Knitting in May and June !

I have been busy as always! So what have I done recently? These are not really in order, but that's okay. It's all here anyway.

This is a last minute dishcloth for my mom. I used a fabric marker to highlight the hearts and writing! I love mom! 

Steve wasn't sure what he wanted, so I suggested a pillow with the 49er's logo. He liked that idea. 

I did this one making changes on the wrong side too. That was quite annoying. 

So I only did it on the front. The back is plain knit. I enclosed it with a three needle bind off all the way around. 

This is an awesome hat for Matt. It looks pointy, but not when wearing it. 

It looks great! 

I did this little monkey for Jordan. 

This is a very cool pillow! The picture doesn't really do it justice. 

It has buttons on the back. 

I also did this monkey suit for Jordan. 

This monkey and monkey suit are sitting on top of an afghan I made when Beverly was married. 

I made this pillow for Henry. I only made changes on the right side of the fabric, so I did it on back and front too. I used a double strand of yarn with a three needle bind off for this. Worked great! 

He wanted something with his work place on it! 

This is Kayleigh's doll. She has beautiful Kool-Aid dyed hair! 

Ryan was there when I took pictures. He was wondering if I made it for him. :) 

Here is Katelyn and Kayleigh's dolls hair together. 

This little beauty is for Katelyn! 

Here they are together! The difference in size is because I used sport weight yarn and a size 2 needle on the smaller one  and  DK weight yarn and a size 3 needle on the bigger one. They both have 2 outfits.  

What a wonderful blessing to have a good family and people to love! I am very sadden to have lost our friend, Ralph. He was a very good man and a blessing to his family. He has helped our family many times. My deepest sympathy and love and prayers for his wife, Mary. My Mary also had her troubles this couple months. So I am hoping for her recovery and blessing. I love my family and friends so much. I have more love in me that doesn't show as I wish it would. I am so thankful for them! :)

Nativity in April!

I am so excited because the nativity is finished! Hooray! It turned out great! This will be a display for the Quilt Barn! 

This cute little top for Beverly turned out awesome! But it reminded me of how when I was a freshman in high school I did a beautiful back flip on the tramp. The only problem was that I did it on accident, so my teacher kicked me off the tramp for a week. I thought I had cast on 242 stitches, but when I got to the arms, I realized that I had 208...........Sure hope I don't get kicked off the knitting needles, for such a blunder. It turned out to be a perfect accident. 

My granddaughter wanted a Rapunzel doll for her birthday. 

 Her hair is so gorgeous!

 I made my own stitch! It was easy and looks great! But, I didn't write it down. Not smart. 

 Of course, she needed bare feet! 

 I'm not really happy with the face, but she is okay! 

What a wonderful blessing to have people to love! I'm so glad they like me to knit for them. We almost lost our lovely Mary this last month. I'm so very, very thankful that she is still with us! I love all my family so very much! :) 

Knitting for March and April

I have so much fun that I don't take time to write about it very much.  So what have I been doing?

An Allen Dart Frog Prince

This cute little doll needed some pajamas. It would have been nicer if I had used a pattern. 

This is a cute little butterfly! 

This was a sweater that I tried to fix. I made it into a bag instead of throwing it away. 

I made this beautiful afghan for my daughter-in-law! The picture isn't all that great, but the afghan turned out nice. 

I did a bunch of these flowers (designed by Nicky Epstein) for my other daughter-in-law. They are not as nice as I would have liked, but not too bad. 

This one is from a scarf by Robyn Diliberto.  

This is Hyrum's parrot

I've been working on this Jean Greenhowe nativity for the Quilt Barn! It's almost all done with the knitting, but I still need to sew it together. 

I did this lovely  topsy-turvy Cinderella Doll

This not only keeps me busy and happy but it is so wonderful to have something to do. Something with purpose and passion. Something to keep me interested. Something to think about................ :)