REform/REfashion Friday - Wardrobe Refashion & Randomness

No project for today but I just wanted to share that I took the Wardrobe Refashion pledge for the next 4 months. I plan to make all items from my stash, thrifted materials, or old clothing. There is one exception - I need a new bathing suit. I will make it but I will need to buy materials to make it happen. Hopefully this will help me to sew up my stash so I can buy more (fabric addict).

I am finally making a hat for the hubby. I posted about this hat at my other blog. My son lost his - little rascal. He received so many compliments on that hat and a few people even inquired about me making one for this little boys. I'll make him another sometime soon.
I wanted some wool felt but could not find it here in the Atlanta. I'm sure I could have ordered it on-line but wanted a local supplier. During the event at Whipstitch I learned that one of the employees felts old sweaters. She said she could make me a scrap bag. I can't wait to play with these scraps - I'm thinking embellishing headbands, purses, and clothing.

Oh yeah! These photos were taken with my sister's Nikon DSLR. Man, what a difference. I'm saving up for one but of course it will be a Canon:)

I think that's it. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Project A Week 1

I know I was suppose to check in during mid-week to give an update on my project of the week. The kids were pretty challenging last week so my energy was spent trying to deal with them in a civilized way. The Little Guy is starting to break away from naps so my days are little more interesting since I don't have that 1.5 to 2 hour break I SO relied on. When he goes to preschool twice a week he naps and therefore won't go to sleep until 11 pm. He's killing me! Oh yeah, he dumped grass seed in the very large fish tank at school. Thank goodness the fish are still swimming.

I did complete a small project. I crocheted 2 small dishcloths. I did one with a H hook and the other with an I (notice the size difference). The one done with the H hook is tighter and should offer a little scrubby power. I will make a few more and probably gift them by adding some type of natural cleaning products (my favs are Ms. Meyers, Caldrea, and Seventh Generation).

Project Specs
Yarn - Sugar 'n Cream Naturals (100% Cotton)
Stitch - half-double crochet
Hook Size - H & I
Finished Size - "6x6" and 6.5"x6.5"

As you can see I still need to weave in the edges. I really like the organic look of these.

Mittens Complete

Now that the weather is pretty chilly here in GA, the kids' school requested that all children have hat and gloves. My daughter has a pair but I thought it would be good just to leave a pair at school in her cubby. So I found an easy pattern on Lion Brand and whipped these up (already had the yarn they specified). They look okay (I did an average job) but they are definitely functional. They came home on Day 1 full of wood chips - so all is well. My son keeps asking "Where mine, Mommy". He has 2 pair of store bought gloves so he's good. He is modeling the gloves because my daughter was "too busy". If I make these again I will use wool or a blend. I am trying to phase out the majority of my synthetic yarns and replace with yarns from natural fibers. That's a whole "nother" post.

Summer Hat in Sherbet

As I was flipping through Get Your Crochet On! Hip Hats & Cool Caps by Afya Obomu, I picked out 2 hats that I thought Little Ms. CC Hip would like - Soldier and Vizor. She wanted Vizor --I think she likes a hat that allows her hair to be free. I took her to the store to pick out yarn and we both liked this one. It reminds me of different flavors of sherbet all mixed up together, which definitely makes me reminiscence of summertime when I was young.

Project Specs

Pattern: Vizor from Get Your Crochet On! Hip Hats & Cool Caps
Yarn: 1 skein of Peaches & Creme (Elmore-Pisgah Inc.) 100% Cotton Yarn, 4 Ply Worsted Weight in Pink Lemonade
Hook Size: F (body of hat) & G (bib)
Additional Materials: Snaps & Thread

This was a very simple project. I resized the hat by making less rows ~51 rather than 55. This called for reposition of the bib as well which I frogged once to center it properly and to make a larger bib. The book has instructions on how to make a larger bib. I finished this a while ago but just put the snaps on so she could wear it. She loves the hat so I'm happy! She told me she needed some shades and then she would "Look Cool".