“Beary”, my first knitted teddy bear

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"Beary", my first knitted teddy bear, originally uploaded by windsornot.

Here’s Beary’s closeup. Such a swanky bear! I goofed up, as mentioned in a prior post, in the embroidery department, but he’s still [...]

Drew and “Beary”

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Drew and "Beary", originally uploaded by windsornot.

Here’s my son Drew with the first knitted teddy bear that I’ve ever done. The blue thing around “Beary”’s neck is a fun fur scarf, which is [...]

Penelope’s Layette

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Penelope’s Layette, originally uploaded by windsornot.

This ensemble of a sundress, cardigan, tam-style hat, booties/shoes, and blanket, were all done by September in time for our cousin Miriam’s baby shower. She had baby Penelope [...]

Little Gill Bunting

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Little Gill Bunting, originally uploaded by windsornot.

This bunting was made from the pattern in the Yarn Girls’ Guide to Kids’ Knits. I goofed it up a little, not that you can tell. I [...]

Three Ponchos

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Three Ponchos, originally uploaded by windsornot.

These are three ponchos I completed in time for the 2nd birthday of triplets Katerina, Jacqueline, and Vienna Chafart, our little cousins, in June 2005.

Mom’s Birthday Poncho

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Mom’s Birthday Poncho, originally uploaded by windsornot.

This is the first of my belated photo postings of FOs. This is a plummy purple poncho that I made for my mother’s 60th birthday, which was [...]

My Teddy Bear is done! and other tidbits

The teddy bear is done! I finished him last night. I screwed up on him a bit. I didn’t attach the limbs and parts on him in the right spots, I don’t think, and my embroidery work leaves much to be desired. His paws and claws looked acceptable, but his whole face was embroidered too [...]