans.  This one went to live with my aunt & uncle in Kansas City Tiny panda with his dinosaur friend (knit by Sam) Tin...