I almost went crazy doing this

My brother is getting married this Saturday, so of course I offer my crafting skills for his wedding. Once he saw my Panda bag, he had just the plan for me...

My job was to create these lovely gift bags for all the out-of-town guests that are flying in. I was excited to show off my skills to people I barely know, so I went and bought some cotton quilting fabric in the wedding theme colours (black, cream and burgundy).

I almost went insane creating these bags because it was almost 30 degrees (Celsius) outside and I was in a basement working on these bags non-stop. I'm starting to think I could sell this stuff...




In the next couple weeks: I'm going to post photos about a vintage-inspired sweater that I knit!

Finished!

So it took me almost a month to finish these (probably because the pattern was pretty detailed), and I love the results!
(pattern: Child's First Sock by Nancy Bush)

A taste of what I've been up to...

I originally asked a girl from etsy to make me a bag like this, but the price she suggested was too much for me to justify. So I purchased the fabric myself and spent a couple of hours in my basement sewing it up. The results:




It's lined with some awesome fabric that I picked up at a church sale (I picked up a huge pile of random fabrics and it only cost me $11.75!). I put in some interfacing on both the inner and outer fabric to make it more rigid. Total cost was way less than the original price on etsy.

Inside you can see my latest project peeking out, it's "Child's First Sock" by Nancy Bush. I knitted it up in Koigu KPM (check out my ravelry if you want to know more). It's a simple, easy-to-memorise pattern, and the yarn choice was perfect:



Close-shot to see the details of the second sock, and this blue is the actual colour of the sock (the above photo's colours are a little muted). Thanks to S for helping with the photos!

Thanks for looking!
~knittypie

My First Post

Where did my obsession with crafting begin?

It's tough to pinpoint the exact moment in my life, but ever since I was a kid I was always into making things. I grew up without cable or video games, so I resorted to other things to occupy my time. I had this book called "101 Things to Make"and I swear I made most the random projects that were in it. I also had a lot of babysitters that I should credit with getting me interested in sewing, crossstiching, and knitting. We would make all sorts of Barbie clothes, and eventually I turned those tiny ideas into life-sized clothing.


Today I enjoy knitting and sewing, and I've dabbled in crocheting and silkscreening. This blog is intended to be more of a "collection of work" rather than the ramblings of my life and now I have a place where I can share my creativity with the world.