My First Sweater

This first sweater I did for my friend, but the measurements didn't quite come out as expected. My knitting math has been difficult to ascertain. So, her mom is enjoying it. It is made of a very fine merino wool in a royal blue color, incorporating cables throughout. I don't know if you can see it well in these pictures. It came out really cool.

Geometric Patterns

It seems sometimes I am in the mood to create afghans or dolls or scarfs or hats, and I continue to find patterns to create over and over. I usually like to apply my own color creations to a free pattern or a pattern from a book. Then I look at my stock of yarns, that I organize by color, and paint the pattern in my mind before I start the project. Here is an Afghan that I combined vibrant colors, using merino wool and alpaca wool. The colors used are brick orange, purple, dark purple, light green, golden rod yellow, brown and royal blue.

 

Detail of the square:

A Bag for School

Jadyn uses this bag for lunch and gym things. It is made of wool, with varying colors. Most of these are left over yarns from various projects. It has a depth of about 2 inches and a long strap.

School Funds

Many NJ schools need to engage the PTA in fund raises, so I have made this donation. Wool and acrylic afghan, crocheted in a hexagon granny "square" with flower pattern in the middle. I played around with various colors and added the blue to signify the sky.

Another donation for the fund raiser is this ribbon scarf made from a colorful multi-color vibrant ribbon.

Finally, this crocheted doll made from a free pattern. I create them with different colors for the hair, eyes and clothes.

Keeping Green

I've been crocheting market bags for some time, mostly based on free patterns, but this last one I just made up myself. I used left over yarn from different projects. The bottom is flax yarn and the rest acrylic. The straps are long to be able to put on shoulders. It should be quite strong for heavy items.

So many crafts, so little time

There is not enough time in the day to work on projects and learn new crafts, while working full time and a second part-time job. Even while working on a craft I get ideas of new projects or new crafts that I can combine to create. My dream is to be able to support myself with my creations. Until then I steal what time I can from the hustle and bustle of this typical and mediocre survival.

Logo

I am working on a logo and will try to add labels with this logo to my work. Here is the first draft. What do you think?

Welcome to simi.made

Welcome to the blog where I showcase my handmade crafts. I have been knitting and crocheting for over 5 years now, and I am trying new crafts, like needlepoint, weaving, Romanian Point Lace. I also do sketching, recently starting to create some ZenTangles. I will features different projects I have made or that I am working on, and give you information about each. I will link to Etsy.com for those items that I am willing to part with and you can purchase.