A Scarf for Gracie



A very sleepy Gracie



I've been working on knitting a scarf for our Whippet puppy, Gracie, and it's coming along very well. I am using a special kind of yarn, as you can see from the picture, but it's harder to use than you'd think. If it's not handled just so, it can get messy. The good part is, the fluffiness of the yarn covers up most of the mistakes. J Just kidding. It's really not looking so bad. I think Gracie will look nice in it. While she was sleeping yesterday, I measured her neck to see if the scarf would be long enough. She hardly noticed. J

12 Projects---Continued

I am so thrilled about how my projects did at the county fair last week! These are the results:

1. Poem about horses (1st place)

2. Poster on wildflowers (1st place)

3. Knitted pillow (3rd place)

4. Pencil sketch (1st place)

5. Crayon picture (1st place)

6. Story sequence of 5 pictures (1st place)

7. 5 pictures of animals (1st place)

8. My best photograph (1st place)

9. Another poem (1st place)

10. Poster on my top 10 favorite books (1st place)

11. Book review (1st place)

My book review, on "Katie John," originally appeared on this blog.

12. A display showing project work (1st place, and Best of Show!!)

My display was of the ribbon bookmarks I make. This was the description I gave for my display, along with the bookmarks I set out:

For my self-determined project this year, I've been making ribbon bookmarks.

To make my bookmarks, I bought velvet ribbons, clamps, and jump rings from online shops. I constructed them by cutting out about 10" of ribbon and then attaching clamps to each end. I did this with pliers.

Then, I collected vintage charms and fastened these onto the clamp by using a jump ring, and securing it with the pliers.

I showcased my bookmarks at the Land O' Lakes Art Impressions show on July 23rd. I sold a few, and it was an interesting experience.

Thank you!

I'm really happy with how well my projects did. I look forward to entering more at next year's fair.

A New Bookmark!!

Ta da!

This is a little pink bookmark I made this afternoon . . . I thought it turned out looking very cute.

It's Done!!

This is the completed scarf! I worked on it over the weekend (it took a long time!) and turned out very . . . wide. : - )

Another Knitting Project

This is a scarf I'm knitting . . . I think it's going to take a lot longer than I hoped. :-)

A Little Scarf

This is a scarf for a stuffed kangaroo that my sister and I knitted. I think she looks adorable!

Knitting Project



This is a knitting project my sister and I have been working on. We finished it yesterday! We think it turned out looking very cute.