It was exactly one year ago today that I posted another finished pillow. But actually my rate of pillow making is not entirely accurate. To be fair, I have finished one other pillow between now and then. In fact, I’m working on another BOCP, which has been hibernating, in my basket for some time now. [...]

Well I still have to knit the back. I ended up giving the first one away to a very deserving person who turned 30 (and I hope she likes it). If you are interested in making one for yourself, you can find the pattern here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heavydutydesign.com%2Falicethelma%2F2009%2F05%2Fyes-i-made-another-obama-rama-pillow%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Yes%2C+I+made+another+Obama-rama+pillow’; addthis_pub = ”;

The impetus to start this pillow came out of nowhere. I was sitting quietly (!) on my sofa one day when I realized that I had the yarn for the Rose Pillow (rav link) in my stash, found the pattern and cast on. Maybe I thought  it could be a gift (if I can bear [...]

Sometimes a project comes out exactly as written/pictured/anticipated and sometimes it doesn’t come out that way at all. Today I have examples of both. The Sideways Grande Hat (rav link) from the book Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin is an example of the former. A splendidly simple yet original, well-written and easy-to-follow knit here modeled [...]

And just in time for it’s first term. I’m not sure if it looks better on the sofa or the chair. What do you think? addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heavydutydesign.com%2Falicethelma%2F2009%2F01%2Fthe-obama-presidential-inauguration-commemorative-hand-knit-pillow-is-finished%2F’; addthis_title = ‘The+President+Barack+Obama+presidential+inauguration+commemorative+hand+knit+pillow+is+finished’; addthis_pub = ”;

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } obama-rama pillow progress, originally uploaded by alicethelma. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heavydutydesign.com%2Falicethelma%2F2009%2F01%2Fonly-twelve-days-to-go-but-whos-counting%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Only+twelve+days+to+go+%26%238211%3B+but+who%26%238217%3Bs+counting%3F’; addthis_pub = ”;

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } obama-rama pillow, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Believe it or not, the stealth gift knitting is just about finished although nothing I can blog about for fear that intended parties will see their gift before [...]

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } max and ken, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Max had requested handknit gloves from me and since he is moving to Indiana, and he’s probably going to need them this winter, I decided to get [...]