Miss Strawberry Makes Podcast Episode 16

{Hello again!}

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Finished Objects 

Cath Kidston London Scenes 60s shift

Rifle Paper Co. "English Garden" dress

Liberty-esque Dress

Fabric from Hobby Lobby

Jemima Socks for the Miss Potter Sock Club by Kay Jones

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Work in Progress

Pistachio Cabled Cardi
Yarn: KnitPicks Palette
Pattern: Winging it but using Fair isle yoke sweater from Debbie Bliss Land Girl booklet as a guide for number of stitches & things.
***Mentioned this article about purling incorrectly.***

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Lookie, Lookie what I got!

The Joy of Watercolor by Emma Block

Moda "Swell Christmas" fabric

Miss Strawberry Makes Podcast Episode 2

I received such an encouraging response from my first podcast last week! Thank you so much everyone who "liked", commented, & subscribed. Y'all are the sweetest!

I finished the two projects I was working on & just had to share them with you all in another installment. 

Here are this episode's show notes:

Finished Objects 

1. Cath Kidston colours A Good Vintage Granny Cardi by Fran Morgan 

Knit in KnitPicks Palette in Silver, Tumeric, Sky, Tomato, Blush, Pistachio, Custard, Rose Hip, & Wonderland Heather 

2. Scottie dog sweater 

Pattern Fairisle yoke sweater by Debbie Bliss
I used this chart to make the scotties.

Yarn Knitpicks Palette in Serrano & Black

{Aran colored yarn is an unknown sock yarn - possibly Kroy}

Work in Progress

Hudson's Bay Inspired blankie by me

Yarn is Crafter's Secret from Hobby Lobby

Lookie, lookie what I found!

1. Candy Shoppe fabric by Leicen 

2. Bunnies in Teacups fabric by Quilt Gate

Both from @janumfabrics Etsy Shop.

August Roundup

 August!

My birthday month. 😄

I decided to go ahead & turn 31 on the 15th rather than counting back down to 29 as so many women are prone to do. 😉

For the 1st time in my life I spent my bday away from home. 

These chicken jammies {a gift from my sister Beth} came along.

To beautiful Washington state.

We visited Mt. Rainier 

Mt. Saint Helens 

&

Pike Place Market

We were out there for a wedding. It was my first flight & i loved it! As fun & beautiful as the trip was there is truly no place like home. 💕🏡💕 The weather back in my neck of the woods is unseasonably cool & has me looking forward to Autumn.

I'm excitedly planning colorful wooly makes. I want to make my first crocheted cardigan out of these Cath Kidston colors.

But first I need to make a lil something for my cousin's baby boy who is due any minute.

I'd had a dream of cubbies for all my yarn & some of my tchotchkes too. It's finally come true & it's just as cute as I imagined. {They're only about half filled here.}

Seeing all the colors is really going to spark inspiration I think.

How was your August?

Any big plans for September? 

Love,

Michelle 🍓 

Gone too soon June.

Well, this month just zipped on by!

'Twas a busy month...

All in all a good month.

Made some new cushion designs.

Sewed a strawberry dress with Astrid  {the aqua sewing machine} for...

The vintage sale at which my friend Lily {Mode de Lis} & I shared a booth!

It was so much fun & such a great experience! I would definitely do it again.

Did a bit of thrifting with Momma & found some fun strawberry themed items. 🍓😄

My grandpa had a surgery & a few of us took turns staying overnight there to take care of him & grandma. There's nothing like being away from home to make you appreciate your little dwelling on this earth more. As Miss Read said in Village Diary: 

"With all the windows in the house opened, I sat down with my tea tray and thought how lovely it was to be back. I feel like a sword in a scabbard, I told myself, and instantly decided that a sword was much too dashing. Perhaps a cup, hanging again on its accustomed hook on the kitchen dresser, would be a better simile."

Some happy mail came all the way from England! I ordered a backpack for an upcoming trip out West to Seattle for a wedding in August! Somehow a meter of London print duck cloth found its way into my online shopping bag as well. 😉

The 1st Friday of Summer meant the local Old Settlers carnival! Homemade ice cream from a retro looking food truck was a must. I call this one the pb&j: peanut butter ice cream on the bottom & strawberry on the top. 🍦😋

Oh, how I love the view from the top of the ferris wheel. 

The brick streets in our little town's square are so charming. 

I love how retro some of the rides are.

I've been working away on two major custom orders. These daisy grannies are for a queen sized bedspread. I'm beginning to see them when I close my eyes. I've never made a blankie this big before. {Good thing I love making these, right?}

And also I'm copying a beloved lacy shrug for a lovely gal I met at the vintage sale! This is the first time I've copied a garment & it's coming along nicely. Lots of counting & recounting stitches & scribbling down notes. I'm rather enjoying the almost magical way simple stitches become something beautiful.

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How has your June been?

Do you have any big plans for the Summer?

Hope you're enjoying the long days!

Love,

Michelle 🍓 

{Ps cushions are available for custom order. $35 + shipping 

And the watermelon version is currently listed in my Etsy shop & ready to ship!}

Ring Around the Rosie

A pillow full of posies



It all started with the cushion pictured below...



I made this one for my Momma for Christmas.

{As well as this Christmas-y one.}



They were so much fun to make that I had to make a couple for myself.

I had some aqua daisy grannies left over from another project so I added some pink & white to them & voila! a daisy granny cushion!



I love the pink tassels so, so much!

We'd had some very grey weather for quite a long time & these colorful makes were just the ticket for keeping my mood cheerful. They're like Vit. D for your eyes! 

When it's so grey & colorless out-of-doors the bright little things indoors are that much more dear.

I had to pause and snap a pic of these pretty dishes drying on a cute towel.



A Dollar Tree store recently opened up in my neck of the woods & I couldn't resist this confetti-like multicolor glitter nail polish! So fun! I can't wait to try these nail sprinkles over all sorts of base colors.



Unfortunately, we have all been quite sick in my house.

Mom made us some delicious chicken stock & soup.

Thankfully the sun has come out this week & I've been happily soaking up its rays like a cat sunning itself in the light streaming through the windows.

{And, unfortunately coughing up the human version of hairballs, but ewwwww! you didn't really want to know that. Sorry.😝 It sounded funnier in my head than it probably actually came across to you poor readers.}

 

One good thing about convalescing is that you can pick up a poor neglected project that was left languishing in the to do pile for some reason or another. Hopefully I'll be able to finish this pastel Victory Jumper in time for warmer days in Spring.

Another good thing is that you have time to write a blog post which you had been meaning to do for a bit. 😉

Stay cozy & well!

Michelle 🍓



Rainbow Ripple

Mmm...

That sounds kinda like a yummy ice cream flavor!😉

Here is my latest crocheted creation.

I started it on December 17th after I had finished my crocheted Christmas gifts.

Originally it was supposed to be Christmas colors {you can see the red & green right next to each other} but I didn't finish it in time for Christmas.

One reason being I ended up making it way bigger than originally intended.

I meant for it just to be a throw sized afghan, but I accidentally made it big enough for a twin bed.
Since it took a while to make I went through my normal artistic stages of:
1. loving it

2. getting irritated that it's taking so long

3. hating it

4. questioning my color-putting-together capabilities & wanting to burn it

5. talking myself out of anything rash
{considering how much work I already had into it}

6. liking it again

7. loving it & being sorry that I was ever so mean to it.

 Ah, well. I don't think it looks strictly Christmas anyway.
It looks rather Cath Kidston-esque to me.



The colors are so cheery I like seeing them on my bed.

{Yes, that is my bed. I know I'm the world's oldest child.}

I'm actually planning on redecorating my bedroom in the near future & I have a beautiful full sized wrought iron bedframe that I will be using which will make this twin sized bedspread obsolete. I'm sure I can find a nice home for it when the time comes though.

I used my new comfy ergonomic crochet hook for the most part & I love it! I can crochet for much longer lengths of time now. My hands used to get so sore & tired after crocheting for a long time. {Ok, so now I sound like an old person. That makes up for my juvenile décor, right?} ;)

Here's the deets:

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Pattern :

Attic24 ' Neat Ripple Blanket

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Yarn:

Caron One Pound in 

white{2lbs}

 scarlet{7oz}

lime green {7oz but I can't remember the actual color name of this one, sorry!}

 & robin's egg{7oz}

and 

Red Heart Super Saver in 

Baby Pink & Bright Yellow{7oz each}

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Hook Size: J

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{hugs}

Michelle