knit graffiti'd tree on cherry creek bike trail

I was riding on the Cherry Creek Bike Trail when I saw this cool, vibrant knit graffiti.

Knitting Stash: an app for Android

I've been doing more programming than knitting lately. What have I been working on? Why a knitting app, of course. It is for android phones. It has sections for keeping track of your projects, your knitting needles and crochet hooks, and also a section for row counters. Here are some screenshots:





Here's the QR code to download the app from the Android Market if that's how you roll:

Steven pondering while wearing the Fog of Existence Sweater

Steven pondering while wearing the Fog of Existence Sweater
Originally uploaded by denverfiddler

Its finished and it fits!

Progress on the Fog of Existence Hybrid Sweater

Progress on the Fog of Existence Hybrid Sweater
Originally uploaded by denverfiddler

I'm knitting another hybrid sweater, this one for Steven. I named it the Fog of Existence. That sounds like a sweater Ingmar Bergman might've worn.

Rooster Oven Mitt

Rooster Oven Mitt
Originally uploaded by denverfiddler

We had craft night at our house tonight. Bonnie and her friend Sonya made A-Line Skirts. Lindsay worked on a billfold. Steven worked on making a dress shirt pattern and I made an oven mitt.

The oven mitt pattern is from the book Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotterfrom the book Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter

Owlz Grocery Bag Holder

Grocery Bag Holder
Originally uploaded by denverfiddler

I made a grocery bag holder with some awesome fabric I got at Fancy Tiger. Owlz! This project goes out to my Aunt Kay and my friend Kyle, both of whom have an owl patronus.

The pattern is from the book sew what! Bags by Lexie Barnes.

Valentine's Day Catnip Heart

Valentine's Day Catnip Heart
Originally uploaded by denverfiddler

My friend Zach from Fancy Tiger, gave me two catnip hearts, unfortunately we have three cats so I had to make a few more. They are simple: cut out two hearts from a sheet of wool felt or quilting fabric, sew them together except for a small hole, stuff them with catnip (I used a funnel), sew the hole closed. If you have a pinking shears, cut along the border for a fancy look! Bossy demands the Fancy.

Here's a couple of pictures of Bossy's reaction. (the other two cats had similar reactions.