Knit Archives at Jessie At Home

Time to test the Faerie Coat!!

I am looking for test knitters for the Faerie coat in child sizes 3/4 (21~23″ chest), 7~9 (25~28″ chest) and 10~12 (28~30″ chest). For all the details, hop on over to this post. *ETA ~ This test is now over and done. You can find the pattern here. ©Copyright 2012 Jessie Rayot / Jessie At Home All my videos, patterns, charts, photos and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this … Read more

Announcing!!!

My Etsy shop opening!! I hope to add more patterns soon. Maybe even some non~pattern creations, too! ©Copyright 2012 Jessie Rayot / Jessie At Home All my videos, patterns, charts, photos and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog / website, then you may use the first photo in this post … Read more

Testing, testing, 123

I have decided to focus!! I have so many knit and crochet designs floating around in my head, and I do have the skill to turn those designs into patterns. Every once and a while I write one up and put it up here and/or on Ravelry. Considering our current issues with coming up with over 10 grand for a down payment on a house, it seemed as though this might be the time to buckle down. Ravelry offers a great opportunity for me to find many talented yarnie folk who will test a pattern instead of paying money for one. I have started testing through my Yarrrn Club group over there. So far I have only started testing one, kind of as a testing test ;^) *ETA, I am now running my tests in a secret group on Facebook.

This is the pattern that is currently being tested, in knit. Tomorrow morning

Busy little me.

This was a very handmade holiday. Lots of pirate~y hats for various little (and not so little) ones.

I love my dragon!

So I’ve been wanting a dragon for a year. I asked for one for Christmas last year, but they’re kind of expensive. I know you’re thinking, ” where do you buy a dragon?” It’s not that kind of a dragon. I’m talking about the talk to type computer program. You know, the one they advertise on TV around this time of year. Well, I found one really cheap on O.co, so I bought it for myself.

We’re both still figuring each other out, so for the time being, it’s not that much quicker than typing; however, I’m sure as we get to know each other, it will get faster. It’s still tons of fun though!

Anyway, this past Sunday was the Yarrrn Club meeting at InsaniTea. I brought along lots of sock monkeys who needed eyes and mouths. As soon as they were able to see, they fell in love with the giant InsaniTea sock monkey, and had to go sit with him. They were very sad to leave, but they are looking forward to their new homes in Texas.

On Monday morning the girls saw the new additions to our sock monkey family and had to start the quality control. Vada just had to see how many she could hug at once.

Flower Faerie costume patterns

Well, I have been home alone all day and have finally finished adding all the patterns and tutorials for the girl’s flower faerie costumes. I am listing all the links here.

Bloom Hat~This was the first piece I made, Kyla’s hat!

So much to do, so little time

Honestly, since I left the theater, I don’t think I’ve understood this phrase as much as I do right now. Somehow I have forgotten how many hours there are in a day and have just taken on a bit too much. I guess that is the downfall of finally having a handle on my MDD for the first time in quite a few years. Guess I will have to learn about restraint again. ;^) So much to do!

On top of the WiPs I had already going on, a few weeks ago my sister~in~law called to say there would be a baby show for our niece on the 9th (last weekend). That’s right, do the math, I’m going to be a great aunt. Our niece’s mother is Doug’s older sister from his father’s first marriage, so I don’t feel quite as old, but it is still a bit of an odd feeling. Then again, I have an uncle who is 5 months younger then me, so I guess I should just chill a bit.

CraftHope, CAL, WiPs and other randomness

I’ve been been up to a lot o’ knitting and crocheting and other fun stuff lately. Here is a bit of everything, just a random selection of my life right now.

I’ve been getting some really great reviews about my Tea Cup Bunting pattern. It makes me happy. If you want the pattern you can buy it now; it’s only $4, and it is oh so fun and easy!

What happens when you give a 4 year old your camera (and some vaca stuff, too)

Yesterday Vada asked if she could take pictures with my camera. She then started snapping away!

First was Mommy’s bag of yarn scraps for the next Craft Hope project.

What a month!

Much craziness since we last talked. Let’s see here, how about a basic run down?

First, Doug went off to Pennsic XL (that’s 40, not extra large). It was quite surreal to know that he was there, while I wasn’t; even more so each evening when he would call. However, considering everything we had planned with my Mother’s side of the family in the upcoming week, there was no sane or financially intelligent way for the rest of us to join him.

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