Happy Halloween!

Indeed! :) This was the best Halloween yet :) The foyer was decorated, I was in costume today to hand out candy and I got to see another happy customer model one of my creations :)

Look at this little cutie! :) He's the roughest toughest viking there is! Just look at how he sharpens his ax with his teeth! :) ;) That would intimidate anybody who might have to fight him, no? ;)

This lil boys parents are super awesome - not only did they get him a hand knit viking hat (complete with horns and faux knit fur!) and a matchin fur vest,  but they made his stroller into a boat as well! :) I'm so glad to be sharing these photos with you - compliments of his mother :). Thank you again Julie! :)

...to all you followers of lostsentiments here, facebook and twitter ... here's to you! :) 

I'd get you a cold one if I could to show my appreciation! :) And if I could I'd do it in the costume I had on today compliments of an awesome co-worker :) You all rock! :) Many many thanks! I hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween! :) 

Where there's a will there's a way... and sometimes a knit viking hat...

...indeed. :)

Good news - I was able to score some of the discontinued TLC Red Amore yarn I was desperately seeking this past week on ebay (yay!) so I will be able to make many, many more santa hats, maybe for years to come lol :) due to the amount coming my way! 

Back to the custom orders I have in queue... I attached the horns the knit viking hat tonight - ta da! :) 

A baby cocoon was also requested from the customer who got the viking hat - here are the pieces I plan on using. They wanted gender neutral and natural yarn to be used with wooden buttons. The buttons I had from an awesome trade with an etsian last year, I'm looking forward to seeing this come to fruition :). 

The show.. must go on!

I've been able to find some of the discontinued TLC Amore yarn I'm looking for on Ebay but I won't know until tomorrow night if the yarn is mine... so in the interim I finished the set of horns (YES!! ^-^) ...and am super excited to share them with you!! Well with any luck (and blessings from above giving me amazing favor ;))  I will be able to tell you tomorrow night that not only do I have discontinued yarn coming my way BUT I've completed my first knit viking hat with horns! :) I finished the second  horn tonight and am very pleased with how they turned out! I'm very proud of the fact that I was able to work these up with a line curving up each of them further adding some realism to these knitted horns... and I owe it all to the idiots guide of knitting and crocheting book that taught me the basics years ago... no joke :).   I'll be sewing them onto the hat if not tonight then tomorrow and it will most definitely be sent out Saturday.

Okay! No more typing for me - back to work... the show must go on! :) 

Viking Hat gets an Upgrade for a Baby...

Dats right! What? I mean why not? :) If ever someone should don a I'm-gonna-kick-yer-butt viking hat why shouldn't it be a baby? :) In all fairness he's over 6 months old okay? I'm sure he can hold his own ;).

Hahaha :) Joking aside I'm really excited about this project. It came to me as a custom order and I'm writing up the pattern as I go. Mad skillz I know right? ;) The hat is a mix of knit and crochet. Its true I struggled through the main part of the hat, just setting up the base, the canvas if you will... when it comes to making the decreases needed for the crown of a hat, how many wedges you create as you decrease matters! It can really alter the look... so it took me a few tries and much grumbling... I think I had too much coffee ;P and when I'm not seeing progress I wonder just how long is a project really going to take me... more grumble cakes... oye vey... but I did it! I finished the base of the hat, then knit the "plate" and crocheted the "rivets" and sewed them on. I had to make up an ewok that was ordered earlier last week so this is where the project lies. I plan on adding some kick ass horns sometime this week with furry cuffs (oh yes ;)) and will update as I can.

Thank you for reading! :)

Viking beard is done! :)

Woo woo! :) This is such a fun set - I put it as soon as I finished it and my sister and I had a good laugh for about 10 minutes. ANYONE can look like a dude just putting this set on :) I didn't manage to get an in focus picture of me but I tried!

I was able to get a picture of the set on a large tan pillow. My husbands going to be tickled pink when he sees them! :)

LOL - this set is a riot! When I tried it on and the yarn covered all of my torso! Good times, good times! It's sure it'll be perfect for the mister though, since he's 6'4" :)

*UPDATE*...and on him!!! :) He has also since grown a real epic beard :) I love him - he's so funny :)

Viking Hat with Huge Horns is done!

To do:

- Finish viking hat with uber huge horns - check!

- Figure out how anyone's made a beard before without a pattern - about to find out!

In the meantime I thought I'd share a pic of the completed hat! :)



Hope you are having a wonderful Saturday! Over here in VA we're getting SNOW in OCTOBER. I'm sure stranger things have happened :)

The Viking Hat in progress

I've been working on some other projects this week alongside the hat and horns :) I've discovered I need to invest some $ in a camera because my phone as a camera, well, sucks :s. So my apologies for the crap photos, I aspire for better!! :) And will get a camera that takes clear decent photos.

Here is the hat and the 1st horn. The horn is not yet finished, it will be slightly curved and attached to the hat but I first want to complete both horns and then curve them at the same time for a better chance of consistency :)

Enjoy!

What I'm working on for the Hubs :)

The Mister has been asking for this awesome knitted viking hat & beard for a few months now... between etsy and ravelry I was able to find a pattern for the hat at Mamachee's etsy shop :).

Here's a pic from one of her listings :) what a cutie! :)



Here is the work I've done so far from her pattern and a shot of the yarn I'm using if you like the color ;)





I must add that I learned a new stitch in the process :) fpdc = front post double crochet ☺ Learning new things makes me so happy!!♥

I've had to add some extra width to the hat pattern only because my mister has quite a huge melon on him. Which is also why I haven't bought the viking hat and mustache set from someone else. I'm happy to do this of course after he said he'll wear it "all the time" :)lol - we'll see.;) But I love watching his face light up when he sees I'm working on it :) I'll keep you posted :D.

The final result will be similar to that of this picture from crochetjandra



only the beard will be a Chestnut heather :) by lions brand wool ease :)



Since my mister is somewhat of a red head, he's got some burgundy going on... so jealous ;) but I'd rather admire it on him though than have it for my hair ;D I love my mister :)

So - whatcha working on these days? :)