A Couple Old Projects

Hey Everybody!

So, for the last few days I had been stuck at my apartment because there was supposed to be an apocalyptic snow storm on Tuesday. The news was talking about it non stop and we were all expecting to be buried in snow for days and days. They even shut down schools by 6pm on Monday night. Well, the day arrived... and it was actually pretty nice out for most of the morning. Haha! It didn't even start snowing until after 12. Course it was coming down pretty hard and I still had to work until 2, but thruthfully it was not bad at all. It even stopped snowing by about 6pm. My street, which I'll add is a back road side street and doesn't get plowed until all the other streets are done, was plowed by 9pm. Basically, it was a HUGE disappointment. We only got maybe 5" of snow... Ha! Thank you weather channels for overreacting tremendously.

Anyways, now that I've explained why I haven't written a post in a while, I have a couple of projects to show you!

Up first is a COW HAT that I knit about 2 years ago

I bought a knitting book that has about 15 different animal hat patterns in it. I LOVE COWS, so that's pretty much the whole reason why I bought the book. 

 It was fun to make! There is a lining inside to make it extra warm. It really didn't even take that long to knit up either. Tho, there were lots of little parts that I had to sew on after they were all knit. That probably took the longest.

 The reason I am posting about this hat is because I have a plan to make some more of the patterns as gifts for a few people. I won't talk about the specifics so as not to give anything away. But yeah! You will see those projects once they are finished :)

Next I wanted to show you something I made 

for my niece, Leila. 

It is a personalized hook board! (I don't know if that's the official name, but I couldn't think of how else to say it.)

Sorry, the picture is not the best quality... but each letter has a different paper covering it! They all match in a cool way. Bri and Ben decorated her room in the tealy blues and oranges, so I designed accordingly.

All the letter are wood and painted in blue to match the hooks and then I glued patterned paper to them. Its a fun project! I'd done it a few times before for my friends' children and Bri liked it, so I had to be sure to make her one! :) 

As you might have guessed, I posted about this project because I will be making another one! I bought all the letters the other day and now I just have to find all the paper to cover them with. Better get cracking too, because little Oliver will be here before we know it! WOOT WOOT!!!

Well, I hope you enjoy the rest of your day! I will continue to watch some Oldy Von Moldy movies with my Dad! :)

 Taylor Kay

Knitting Showers of Cake!

Hello Everyone!

So, I've got a few things to post about today but they all pertain to the same thing! And that's Oliver James!

Yesterday was the baby shower for him. Luckily I managed to finish the blanket I was knitting for him in time to give it as a gift. :)

 Here it is! I actually really liked this pattern. It was quite simple and it knit up pretty quickly, which is definitely nice. I like quick knits. Haha! 

Speaking of quick knits, I also made this little hat! :)

 So, for the baby shower, I made the cake! It's a cake made by carving 2 10" round cakes and shaping them to look like a dinosaur! It is chocolate flavored and frosted with my homemade buttercream.

This cake was probably the most fun I've had making a cake in a while. It is definitely one of my favorites! :)

The shower went very smoothly and everyone 

had a good time

There were a few unique games that mom found and they were fun!

 

So, I bought a different brand of cake boards and I really don't know why this happened to my cake and I was very unhappy about it...

The board itself was not wet, but it looks like it soaked in a whole bunch of moisture from somewhere and it made it look super gross. I will not be buying this brand again... >:( But other than that, everything was great!

Leila was having some fun with her cousin Scarlett

Anyways, good times were had by all! Brianna can't wait for Oliver to be born, and neither can the rest of us! :D 

So, time to watch the rest of the Broncos game. GO BRONCOS! Since the Packers are out, I really want the Broncos to go to the Super Bowl! WOO PEYTON MANNING! 

Taylor Kay

My Giveaway Cabled Knit Slouchy Hat Is DONE!

Hey Everyone!

Oh my goodness I can tell that I really wanted to get this hat done! I was up until 12:30 last night finishing it. Haha! Then took another 30 minutes taking pictures of it! :)

So, here it is, the hat you've all been waiting for!

 Here, you can see the cables a little better maybe. They go all the way up the hat, literally! The last cable was 2 rows before I closed it up!

This is probably one of my FAVORITE hat patterns now!

 I just LOVE how this hat turned out!

And you can wear it

farther back

on your head...

Or you can pull

it forward

more!

Just HAVE FUN! :)

I might be a little sad to give this one up.

But I just know it will go to a GREAT home! To one of you lucky people out there! 

The good thing about this hat tho is that because I liked the pattern so much, I will have no problem knitting another one if I want one for myself! :D HOORAY!

Anyways, if you haven't already, please join the giveaway to win this wonderful hat!

CLICK --> HERE <--

to be taken to the post where you can read the rules and enter into the giveaway!

Still plenty of time to join! 

It's only the 3rd day!

Deadline is this Friday (the 22nd)

Winner will be announced on Saturday (the 23rd)

Good Luck!

And tell me what you think of the hat! :)

Taylor Kay

Happy 100th Post GIVEAWAY!!! :D

Hooray Everyone!

This is my 100th Post!

That's just crazy! I looked at my homepage and it said 99 posts, and it took a minute to register that it meant the next one was 100! Haha! 

But I am super excited! I asked my mom, who was a blogger long before me, what I should do and she said I should have a GIVEAWAY! 

So that is just what I shall do! :)

***Sorry, but due to shipping costs this drawing is open to U.S. residents Only ***

Here are the simple rules:

 1. Write me a comment in this post and you will get 1 entry

2. Follow my blog and post another separate comment saying you follow and you will get a 2nd entry (even if you were already following me before this, still write a comment saying so)

3. Make a post on your blog about my giveaway then leave me another separate comment saying you did a post, maybe even put a link to it in the comment, and you will get a 3rd entry

Again, all of your comments have to be made on THIS POST otherwise they will not be counted.

That's all pretty easy right! And you could have your name in the drawing up to 3 times! 

Now what, you may ask, will the drawing be for? 

Well, I shall tell you! 

The drawing for my 100th Post Giveaway is going to be this cable knit slouchy hat!

*Picture compliments of Celebrity Slouchy Beanies for the family

And it is going to be knit with this green Caron Simply Soft yarn!

I have not started it yet. I was originally going to do a different hat, but I ended up not liking how it was turning out so I figured that would be a bad one to have for a giveaway. Haha!

Anyways, I am going to start knitting tonight and will probably have it done by tomorrow or Tuesday and I will do a post with a picture of it.

*Picture compliments of Celebrity Slouchy Beanies for the family

So all that being said, you can start leaving comments obviously as soon as you see the post.

The deadline is FRIDAY FEB. 22nd at MIDNIGHT!!!

I will hold the drawing on SATURDAY FEB. 23rd and announce the winner that afternoon/night!

Best of luck to you all!

I had better start knitting! :)

Taylor Kay

 2/19/2013

The Hat Is DONE!

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To be taken to the post with pictures of the hat!

My New Hat! - Day 17

So this is the new hat that I bought up in Sister Bay! Brianna and I walked up the craft area and found this AWESOME display of hats! It took me a while to decide which one I wanted. And they were very reasonably priced too, and I got mine for a deal! :) 

This hat is really awesome because it has a hole in the top (so it's kind of like a headband actually) so I can wear it when I have ponytails in! That's really cool because I love wearing hats and I have my hair in a pony tail alot. :D

This little beaded design is what sold me on this hat. :) Isn't it so pretty and simple? I can't tell what it is tho. I think it's flowers and some leaves... that is what I have come up with. Haha! Anyway, it just kind of MAKES the hat!

So yeah, that was my Sister Bay Fall Festival souvenir! :)

Have a wonderful Monday night!

 Taylor Kay

 

Look Familiar? - Day 13 (1/2)

Oops, I was so busy yesterday that I forgot to do my Blogtoberfest post. Ha! Well, here it is!

Here is another one of those Haughty Hats! I really like the yarn that I used for this one, the color is beautiful and it was super nice to work with! I don't remember exactly what kind it was... :P I need to start writing them down. Haha! But yeah, this will make a nice Christmas gift, yes? :)

I couldn't figure out if the buckle is blue or black... it kinda looks like both. Haha! 

Well, it's time to go babysitting! Today's post will come later! :)

Taylor Kay

Oh, Monday Mon- ... Wait, It's Tuesday! - Day 11

Aaand I finished that little hat I was working with on Sunday! I am just really happy that I had enough yarn to finish it. I was a little worried at the end, because it was becoming rather slim. But, it ended up being PERFECT! :)

 I absolutely LOVE the green flecks with the brown. This yarn is probably one of my favorites from all that I have worked with! I believe it is just Lion Brand either Bulky or Super Bulky... Can't remember. Anyways, I LOVE IT!

For some reason today feels like it should be Monday... But I am definitely happy that it is actually Tuesday! :) Haha! My days are all sorts of mixed up this week. Well, better than it being Tuesday and feeling like Monday... I hate that... :P

Anyways, hope you have a wonderful TUESDAY night! :)

Taylor Kay

What's On Your Needles? - Day 9

What's On Your Knitting Needles Today?

 Today, I have another one of my No Pattern hats! But instead of being for a 10 year old, this one is for my cousin who will be 6 in January! Goodness, I almost freaked myself out for a second because I thought he was going to be 7. Haha! But no, he will be 6.

 I will probably end up finishing it tonight while I watch the Packer game! They play the Falcons in Atlanta at like 7:20. I love Sunday night games! :)

Well, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your Sunday! I know I will.

GO PACK GO!!! 

Taylor Kay

 

Finished Haughty Hat! - Day 6

Remember this project?

Well I finished it a long time ago and have only just now posted it! Haha!

It has become one of my FAVORITE hats! I absolutely LOVE wearing it! It was really kinda fun to make too. :)

As you can see, I went with a PINK buckle. I was having a hard time deciding what color to put on there, and an even HARDER time trying to find those buckles! :P

But in the end it all worked out! :) I even made another one! But that hat will have to wait for another day! ;D

 Hope you have a wonderful Thursday!

Wow... Thursday already... This week kind of flew by. Ha!

Taylor Kay

Knitted Earflap Hat! - Day 3

Yesterday, while I was watching the Packers beat on the Broncos, I finished knitting this CUTE earflap hat! I am rather proud of it because I didn't follow a pattern or anything.

This hat is a child's size hat. I tried it on the head of a 10 year old girl and it fit PERFECTLY! Which is good, because the person that it is going to is about 10 years old too. :) Hello Christmas presents! 

My friend, Teona, is going to be having her baby either late tonight or tomorrow sometime! (She is having an induced labor) So me and a couple of friends are going to the hospital to be with her! :) I will definitely have pictures when little Olivia LeAnna is born! 

Hope you have a wonderful night! 

I know I will! :D

Taylor Kay

 

What's On YOUR Needles?

What's on your needles today?

Today, I have a purple slouchy hat! I absolutely LOVE slouchy hats and I found a pattern book the other week that has about 6 patterns for them! WOO!!! I was so exciting, I just HAD to start one! :)

I love this pattern. It is simple yet... what's the word... elegant? No that's too formal. Anyways, I just love it! And it's reversible too! So when I'm all done you can wear it with the knit stitches out, or with the purl stitches out. Pretty sweet, huh?

I am actually hoping to use this rare day off to finish it. *crosses fingers* We shall see! :)

  So, I better get down to it! 

Have a wonderful Friday! :)

 Taylor Kay

What Is That? An Elf?

And here is my latest knitted hat creation! It was really fun to knit...

 ...And even more fun to pose for! ;) Tho, it was really hard to keep so many stitches on my double point needles... GARRR!!! I wish I had the circular needle in the size I needed... would have been so much easier!

What... WHAT... WHAT??? I can say my mind was a little... messed up... after the stress this hat was giving me. HAHA! Buy, man oh man, I was happy to get it DONE! ;)

This hat actually does fit my head, it was just having some issues due to my ponytail. HA! So it is an average size, I'd say.

Here's another hat made with the same pattern, just a little smaller with some minor changes

I think it will be super cute for some little girl to wear! :)

Both of these hats are being given to my church for Warm The Children. At the end of April, I think, we will be sending them somewhere in Europe... I don't really know where. But YEAH! I will probably try to squeeze out a couple more hats before then. WOOT! 

Well, hope you had a great Friday!

Taylor Kay