I'm Designing for Cartoon Characters :)

Meet George Jetson, his boy Elroy, daughter Judy, Jane, his wife. That’s right I couldn’t get the Jetsons theme song out of my head. It was one of my favorite cartoon shows when I was a kid and out of nowhere the song popped into my brain and it WOULD NOT leave. So I decided to use it. I was in the middle of knitting some fingerless mitts for a local Christmas fundraiser and one thing led to another. The blue mitts are the ones I designed for Judy Jetson. I think they're kind of hip and futuristic looking. I thought Jane would like something a bit more chic but I still wanted a clean modern look. The red and purple mitts in the lower pic are just what Jane would like... don't you think? Believe it or not I've got a Wilma design going too. I know you know the Wilma I'm talking about.

Jean's Matching Mitts

Mittens in Tahki Donegal Tweed

Mitts in Plymouth Yarns Boku

I'm excited to say that my new pattern, Jean's Matching Mitts, is now available on Ravelry. Thanks to the smart ladies who helped me by test knitting the pattern. It is a fun quick knit. There are enough knitty tricks to keep it interesting and they are small enough to be gratifying. In 5 to 7 hours in can have a pair ready to wear.

Coming Soon...

Leftover Mitts

The pattern for Leftover Mitts is coming soon. Libby is test knitting the mitts for me and I have a few finishing touches on the pattern. I want to get the sizing right for a small/medium and I will add some tops for those who want to knit mittens instead of mitts. Almost done... 

Four Blue Ribbons!

I had a great time at the San Juan County Fair again this year :) I had five entries at the Wool Shed and ended up with 4 blue ribbons and 1 red ribbon. The red ribbon was for some woolen handspun that I almost didn't enter because it was my first attempt at woolen spun and I wasn't completely happy with my result. I did better than I thought I would so I ended up being happy I entered it. In the foreground of this picture are the mitts I designed to go with Jean's Irish Hat. The pattern is being test knit by my friend Libby and will be available on Raverly soon.

Libby got a best in class at the county fair  for her lovely blue crocheted sweater.

I am happy for Libby but I have to admit that I want a best in class ribbon too... there is always next year ;)  

Sidetracked

First I got sidetracked with spinning. I had been working with this fiber on my spindles 

and finally finished all the singles. Then I plied it on my spinning wheel and was pleasantly 

surprised by how much I like the end product. I combined it with some tobacco colored cotton 

you see in the bottom left corner of this picture and then I got sidetracked with weaving :)

I'm calling this The Saturn Scarf. It's for my husband, Paul, who is an amateur astronomer. 

The layers of color are reminiscent of the banding on Saturn. I'm so happy with the way 

it came out and it was a fun project from start to finish. Fortunately, Paul really likes it too :)

And of course I've been sidetracked by my garden too...

Now I really need to get back to my knitting. I have one hat to finish for Julie 

down at Island Wools and then I am going to get a few more patterns 

written up to add to my Ravelry Store and website. 

I love how this picture shows off the skinny brim version...

This was my prototype when I was figuring out the pattern.

Beautiful Nieces

Here is a picture of me with our some of our nieces on Easter. They graciously agreed to pose for me  

so I would have beautiful models for my hat pattern. The pattern will be available to purchase and download on Ravelry in the next few days. I'm excited!