A Friendship Afghan Project

"Danger Will Robinson Danger"

A Friendship Afghan project

I participated in a Friendship Afghan project on Ravelry. I thought it was the neatest idea. My daughter Canadiangirl turns 21. In New Zealand the 21st birthday is a big deal - or at least when I was growing up. I wanted to do something special for Canadiangirl. I was inspired to make a afghan made up of squares donated by friends on Ravelry. I wanted to keep this project a secret from Canadiangirl. I had the squares sent to a friend's address so she did not see them.

My friend SE dropped off the squares at our house one afternoon when Canadiangirl was home. I had to let DD#2 know what was going on so she could intercept SE & get the squares to my bedroom so Canadiangirl did not see them. DD#2 ran down the hall yelling "Danger Will Robinson" It must have looked absolutely hilarious!!

Knitting items for Canadiangirl is difficult as she knits as well & tends to want to know what I am knitting. I have devised a plan so that I can knit something without her knowing. I bought a Red file folder to denote DANGER & told her that this folder I was using for knitting patterns that I thought she would like & ones on her ravelry queue, if she would like to spoil the surprise go ahead and peek.

She looked at the file folder & with arms flailing & a cheeky grin on her face she says "Danger Will Robinson Danger" from the cheesy TV program "Lost in Space" We both ended up howling with laughter. I then took a Sharpie and printed on the outside of the folder "Danger Will Robinson Danger"

It has been quite amusing trying to keep this a secret but I have managed as when she opened up the Friendship Afghan this afternoon she had no idea & was absolutely thrilled with it. I also printed out the profile page of all the contributors & took a photo of the squares that they sent me. The completed afghan looks absolutely wonderful.

Sack Boy

Sack Boy is now finished thanks to the Harry Potter Triwizard Tournament on Ravelry. I am not really a Harry Potter fan but the motivation to get projects off the needles or completed for Christmas is too great!!

Here is the finished Sack Boy project

The Horde - World of Warcraft Pillow finished!!

In November CL (DD#1's friend) requested a Horde Pillow to go with his collection. Post here

Here is the finished item.

I'm Still Here!!

No I have not dropped off the face of the earth!

It has been insanely busy since Feb 2, 2009 when our life was turned upside down. Life should be back to normal at the beginning of April. Will try to post at least twice a month.

On the Knitting front: I have been knitting dishcloths, mindless but at least I am knitting. I have not had the concentration to knit anything else. Everything that was on the needles at the beginning of February is still on the needles. Must get back and finish them.

Wow! It is February Already!!

Where has the month of January gone? It just seemed the other day and it was the New Year. I have been busy & not blogging.

On the Needles:
Horde Pillow
Kitty Backpack
Sack Boy
Dishcloths
Afghan squares 8x8

Back to knitting!

Happy New Year!

Have a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous 2009!

Trigun's Black Cat

I made BW a Bonta Kun bag a few years ago. The bag has been well loved. Canadiangirl was at BW's for her birthday. She came home & said "Mum, the Bonta Kun bag is getting rather tattered as it has been well loved. Can you make another bag for her for her birthday next November" I said "What other anime does BW like as I think it would be good to make a different bag this time." Well she loves Trigun's black cat named "Kuroneko"

These are the pictures I found

These are how they cleaned up in Photoshop

I am not sure which ones I like. I will have to get Canadiangirl's opinion.

Edited: Canadiangirl's choice is the full cat & she wants me to put him on a backpack. I have seen a monkey backpack in one of the Stitch n Bitch books. Now to find the pattern!

Found the pattern Punk Rock Backpack in the book Stitch n Bitch by Debbie Stoller. Charted the cat pattern. Here is how it turned out!

UPDATE: June 13, 2009
This project has entered the frog pond. It was not working out how I wanted & it did not look right. BW will be getting something else for her birthday - a Kittyville Hat from Debbie Stoller's Stitch n Bitch book.