off my needles

This little guy, I thought of him as Henry as he came into being, is headed off to meet his new keeper. 

Pattern inspiration from here and here.

Halloween 2013

Late, I know.
But here are cutest and friendliest foxes you have ever met.

After  a brief hiatus, we resumed our annual pumpkin carving party.
2010 was a jedi year, 2011 was a woodland theme.
This year was spurred on by this hat pattern, the same for both boys.

On my needles

It has been a long time since I picked up my knitting needles or, in this case, my crochet hook. Time has been elusive.
This weekend Mr. Bejos snuck away into the wilds of Southern UT for a backpacking trip and I was able to make some serious progress on school work and crocheting. Did I gain extra time? Not quite. The only change was that I had blissfully quiet hours that I didn't even have to talk to another individual. Now don't get me wrong... I missed the heck out of Mr. Bejos and this whole single parent thing is for the birds...but I have not had uninterrupted quite time in a long, long time.

The pattern is the same from this post, but the yarn is another failed on-line purchase of orange yarn. This is a little too peachy for my liking, although as the blanket grows so too does the color grow on me. Nonetheless this blanket is most likely heading to the silent auction for my school next weekend. That is if it is completed by then.

off my needles

 This baby blanket, as previewed here,  has been shipped off to a dear friend who is awaiting the arrival of her daughter in August. I am giddy with excitement for this little one.

The pattern is from Anneliese of Aesthetic Nest and can be found here. As promised, it was relatively easy to crochet and worked up quickly unlike the crochet project I last reported in my on my needles post. That blanket took on a very pronounced trapezoid-ial shape that I couldn't live with. I doubt it was the pattern I was following, having much more to do with the inexperienced crocheter (me!) who was working the pattern. I have since placed an order of the yarn used in this project, in orange. I will yet have myself an orange blanket!

on my needles

a hook to be specific

on my needles

does anyone love this color as much as I do??

food

My evenings have been busy with the knitting needles and crochet hook, trying to create baby bejos a bounty of food for his own kitchen play.
I am particularly fond of the pea pod and fringe on the carrot.













Here are the patterns, all from www.raverly.com
ORANGE  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/orange-3
STRAWBERRY  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/knit-strawberries
CARROT  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/carrot-6
PEAS  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/peas-on-earth

Happy Halloween

a Halloween preview

 

I found the pattern here

it has given me inspiration for his Halloween costume

guesses???