Happy Columbus Day! To those of you who get to spend today away from work, can I get a ‘HELL YEAH’! To those of you who did not get the day off, my heart cries for you. Not really. But in good news, you still have time to enter for the chance to win a pair of my Orange and Beige Little House slippers in the Warm Toes Giveaway over at I Go By Katie. Check it out!
Ain’t nothing better than giving a handmade gift. And I’m not only saying this because I’m a maker of handmade things, but because it’s true. The effort and love and time dedicated to making a handmade gift is palpable.
Ok, that was a little dramatic. But true, although, I was watching Frasier while I made these, and eating those sugar cookies with the frosting. SO good. Anyway, Rocio asked me to make something for our good friend Bri’s birthday. We thought gloves would be a good idea. I was excited to make these because I have been wanting to try my hand at a glove pattern for honestly about 2 years now, but just keep getting side tracked. I searched on Ravelry and found this pattern by Robyn Fleming. The gauge was a little different than Robyn’s pattern because I used Vanna’s Choice yarn (the only choice! haha). I heart Vanna’s Choice. It’s super soft and there are amazing colors to choose from. Anyway, my chain was 30 stitches in length instead of Robyn’s 25. I made a few changes as I saw fit, but overall it was a great pattern for glove-making beginners like myself. I hope Bri likes the gloves (and doesn’t see this blog entry before she receives them in the mail)!
Here is part one of my October Babushka Designs shop update. The new slippers were inspired by one of my favorite book series as a kid, Little House on the Prairie. I imagine that Laura Ingalls Wilder would have loved to have worn these around her cottage.
I still need to upload some hats, so stay tuned!
This past weekend when I was at home my mom asked me to make her a pair of booties the way our boonia (grandma) used to make them, with a puff on top. She had this pink, purple and blue glittery cotton candy-esque yarn that she never used, so I crocheted it up and made these for her! She totally loves them, and I do too. When I started making them I wasn’t really sure how they’d turn out because a.) I never really use multi-colored yarn and b.) those colors aren’t really my style… but as it turns out, I kind of proved myself wrong. Also, the big puff is as adorable as it is funny at the top of the slippers. Kind of reminded me of the munchkins of Oz.
For a shop update! This update will be a three parter, so today, I give you Babushka Update, Episode I. A few more slippers will be trickling into the shop later today.
