Berlin Skyline Hat

I knit this while at the beach over the Summer.
Great Pattern called Berlin Skyline by Kimberly Gintar

I love that it reminds me of Berlin!  I knit it in Autumn colours, as that was my favourite time of the year...except for when there is lots of snow in Winter!

Flowers of Traken

My other beach project this year.  Knit in silk.  It still needs to be blocked.  It's so soft and light.  I love it!

Gorgeous pattern by Lotta Groeger

Pinboards

When we first moved to Berlin, I made the boys a pinboard each to collect pins of all the different places we visited while we were in Europe.  After 6 years, the pinboards had been totally full.  I added an extra panel to the boys pinboards to keep adding pins to. They went through the quilting fabric and chose the colours they wanted.

Cameron's pinboard

Alexander's pinboard

I have been meaning to make myself a board as well, for my pins.  I finally got around to it, and stuck all my pins on it.  I really like it!

Felted Baskets

Inspired by a gorgeous grey felted bowl by Domestic Aesthetic , I thought I could try the same type of thing with a large piece of felted knitting that I had made years ago.  I had knit and felted the fabric to make a needle roll for my knitting needles. Once it was felted it was way too thick, so it has been sitting in the "no idea" box for quite some time.  So, I finally cut up the fabric to make these 2 felted bowls.  I love them, and they are a great size for me to keep the current knitting project together beside my chair! I searched through my odd button collection for suitable buttons, and sewed them on using DMC cottons.

2012 #3 & #4 Table Runners

The challenge....how many table runners can I make from this box of 2inch strips....

A good start, but it doesn't even look like I have taken any strips from the box...this is going to be an interesting challenge!

2012 #1 & #2 Table Runners

Well, we are living in a small house at the moment, and I do not have the space to create larger quilts.  At least with table runners I can still play with different patterns, and use up the stash.  Here is the first two, a simple 4 patch on point, and a four patch.

Bandana

Not very exciting  I know, but I am using up the stash this year, and it has been a warm start to the year, and I need a haircut.  In the meantime, I just made this bandana to get the hair off my face.  This is a great way to use up some of that special fabric..  I have also worn this bandana while out running, and it was great at keeping the hair from my face, so I may make a few more.  Fergus approves!