EMILIANO IS ONE YEAR OLD TODAY!!!!

Emiliano is one year old today and he will be celebrated at home in Valle de Bravo. He has bring so much happiness to the whole family!!!! I love him so much.



Happy Birthday Glitter Graphics


MMMMM!!!!........que rico dedo!!!

SCHOONER SOCKS DESIGNED BY ISELA PHELPS

It has been quite a while since I posted some pictures of my projects and it is not that I have not
been looming, the thing is that I have not had the time to sit and post the pictures.



These are the schooner socks which were loomed on the April loom along in our Yahoo Group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SockLoomKnitters

I loomed them in my new WonderSock loom

It is wonderful working with this loom. At first I thought I would never accomplish it, but it is a great feeling when you finish your project. I wish now I would have two of this so to loom two at a time.

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Gabriela and Ernesto have a friend who just had a baby and Gaby asked me to loom a blanket for him, so in a hurry I loomed a blanket and here is she holding the baby, she will look beautiful as a mom some day.

I also loomed some slippers and they are so comfortable. Here is a picture

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SOURIRE BERET DESIGNED BY ROBIN McCOY

I loomed this beret from a pattern designed by mi sobrina Robin McCoy. I just love this pattern.

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LONG TAIL CAST ON FOR THE KNITTING BOARD

Flower Loom

Butterfly Glitter Graphics

I AM OCTOBER SPOTLIGHT IN MY YAHOO GROUP

I am October Spotlight in my looming Yahoo Group Decoraccents Looms and I posted this project that was designed by Isela. It is a pinwheel dishcloth that I enjoyed looming in my miniwonderloom small gauge. I loomed it in four hours. It is 100% cotton

NEW WONDER SOCK LOOM FROM DA LOOMS

Hey all, DecorAccents have a new baby!!!! A wonderful one, the new WONDER SOCK LOOM for all of us that like to loom socks

The gauge is extra fine and as being adjustable I can use the same loom for children, youth and adult sizes.

If you want to read the specifications on this new WONDER SOCK LOOM go to the link below

http://www.decoraccentsinc.com/Wonder_Sock_Loom_EFG_p/wondersock.htm

I already ordered it and will have it with me in less than two weeks!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!

Hairpin Lace Shawl

I just finished this shawl which I enjoyed looming very much. I used a hairpin lace loom and different stitches just for practicing and then the shawl came along.

I just love to hold him in my arms

Emiliano came for a visit as he is soon to be baptised so I got to be so lucky to carry him for a whole afternoon.

I was enchanted

A morning on Emiliano's life - Un dia en la vida de Emiliano

EMILIANO WAS BORN APRIL 29TH

My grandnephew is born. It feels as my own grandson. My niece has been always so close to me that Emiliano will call me 'abuelita' also. My sister is sharing him with me and I feel so happy.

My world has totally changed. I am hooked on him. Fall in love instantly!!! I don't know how I lived without him until now.

He is proudly wearing his blanket which was made for him especially. Thinking of him.

Pinwheel Baby Blanket fourth version

I loomed this fourth version of Denise Layman pinwheel blanket matching the colors of the booties I loomed for the first grandnephew who is coming to the family. He was supposed to be born on April 19th, my birthday, but he did not, so we are everybody waiting anxiously for him. He is healthy according to the doctor, he is just not decided to come out to the world yet. He is planned to be born in a bathtub full of water, so the trauma of birth does not affect him. His name will be Emiliano.

Bethany's Booties

Bethany formed a group to start teaching nice things designed by her. And I started to loomed them but I got Isela's news about a lump in her breast and I was so much worried that the first attempt of booties I loomed I did not like i
but when I heard the good news that the lump was benign, the same day I loomed the second attempt and here is the resulting bootie, I think it is pretty.

Isela's Cable cuff fingerless gloves-new stitch found

I enjoyed so much Isela's pattern that I loomknitted another pair but now fingerless instead of mitts. I did another cable at the top trying to do it as Karen's but I could not make it the same, still I like them

I think I found a new stitch. I have never seen it described and I really like it. I asked Isela about it and she agreed that it is new!!! How about that? I was doing the garter stitch, the way Isela shows it in her video, but instead of doing a purl in the second row I made a flat stitch and this is the result.

So here is the description: It is the same if it is in the round or a flat panel. The first row you e-wrap and the second row you do a u stitch/flat stitch and you continue like this.

Isela's Cable Cuff Mitts

Inside the community Ravelry I belong to different groups and one of them is Loom Along in which we 'Loom Along' a proyect every month and it is so much fun and full of nice patterns that Isela Phelps prepares for the group that I am enjoying a lot.

On February we made this beautiful cabled cuff mitt that Isela designed. It is so delicate and the pattern so well written that I loved it. Of course I had to add my purple touch:)

I am active on Ravelry now

Plushy Slippers socks

I am very busy know. I am an active member in Ravelry which is a community for sharing patterns on knitting, loom knitting and crocheting. I was accepted on December but really started a project this January. It is a pair of socks with Isela's group Loom Along, which start a project every month. I loomknitted it in the blue round KK, I finished one of the socks and I am showing it here.

And I also finished this twisted scarf. This time, instead of finger knitting, I loom knitted it in the purple KK loom. I followed instructions from Anke Van Dorne a dutch lady who loomknits beautifully.

Pinwheel Baby Blanket

Here is the picture of another Pinwheel Blanket in blue that I made for a just born nephew, Diego, whose parents live in Spain as the mom is from there, so I loom knitted my favorite baby blanket and here is the picture. I could not give it to him personally as I had the flu and did not want him to catch it.

The pattern of this blanket was designed by Denise Layman, this is the third time I loom knit this blanket and just love it.

My holidays

On December 26th I traveled to Simi Valley to visit my daughter and we had such a great time! We went to visit the Getty Museum which is beautiful and has so many pieces of art. I was impressed with all the paintings, especially one by Van Gogh. I took pictures of it and I took pictures of my daughter, my son in law and my nephew, who came from France


My daughter Gabriela outside the Getty Museum. Notice her Magic Scarf loomed by mom.(that is me)



My nephew, Jean Sebastian and I. He came from France to visit









At night outside of Getty Museum. Notice the magic scarf which I loomed and Gabriela's fingerless gloves, which I also loomed.The scarf I was wearing, I bought it online and the gloves too I really liked them,but I lost one that day and my purpose starting this year is to learn to loom Karen's (creativity)gloves.

Midge Scarf exchange

It has been quite a while since I last posted in my blog, two months to be exactly, but it is because time flies, or is it life that flies away? Anyway here are some pictures of the midge scarves I made the purple one which I sent to my partner in the Christmas exchange from my looming group. And I also got from her, June (Loom_lady) a really nice one and some dishcloths very pretty. I also loomed a blue one as a gift and I even made one in Tunisian Crochet with Christmas colors. This kind of scarves are so comfy and you really can wear them with any kind of wardrobe. The pattern is available at Isela's site,scroll and in the right side look for scarflette in the 'loom patterns section'.

FINGER KNITTED SCARF

I just made a scarf with the technique of FINGER KNITTING, that means using fingers as looms. I had real fun doing it and it was so fast to do it. There is no pattern for this I learned the technique on you tube videos.Last week I saw the site of a loom knitter in Netherlands and I took the idea for my own version. Hers is just beautiful and mine has my touch and colors. She used the blue long kk loom. Just scroll down this site and you will find the English version

http://www.freewebs.com/kniftyknitterpatronen/sjaalsscarfs.htm

Congratulations to Isela from Mexico on her birthday

Gabriela on the Traveling rings in Muscle Beach

COWLS

I designed these cowls. The green with pink was published in the Loom Knitters Circle . That really made me proud. I will add the pattern here later.

You can cover the head and even your mouth when it is very cold.

I loom knitted this cowl some time ago with homespun yarn and some beads. It is so soft and comfortable You can cover your head and even your mouth when it gets really cold.
You can find the pattern at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/decoraccentsinc/ in the files section. In order to be able to enter there, you must apply to be a member of the group by clicking on JOIN THIS GROUP.

September Swap Scarf

These are pictures of the scarf I made for my partner Kathy Fellows in Maine. She has taste just like mine because I loved the combination of purple and green aqua. I loomed it in the Knitting board and used several stitches: e wrap, purl, dropped stitch and flat stitch.Put a slot so to close the scarf. I added the detailed of hand warmers at the end of the scarf just by folding the ends and added some Mexican ornaments. I liked it so much, that I am going to loom one for me.

Beaded Version of Isela's fingerless gloves

I loomed these fingerless gloves following Isela's pattern but I added the beads, which I like so much so here are mixed my favorite color, purple, looming and beading. I will put a tutorial on it in a week.

Variation of the Pinwheel Baby Blanket

She enjoys her blanket and that makes me happy!!!!





This is a pattern from Denise Layman http://www.knitchat.com/2006/10/06/its-a-boy/

The variation is in the edge, instead of loom knitting a see saw edge, I crocheted with shell and drop stitch and added a ribbon.

Gabriela singing"Touch me in the morning"

My daughter sings beautifully and not only because I am her mom, but she does!!! (smile)

Arelli's Bracelet

I loom knitted this bracelet with seed beads on my favorite color, purple.

The pattern of this bracelet was made up by Isela Phelps, a great loom knitter and a great person.

Capelet I hand knitted for me on 2006

Being purple and lilac my favorite colors I knitted this capelet for me just following the same paths as for Gabriela's.

Fourth and final part for the two color side scarf

You will find that it has been edited because it was too long and you tube rejected.

I am glad this videos have been helpful to spread loom knitting.

Part three for the two side color scarf

The video had to be edited. You tube rejected it for being too long, so part four will be coming then.

Part two for the two side color project

Cheri - Belgian Shepherd

Cheri training guard and protection. This is the largest of my dogs. He is great!! and always takes care of me, but he does not attack people unless they try to hurt me.He already saved me from some burglars who attempted to take my car from me, even though I was driving it. They could not do it when they saw him inside with me.

Two color sided scarf

My college at the University of Mexico and graduate school of Dentistry at the University of Michigan

I started College after divorcing, when Gabriela was eight months old and my mom would babysit for me but when she died in a car accident it was harder. My already married sister babysat for me but sometimes Gabriela would have to go with me to school, that is why she "graduated" along with me. She was dearest to my classmates and teachers .



After finishing in Mexico I went to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to get the Master's Degree in Pedodontics (Children's Dentistry) and Gabriela went along with me also. But she attended to Lawton School while I attended my Dentistry School.Later on I will post some of our pictures.

My Office

Dishcloth on tunisian crochet

A week ago when I went to the yarn store came to my attention a large crochet double hook and I asked the lady what was that for. So she taught me how to use it and this is the result. I loved it. Of course there are much more things to crochet other than a dishcloth.

Pictures of my doggies with me

My doggies: Coco is the Belgian Shepherd, and the yorkies Lili,CriCri and LaiLai

Yarn Winding center pull without a winder

I would like to share with all a link for winding center pull yarn without a winder

http://www.ariadneknits.com/blog/?p=62_

It shows how to do it with your thumb and it is so easy, that, although I have my nice winder, I have started doing it for small balls and it works for me. Sometimes you are in a hurry, and it is fun doing it

Scarf swap

I am part of a scarf swap that is taking place between loom knitters. This is being organized by Bety Ann and I am going to loom knit a scarf for Kathy and Courtney is going to loom knit one for me. I am excited about it. I have to finish it up before September in order to send it my daughter with someone who travels to Simi Valley. I live in Mexico and cannot mail it from here because of customs, they might not let it enter and it could be lost. Then my daughter will mail it to Maine where Kathleen lives.

I already started and have nice ideas for it. Kathy likes it not too wide, 6 inches at the most. I will published it when I finish

Here is a close up of the latice eyelet stitch and also a close up of the dropped stitch in purple. The edge is crocheted, but the whole scarf was made in the green loom.

Maria's scarf

Here is the picture of a scarf I finished two weeks ago in which I practiced a new stitch from my group DAlooms and it is called l

atice eyelet stitch. I added some beads which I like very much

The new projects I have finished

I just finished a baby pinwheel baby blanket. This blanket is for a baby who is very special for me, and I will explain why. Like 20 years ago I had this cute patient(I am a Children's Dentist)

who was 10 years old and she had crooked teeth, so she was my patient and her teeth were straight after we finished the treatment after two years, so I saw her once a month for two years and then I saw her last month and she was very happy for her pregnancy. When she was in labor she had preeclampsia and she died. Her child is alive a baby boy but he has no mother, so I was in shock and I thought by loomknitting something nice from my soul to her little boy, this was the best way to remember her. In memory to Annia Newenhouse

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The new knitting board

Much too large and uncomfortable to work with and the pins were located not really even, the afghan is coming out too large on the sides and short on the middle.

One of my yorkies was lost on August 13th, 2006 and it was so painful for me and so difficult to overcome that I am always on the hope that she will come back to me so the posters I placed all over my county are still there and a month later somebody brought to me a doggie who was found in the streets, a small yorkie that looked old and wasted, they thought it could be the one that is lost, a very small wasted little yorkie and I immediately said it was not mine, they said that if I would not want her she would go back to the streets so I decided to adopt her and she adopted me immediately and here she is. I named her Lili and she has no teeth at all so I have to water and blend her food. She had to be operated because her womb was completely infected, but now she is doing good and getting better and getting my love and the love and joy of my other doggies..