Knitted Gifts Treasury

Looking for some handmade knitted gift ideas? I found a bunch of warm woolly goodies great for gifting. :)

'Knitted Gifts to Keep You Warm' by RainyDayArt

Here are some warm knit hats, scarves, and fingerless mittens to keep your loved one warm.

Winter Blue Wrist Warme... kareknits $30.00	HandKnit HandSpun Alpac... northstaralpac... $28.00	The Dude Scarf, handkni... iWunder $60.00	Fingerless Gloves / Wri... ACrookedSixpen... $36.00
INTRODUCTORY SALE - Han... CasePhile $24.00	Hand Knit Scarf - Freef... EnchantedKnits $49.00	Handknit Fingerless Mit... creationsbycor... $29.00	Ready to Ship - Wool/Al... UnravelMe $45.00
FIELD OF GREEN HAND KNI... ArlenesBoutiqu... $45.00	Bella's Twilight Fi... surlysheep $26.00	Knit Beret Hat in Steel... JeanieBeanHand... $35.00	Surf and Turf Scarflett... utiledulci $38.00
Hand Knit Wrist Warmers... peacefu1 $34.50	Green wool hand knit un... jmillenLovesTo... $20.00	Tan Buttoned Scarflette YarnAndTulle $25.00	Cabled Fingerless Mitte... merrilyknittin... $30.00

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A Day of Dyeing

Yesterday I dyed a bunch of yarn! These are the happy results.

These are the worsted weight skeins.

And these skeins are fingering weight.

Another Finished Item

Does this wrap look familiar? It's very similar to my wedding wrap, but I changed the center pattern from cables to lace and knit in a different yarn. It took me forever to knit it, but I finished it!

Finishing Things!

Here's the project bag I mostly finished months ago. Well, today I finally sewed on the button and snap to completely finish! First the snap:
That pocket needed a closure on it. I went with a simple snap because I didn't have access to the back of the fabric.
Here's my favorite finishing touch, a fabulous Ginny button!

Wish List Treasuries

I'm really not that hard to shop for.
I don't know how many people who are planning on getting me a gift will actually see this post but so what. I'm also trying out a treasury linking tool, so you can go to all the items instead of just look at a picture of the treasury.

'Melissa's Wish List' by RainyDayArt

Small Blue Cruise Earrings -... earlybirdcreat... $12.00	circular knitting needle org... sarahkincheloe $33.00	Autumn Flower handmade stone... kmaylward $32.00	Soft Baby Toy - Blue and Bro... Zadyball $15.00
Ayeurvedic Soap Nut Cleansin... rawandgentil $7.50	Knitting Ear studs - Blue kn... maxsworld $16.00	SET OF THREE Hand Dyed Onesi... adorababe $26.00	love birds post earrings - m... Lana0Crystal $18.00
chocolate - theobromine mole... molecularmuse $40.00	Vanilla Mint All Natural Sh... opheliasapothe... $3.75	Tiny Teeny Circle Posts ster... muyinmolly $12.00	Heart Yarn bowl Handmade Sto... DarriellesClay... $38.00
Little Lamb Yarn Bowl aspeerstudio $30.00	Cobalt Royal Navy Blue BUTTO... minipotterybya... $12.00	Peanut Butter Truffle Cups -... nikid $9.00	Naturally Yours Organic Sham... Tamarasherbes $6.00

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'Baby's Wish List' by RainyDayArt

Combo Deal - One CHOCO and B... Shadyfeet $10.00	Baby Basics Pewter Gray Supe... BabyEtte $44.00	Soft Baby Toy - Blue and Bro... Zadyball $15.00	Camera - Teething Toy - Natu... woodworkingcra... $12.00
SET OF THREE Hand Dyed Onesi... adorababe $26.00	Baby TEETHING TOYS WOODEN mo... littlealouette $16.00	Green One Size Fitted Cloth ... thequirkycat $15.00	CUSTOMIZE YOUR OWN REVERSIBL... BabyinMindCrea... $60.00
organic crib baby bumper pad... SewnNatural $190.00	Cloth Swim Diapers KitchenSinkBou... $15.00	Organic Cotton Burp Cloths, ... organicquiltco... $18.00	SPECIAL INTRO PRICE One-Siz... SqueezieCheeks $16.00
SPRING BIRD cloth nappy - wa... bibandtucker $28.99	Dot dot Printed Cotton Baby ... kimoley $40.00	Fitted Cloth Diaper - Green ... PhineasGrace $16.00	Large 12 x 16 Pet Deer Wetba... PaddleandQuack $20.00

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New Hats and Scarves

I've been trying to ramp things up for the holidays, and part of that is creating more things to list in my shop. I've been wanting to list some things that will be easy to make more of when they sell. I decided on stretchy hats that fit a variety of head sizes, so no messing with the stitch count and matching scarves.

I'm still knitting the gray scarf if you're wondering why its not in the picture.

Felted Soaps Before and After

I finally got a chance to felt some of my home made soaps!
Here they are (the blue green one doesn't have its before pictured here).


This one looks the best naked. :p

It is yuzu scented.







This blue green one is sandalwood vanilla scented. I really liked the colors on this one. :)






This cupcake shaped soap is not done yet. The top of the naked version is a bit rough as I was not as fast pouring it into the mold as I would have liked. I'm going to add some needle felting to the top and then it will be a peppermint cupcake!

Dream Vacation Blog Carnival

I'll go with topic number 1.

1) It's summertime, a time to get away from it all. Do you have a dream vacation? Share details of your perfect getaway.

I have several dream vacations, but the main part is getting a vacation.

I want to get away and relax and do all sorts of fun things that I don't get to do very often, starting with kayaking and more kayaking. Then we can head to a LYS for some fun shopping and then a delicious sushi dinner. The next day we can do some hiking and give our arms a bit of a rest. A mountaintop picnic lunch sounds like just the thing, and then back to our cute B&B for a dip in the hot tub.
We can sit in the shade and knit or read for some downtime. When we're feeling more energized we can go water skiing on the lake.

Repeat as desired. :)