July 27, 2006
ALL TEDDIED OUT
OK, I think I'm a little burnt out on teddies for the moment. I suppose that's what happens when you make six of them in two weeks. As you can see, I got more creative as time went on, and I certainly got better at embroidering their faces! The green one is my favorite; it was my first attempt at a fair isle pattern, so I learned a lot about pulling too tight, and also about what happens when you accidentally read the chart backwards for a row. I'll send off my teddies to
Mother Bear Project soon. And maybe I'll make another den of bears when the urge strikes again!
(P.S. The maroon one has a really cool cable pattern that doesn't show up at all in the photo.)
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Posted by: Jill at July 27, 2006 04:55 PM (VZQjF)
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gotta love the bears!!!BUT....did you use up all the scrap yarn????
Posted by: debey at July 27, 2006 06:32 PM (Hyowy)
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Sarah,
Those are adorable! You did a great job on them, and I know they'll get lots of TLC when they arrive at their destination.
Love,
Mama
Posted by: Nancy at July 27, 2006 07:24 PM (SHVUj)
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Sarah... OH MY GOSH!!!
My dad taped some Knitty Gritty shows after you were talking about them - and I was so excited that he got the "Knitting for Peace" one.
I am amazed at the fair isle pattern
The green one is definitely my favorite, too.
Your own "Knitsters" miss you a lot.
Posted by: The Girl at July 27, 2006 08:04 PM (qBefm)
Posted by: Kalroy at July 27, 2006 09:56 PM (9RG5y)
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How much would you charge to make one of these cuties for my one year old niece? I'm serious, e-mail me and let me know!
Posted by: Oda Mae at July 28, 2006 02:51 AM (FmIVz)
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Love the blue and white one on the far right.
He's clearly a referee of some sort of Bear
Football League. TOUCHDOWN!
Charlie isn't trying to eat these,is he?
Posted by: MaryIndiana at July 28, 2006 03:40 AM (YwdKL)
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Dang. I stay away for a few days, and I'm totally behind on your blog!
The bears are awesome though! I can't wait to start some of my own!
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July 22, 2006
ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK
The other night I couldn't sleep, so my usual remedy is browsing knit blogs. I happened to find a wonderfully pertinent article on
knitting backwards; this will certainly come in handy while I'm addicted to making these bears. Now I don't have to flip my work over to purl anymore, which is definitely a timesaver on these tiny rows of ten. Hooray.
But I hit a small knitting snag last night. For dinner we made a fabulous pork tenderloin stuffed with mushrooms, bacon, and onion. For some reason our smoke detector goes off at the drop of a hat, so it started going off as I took the tenderloin out of the oven. I got flustered and, for no good reason whatsoever, decided to grab the meat thermometer and just pull it out with my hand. I was looking right at it, so I was well aware that it said 165 F but, whatever, pulling it out barehanded seemed like a good move. As I instinctively jerked my hand back and started hopping around the kitchen, I looked at my husband and said, "I really have no idea why I just did that." Luckily I didn't burn myself too bad, but the burn is perfectly located where I hold my yarn. I was doing this funky modified knitting move all evening long. It's not as sensitive today, so I can't wait to finish up Teddy #3. Actually, this should be Teddy #4, but #3 only has 3/4 of a head because I ran out of the ball of brown I was using. I've been debating for days whether I should go buy another matching skein of it, since the whole point of these bears is to whittle down these balls that have been sitting here for years, not to buy more!
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indeed -- biblical womanhood is so often confronted
with such dilemmas .... assuming you haven't already
been "raptured out" by the time I send this,
ask Jesus .... he knows all about knitting
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Posted by: Sarah at July 22, 2006 04:24 PM (YL5y0)
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Actually, making the bears to send to children in Africa is the point! Using up extra yarn is a bonus for you! Go buy another brown skein and make some little child very happy.
Love,
Mama
btw, hope your hand is feeling better.
Posted by: Nancy at July 22, 2006 09:25 PM (SHVUj)
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Well you could buy another ball of yarn or depending where you left off you could change the color and make it look like a hat, I was trying to figure out a way to do that as well. As for the burn, I sure hope you are using silvadine or vitamin E liquid and anything that gets in the way of knitting SUCKS!!! Miss ya Kelly
Posted by: Kelly at July 24, 2006 08:26 PM (BtHGV)
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P.S. Can I have that recipe? Sounds yummy!
Posted by: Kelly at July 24, 2006 08:28 PM (BtHGV)
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Totally understand. Been doin it for years. Just finished welding on a part and I move or manipulate the metal with my bear hand. Or...glowing hot metal with just leather gloves.
Silly, I know, but it happens even to those who deal with heat professionally.
Kalroy
Posted by: Kalroy at July 24, 2006 09:37 PM (9RG5y)
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Yeah Sarah, tell Jesus I said "what's up" while you're consulting him about knitting (who is Xavier, anyway?).
Anyway, sorry about your burn. I hope you get better soon...
Miss you.
Posted by: Erin at July 25, 2006 07:18 AM (5PAU6)
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July 19, 2006
TEDDY
Teddy #2
I'm on a roll: I'm already up to the shirtline of Teddy #3!
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That is such a great idea...I might have to start doing that when I get settled in the states.
Posted by: Erin at July 19, 2006 08:30 PM (nR8pA)
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July 15, 2006
GIVE-AWAY KNITTING
I had
give-away knitting on the brain the other day when I saw an episode of
Knitty Gritty on knitting for charity. They made a cute teddy bear to send to kids in Africa. I have so many apple-sized balls of yarn in this house that I thought this might be a good way to whittle some of that stash down. So I grabbed some yarn and went to work; 36 hours later, I've got a bear to send.
He's not perfect, but hopefully some child will like him. I plan to perfect the technique by making a few more. I'm digging in to the two big baskets of yarn from my living room (Girls, you know what I mean!)
If you're interested in doing this super easy project, the pattern can be found here. (Seriously, I started him yesterday afternoon.) And check out the official Mother Bear Project website, especially the photos of the kids receiving their bears. And then get knitting!
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Is this something a beginner can do? I have a ton of extra yarn too if anyone who knows how to knit needs yarn. I wonder if you can crochet these bears?
P.S. I'm STILL working on baby blankets! Just 3 more to go
Posted by: Angie at July 16, 2006 05:07 AM (ec43W)
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If I were a kid, I'd love that little doll. Very sweet.
Posted by: Tom Bux at July 19, 2006 03:00 AM (V8zMF)
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