"Bubby"

I've finished a really cute bear named Bubby. He's been knitted out of a cotton/acrylic blend and is a really fun red and white blend of colors. I wondered if I could pull it off and I did! He's really quite cute and I'm giving him to our nephew, Shepherd. He turned one on Easter, but we're going to a dessert party tomorrow, Saturday. Very nice.

We see "Bubby" laying and enjoying completion and then a closeup of his little face and bow/scarf. He's a happy-go-lucky interested sort of character. He's seen with Teddy next and well, diving for a toasted almond muffin I baked. Adventurous little guy. I hope Shep likes him!

So, along with this mini photo shoot of the more than full of life little bear, I've got some cute photos of snowy daffodils I took just 2 days ago with some light fresh snowfall... which is already melted and gone. :(

I really enjoyed these though. Great bright lovely spring yellow flowers engulfed in the fluffy white snow. Quite pretty really!

And for those interested, here's a shot of my latest colors in the hairdo. Lots of pinks and purples now. Really only one side of my head, the left side, has good bits of blue left. I'm certain that's because the hairdresser began on the left side, so there's more time for the dye to set in there!

I do miss the rich blue, and am beginning to ponder what I can do with the hair once the color has really really faded. I'm pondering red at the end of the summer. I can get it freshened up and/or cut in October, when I plan to travel to the States again. Lots to ponder about.

A recap on knitting though...
I've done "Bubby" last week and I've just finished my beaded blue socks too, today. Pictures to come later though. I have a light blue t-shirt on the needles and a pair of gold Mary Jane slippers, from Purl Bee's website, on the needles too. (That's it, heh heh) Thanks to Sarah-Ji for finding those for me! We'll see how they cruise. So far, so good.

I do love snow

I love snow, I miss snow, I enjoy snow... Snow makes winter bearable, beautiful, lovely, serene, quiet, gorgeous, different and bright!


It has been deemed Spring here, since well, before Valentine's Day! Can you believe that? Well, it's true. Crocuses are well bloomed and nearing their finish. Daffodils are up and Tulips are on their way. Trees and bushes are budding with leaves too. Seriously, it's been that nice, and not too rainy and too dark with the overcast business either.

Well, we've got some snow as of 2 days ago and some of it is still around! We are expected to get a lot in Southern Sweden by the weekend (Easter!) Here are some irresistibly pretty trees from ourwindows.

Here's some lovely flowers around our kitchen that help brighten the space. Thanks to Doug for buying these at Valentine's Day! They're a wonderful touch to the kitchen, especially when the weather's so gray. They're still bright and blue and lasting! YAY!

I couldn't wait, here is a pick of the gloves and beverage sweater I made for Becki. I love how they turned out. They were tough, and I had to undo portions several times, but I'm quite proud of the Superhero mits and sweater! Hope you like them too Becki!

On the needles are still the beaded blue socks. I work on them a little most weekday mornings after I wake and while caffeine starts to engage my brain over coffee or tea in that early morning. I trudge on them because I got bored during the heel portion, but I'm proud to say, the heels are all done and now I'm on the home stretch in the foot part knitting round and round until I get to the toes! I had gotten bored, but now, slowly and surely, I will finish these cuties! I guess I'm a little concerned they won't be tremendously comfy, but we'll see. I'll finish them anyways.

Also on the needles are a light baby blue and navy t-shirt. Got a long way to go on this one, but I'm hoping to learn, not just basic knitting, but piecing a project together. I want to design a kick butt navy 2-D butterfly to put into the front of the t-shirt. The pattern suggests a snappy clever word, and I love my little mantra word: BREATHE, but I've decided to go with an image instead, so I'm working on a butterfly... I have a long way to go before that needs to be decided though!

And thirdly on the needles is a little teddy bear. From the same pattern as Bubby that I mentioned in a previous post, but new yarn, in a cool dark red and bright white super soft acrylic and cotton blend yarn. I'm knitting this in hopes that it'll be ready by the end of the week for Easter. Our nephew, Shepherd is turning one on the 23rd.

And, I have a question to anybody out there who knits. I was balling a hank of cottony yarn when I got it into the biggest of messy tangled messes. Are there any tips on how to do this? I have some ideas for next time, but if I can avoid it, I'd love to! I did finally get this ball of yarn undone and balled nicely, but it took me a good week to unravel!

2nd to latest finished work...

This here scarflet is my 2nd to latest finished work. I must wait until the end of the week or next week to post the latest since they were a pair gift to my maid of honor for her birthday this week!

None the less, the felt bag is considered done by the directions, but I'm gonna keep going on it, embroider around the handle cuts and maybe try to reinforce the top of the bag to be a bit sturdier... the whole thing seems a bit floppy and weak. :( Pictures to come later when I feel a bit more proud and "finished" with the bag.

This little scarf... I love it. It's stretched a little from wear, which is I guess to be expected. So, I need to move the button over so it sits a little more snug again. But I seriously love this thing! It's comfortable, the extra little "flap" that curves up under the chin, oh man, it's so nice and comfy.

Yarn used: 100% new wool in a fabulous red (that could be felted if I'm not careful)
Knitted on US size 6/4 mm needles.
Found my leather button in town for about 15kr or $2, but well worth the price!

And for those of you craving a hair colour update, here are some photos from about 1-2 weeks ago. I need to take more this week since the tops of my blues are fast fading into a weird pale purple and pink, even whitish in places, like the bleach! so, I try to style the hair to show minimal colour or to show as much of the lower more deep set blue as I can. I was nervous at the start, but now I'm sad that it's fading so quickly!