Prairie Apron

Super-easy and quick apron to match the prairie bonnet. Just a rectangle gathered on the long edge and some quilt binding for the tie. It was about a half yard of fabric; 50" of quilting binding. I used a "fancy" stitch to dress up the tie and make it lie flat. Photo coming soon?

Reworked Shawl

I wanted this to be a use of a selection of blue yarns, but it didn't work out. So I tried contrasting the blue center panel with magenta, and then green. It just didn't work for me. I finally found a relatively low-cost yarn that was a very good match for the original yarn. And it's done!

The pattern is Soho by Ivete Tecedor. Center panel is Baywood Yarns Pearly Twist Sock Yarn; the side panels are Knit Picks Stroll Tonal. It might take awhile, but I do finish knitting projects.

Two and a Half Hour Prairie Bonnet

Tuesday I got the request to make a "pioneer sunbonnet"; the deadline was Friday. So I searched on-line and found a great pattern and tutorial.

Wednesday, I took a look through my fabric stash and didn't find anything suitable. So, I stopped at Jo-Ann Fabric and found a nice mini-gingham check in barn red and beige. It had a nice weight and looked antique. I had some heavy white cotton to use as interlining for the brim.

Thursday, from cutting out to finishing, it really did take just 2.5 hours to make the bonnet. I was a bit concerned because it looked small, but it turned out to fit perfectly! Whew!

Modifications: I did add a casing and 8" of elastic across the back neck. I also top-stitched the brim before attaching it to the crown. I folded over one side of the long edge on the brim, and sewed the gathered crown to the unfolded side. Then I tucked the raw edges in and hand-stitched the underside of the brim to the crown. I hand-stitched some grosgrain ribbon for ties.

Slip-Stitch Cowl

This is exactly what I had in mind when I picked up the yarn at Stitches West! I found the Post & Rail Cowl on Cascade Yarn's website, but it was for a heavier weight yarn. So I made a couple of modifications - gauge and circumference. The wider cowl can be worn long or wrapped twice.

The Cormo Sport from Sincere Sheep is lovely and soft, with a crispness that is reminiscent of silk. Can't wait to wear this!

Wrapped Twice

Color Affection Update

I gave in to peer pressure and picked three colors of Plucky Knitter Primo MCN to use for the Color Affection shawl: Lincoln (a coppery brown), Milk Maid (a creamy yellow), and Edwardian Blue (a pale greeny blue).

Lincoln, Milk Maid, Edwardian Blue