Melissa's Kre8tions

Summer fun

Melissa's Kre8tions — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:13:39 +0000

So over the summer, I have been using Stumble Upon! It’s a really great site that allows you to surf over random web pages that are associated with your interests. One of my interests is anything craft related. One of the pages that I stumbled on was for some sponge bombs. I can’t remember what the site is now, but I remember the idea. I wanted to share this with others so I made a video tutorial. Hope you enjoy it!

Sponge Bomb Tutorial

Ditty Bag and Business Card Wallets

Melissa's Kre8tions — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:45:45 +0000

I have been busy trying to get some more items sewn for my Etsy shop. I have been very fond of patterns from Michelle at Keyka Lou Patterns. She has a great shop at Keyka Lou Patterns as well as her Etsy shop Keyka Lou Etsy. Here are some of the latest items that I have sewn from her patterns.

Spinning done, knitting next.

Melissa's Kre8tions — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:11:05 +0000

I have finally finished the spinning for my Peaks and Valleys scarf. All I have to do now is start knitting! It’s almost finished, about 50% done. Next up after that is to finish the Snapdragon Flip-tops from Ysolda.

Spinning for Peaks and Valley Scarf

Melissa's Kre8tions — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 05:35:17 +0000

I have almost finished the spinning for my Peaks and Valley scarf, made from Dicentra Designs color way October. The fiber is blue faced Leicester, so soft and an awesome spin! Can’t wait until I can get this one finished! It’s on the top of the list.

Projects to Finish

Melissa's Kre8tions — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:01:37 +0000

I have quite a few projects that I would like to finish before I start any more knitting projects. A few of them have been in the works for a long time! Now that I don’t have school to occupy all of my time, I can focus on getting them done!
The first on the list is the Peaks and Valleys scarf. The pattern is on Ravelry. I started working on this one over a year ago. I spun the yarn from some fiber purchased from Dicentra Designs. I adore this color combination and think that it looks great with the pattern. I spun it very thin and Navajo plied it to keep the colors together.

I started The Traveling Woman shawl back before October 2010. I was going to use it as a wedding shawl, but the weight seemed too heavy for a wedding shawl so I decided to put it on hold. The yarn is a gorgeous merino silk blend. I think it is from Louet, but I can’t remember for sure. It’s been a while since I spun it.

And this last one is from Ysolda Teague, her Snapdragon Flip-Tops. I started these just after I made the Snapdragon Tam, but only got one finished. Just like a pair of socks, I can only ever seem to get one done at a time. But it’s on my list of things to finish this summer!

Of course I have a million other projects on the needles right now, but I really don’t have the time to put all of them on here. I have most of them up on Ravelry, so if you’re in that neighborhood, look me up! ^_^

Mrs. Weasley’s Sweater

Melissa's Kre8tions — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:37:06 +0000

It has been a long time coming but Matt is one step closer to getting my mom’s sweater done. He has all of the sweater pieces knitted, and with the help of Nicole, the sleeves are done! All there is to do now is to sew the pieces together and weave in all the ends and it will be a finished sweater!

It’s coming!

Melissa's Kre8tions — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:39:08 +0000

I am so excited! Ysolda Teague’s new book, Little Red in the City is on its way! It has been released as an eBook and the print edition is in the mail as we speak! I am so excited to get this one chalk full of sweater patterns, notes, and other goodies on knitting. I think the first thing I will make is Angostura to ease me in, and then build my way up to my favorite pattern, Melia. I love the hood!

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School’s out Forever!

Melissa's Kre8tions — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:08:06 +0000

I have finished my Bachelors in Business degree and I am done with school! The next step? Finishing my business plan and working on my business! Hopefully I will have more time to get to the blog! I want to start knitting and sewing some more, so I should be putting up some great projects to show and tell.

Goorin Hats

Melissa's Kre8tions — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:26:45 +0000

On a recent trip to Portland with my friends, we stumbled into a hat shop called Goorin Bros. They had walls full of hats. It was so much fun to look at all of them and try them on. I had absolutely no intentions of purchasing a hat, but after trying this one on, I couldn’t resist! If you are in the Portland, OR area, you should definitely check it out!

Yoga Bag

Melissa's Kre8tions — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:37:41 +0000

I have just started to take Yoga classes and have been thinking about the best way to carry my mat to class with me. So far I have it narrowed down to two options, knit or sewn. The first picture is a free downloadable pattern from Amy Butler called the Nigella Yoga Bag. It looks promising and I can tailor it to include a cellphone pocket, and maybe a pocket for bottled water.

The other option is a felted yoga bag from the book Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. I saw a picture of this made out of malabrigo and it was inspiring. Here is a different picture to give you an idea.

Courtesy of Upandatom from Ravelry

I’m really looking forward to making one of these after school ends. I will be graduating with my Bachelors in Business at the end of May. That will give me some time to find my yarn or fabric.
I would love to hear from you on what you would do or have done with a yoga bag!