Knitting...

I have renewed my interest in knitting...

I learned some basics about 40 or 50 (!) yrs ago...

I had not done anything since then...

My BFF was my inspiration 

when I saw the beautiful sweater 

that she is in the process of making!

Here is a link to her blog and that post...

http://ourcozyabode.blogspot.com/2018/03/different-cardi-to-knit.html

I realize that I will never be as good 

as she is at knitting,  

but I am enjoying the learning process, 

and trying some new

 and challenging projects.  

These clothes are for my dolls that I collect.  

They are small items 

and go pretty fast when making them.  

I like that. 

I have other interests and need to divide my time 

so that I can work on all of them.

I am so happy to be retired 

so that I can do all these wonderful things... 

Here is a little hat. 
It will have a pompom on top
when I decide on an outfit
and the color to go with it.

I practiced this by making a swatch.

So I made it into a bag for one of the dolls.

I made this for the handle of the bag,
but it was too wide so I made it into a scarf...

This was a real challenge for me...

This is the back...
I'm not sure the skirt is right, 
but I think it looks OK.

I need more practice using double pointed needles...
The instructions said to give a tug
when switching needles.
 I did that, but I guess it was not hard enough.  haha
More practice needed on that part!
Never did that before...

Closeup of the lace down the front of the little dress...

I have been referring to YouTube a lot!

It has helped me tremendously! 

So,  everyone have a lovely day!

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean