A Fresh New Year

Awaits us!

My knitting and quilting baskets are full to overflowing!

2013 was a wonderful year and I’ve many fun & fantastic customers to thank for that.  I ended the year with a few secret surprise custom knits. 

One such knit was this set

The Mama was kind enough to send me photo’s of her happy little girl

Each attempt to enlarge them makes then very distorted…but I think her smile says enough!

The second set, longies, dress and sweater

There are about 20 projects I’ve already lined up to work on between customs & I’m eager to start.

I’ve Dollverall’s waiting for buttons, doll dresses blocking  and a test knit that needs photo’s taken .I should have photo’s taken and listings up tomorrow.

Today I’m casting on a custom All in One Sweater & a simple cowl.  The snow is blowing & knitting…it should keep my fingers nice and warm.

Hope this new year brings you Peace and Goodness

Katie

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A Sugar Plum Holiday Sale

Since I missed Black Friday I decided to run a holiday sale so, here it is!

Shop wide sale @Katidids Knits. Use coupon code 2013Giftgiving now through the new year for 20% off your purchase! This sale applies to in stock items only and excludes special orders.

Uploads for today

More Sugar Plum Dresses accented with buttons from Corina of Ayarina’s Button shop

These dresses will fit a variety of dolls

Check the listings for accurate sizing

Rainbow longies for smaller dolls

they have a 3 inch inseam and are 6.5 inches from waist to hem

And a fun lime green sweater for the 12-18 inch doll. 

Button color may be changed upon request

5 orders shipped today & 4 customs are on the dry rack…they would also be in the mail if I’d remembered to open the heat vent!

Tomorrow we are due for a good snow dump which means… I’ll be inside knitting and have a latte close at hand

Katie

 

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Finished Mitts

Ready for the mail tomorrow.

My first pair of “Reading Mitts”  How cute are these!

Knit using Tosh Vintage in Cedar to coordinate with the

second Pfeiffer Falls Hood

Hood Lain out to dry

I really like the mock picot edging and eyelets

All that warmth with a nice feminine touch.

Stitching up a second pair now

What’s on your needles?

Katie

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Darling Little Knits

For Waldorf dolls.

I’ve admired the “Darling” patterns from Ashley Darling  for quite some time & finally purchased them over the weekend.

The Darling  Little Kimono

Using Dashing Dachs “Horsie”

(I think… I’m so bad about keeping the wrappers)

and a button from Ayarina’s Button shop

This is a fun color which is actually very gender neutral.  Pair this with a simple spreen green or sky blue skirt and you would have an adorable outfit for any little doll.

And a Darling Little Sweater Dress

Using Micsknitz “Alice In Wonderland” twist & coordinating trim

These should be listed to the shop this afternoon. I plan to have a few of her Darling Little Rompers & shoes listed in the near future.

These are to fit a 14-16 inch doll.

Wishing you all a safe and fun New Years Eve

See you next year!

Katie

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Waldorf Doll Clothes Stocking

Tomorrow I’ll be stocking this set once I have better photos. 

It’s blocking now and I’m hoping for some more great lighting tomorrow

Using one of my favorite colors from Mosaic Moon  “Lorelei”  A Butterfly Shrug using the pattern from Tomboy Knits

The matching skirt is knit of Cascade 220 with a coordinating tie and pockets for tiny treasures

This set will fit a 14-18 inch doll

Listed today….

Unfortunately I don’t remember the color but it is also knit using the Mini Me Three Tiered Skirt

This skirt will fit a 12-16 inch doll

This cold snowy day had me wishing for some sunshine…

which is unattainable right now.  But bright pretty wool is not thank goodness!

This skirt was listed this afternoon

Not quite as full as the others but it will fit a 12-16 inch doll

Tomorrow, a coordinating shrug will be added.

Custom Mitts are up next 3-4 pair!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas full of Joy and the Spirit!

Katie

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A Few Finished Knits

Just a quick post to update a few finished knits

Trying to ship in plenty of  time for Christmas there are quite a few I neglected to take photos of but here are a few things I’ve recently completed

A replacement shorts and sweater set for a 14-16 inch doll

I had donated 3-4 sets to an adoption fundraiser and missed removing the original set from the Etsy shop. I only realized my mistake when I was wrapping to ship….this is the replacement set for an understanding Mama.

Ahoy Princess Beret Pattern by Elena Nodel & knit using Blissful Knits Adore superwash.

An interesting pattern, one that had me learning a few new stitches.  It was finished with a coordinating flower on the side

Just listed, a 12-16 skirt.

I’ve just enough left of the main color for a coordinating shrug if needed. 

And a few sewn cotton skirts listed to the shop.

These will fit 14-18 inch dolls

& SOCK MONKEYS!!

And for Sara, the winner of the skirt give away…they  are ready to ship this afternoon

Here is one of her choices

There were 5-6 other shipments that went out I realized to late without photos…which really bugs me!  I’m hoping the Mama’s will send pics

One set of mitts to finish for Christmas shipping today.

Not to bad with a fractured arm, torn rotator cuff and bicep if I do say so myself!

Off to knit!

Stay warm out there

Katie

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Pfeiffer Falls Hooded Scarf Is in the Mail!

And it turned out beautiful if I do say so myself.

Using Tosh vintage in “Sea wash”  The pattern can be found on Ravelry Pfeiffer Falls Hood

There are a few things I will do different on the next, such as the hood decreases.  Some go up the back and then just stop which leaves a bit of a squared effect…

A quick rain shower cut short our time for many photos but we did get a few. 

There was enough left over for a pair of “Palm Readers” from Vampire Knits

Photos today of a shrug and coordinating mitts….as long as the sunshine holds up.

On the needles now is a Ahoy Princess Beret by Elena Nodel

I’d started it in one shade and changed to this red

Hello, My name is Katie & I am a stitch marker junkie

One can never have to many stitch markers.

Katie

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On the Needles With Katidids Knits

On the dry rack blocking …

Fingerless Mitts using Tosh Vintage in the color  “Seawash”

I really enjoy knitting with Tosh, it seems to just glide right off the needles and the repeats have worked well for the chosen projects.  There is a Hooded scarf blocking which I’ll photo tomorrow

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  We had a houseful of people and food, lots of play and laughter. 

With all the commotion I didn’t work on custom knits but, I did play with some color and make a few waldorf doll sweaters to coordinate with fabric skirts

Aside from the pink & red, I’ve purple, teal, and 2-3 more in the pile.

I need to find a few minutes to finish the skirts and they will be listed.

to the Katidids Etsy Shop soon either as sets or, to purchase individually

On the needles now

A sweater using “Fluer”  on Adore superwash from Blissful Knits

And a Shrug with another yummy Blissful Knits stunner

“Starry Night”

I should have WIP photos up soon for Mama’s

Have a wonderful weekend!

Katie

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Storm Knitting,

In the heat of summer?  Yes!

With tropical storm Isaac hitting Biloxi and & new Orleans we have family who evacuated the area and and came to stay with us till the storm passes.  They pulled in Monday late afternoon and we’ve been having a wonderful visit.  It’s my husbands, cousins, son’s. wife and daughter Whew! Her husband is stationed in Biloxi and needed to stay behind..

Talk about branches on the family tree! Isaiah was here last night and said Grandma,how are they related to me?  Not willing to explain 4th & 5th cousins to a 9 year old I cheated and said your cousins!  Family is always family right?

So, I haven’t tried to work on any customs so far this week.  To much going on to really focus.

There has been knitting in spurts while we chat and visit

Some striped longies.

A denim blue seed stitch cowl… I finished the last few rows and cast off

And a mulberry seed stitch cowl

Seed stitch cowls I hope to have stocked in the next 1-2 days

Warm winter items for the shop that are always popular, and a simple pattern I can easily follow while we visit.  So far their house us ok, a lot of heavy wind and rain.  If  the power stays on she will head home Thursday & I’ll get back to work on customs.

Hope those of you in the south are staying safe and dry!

Katie

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A few finished knits

I’m seeing fall coming to our neck of the woods, it’s fall or drought dying trees.

So I’ve been pulling out the fall colors…

Small longies & cap.

Both are knit from patterns of Dakine Knits

The hat is “Be Peaceful” from the “Be” Series

Another pair of longies,(Blissful Knits-Pegasus)

this time with a Pixie Hat to coordinate

And a test knit “Gilead Sweater” another great design by Emily Barbee  a wonderful up and coming knit designer.  She has a fun collection of patterns listed in Ravelry.

It’s been done for 2 weeks waiting on buttons to be sewn on. 

I’m thinking it needs a pair of green longies to coordinate

& embellished with the sweater color

 

Lot’s of other projects going on, I’ll have more up in the next day or so.

Katie

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Small bits stocked

While there has been very little blogging there has been knitting.

The Ravellenic Challenge ended with the Olympics and while I did not meet all of my personal goals I did medal in a few….I think I ended up with 8 total.

Catch a Breeze Cowl 

Waldorf Longies

The Apple Cart Longies using Dakine Knits Longies Pattern

A Fun Waldorf Set

And a “Baby Blue Pixie Hood

Yet to be listed…

“Knitting in Vegas” Leggings, a custom knit. Using Dakine Knits Pattern

 

Waiting for buttons and the ends to be woven in is a pair of  Dakine Knits  “My Keiki Overalls”. which I modified to convertible legs. Rooting through the button box now…

On the needles now.. Longies using a new color from Raya of Blissful Knits called

“Pegasus”

I’ve a few more inches left to go on the legs. 

Unblocked they are measuring 20 hip and 18 rise and up for grabs. 

Fluffy mail which arrived yesterday

“Citron” on twist, another yummy color of Raya’s, ordered for a custom.

and

More Blissful Knits!  Another new color

“Kimono”  8 squishy ounces, also on twist

Kimono is just wanted to live here so it is available for custom.

Whew, I know I’ve left quite a few things out. 

The sweaters are completed and simply need buttons, there was more fluffy mail Mosaic Moon scraps for waldorf doll clothing, we’ve been working on shelving & storage space for the work room.  Drove to Indianapolis to visit family and the State Fair…I will be entering knits next year…

deep breath after this spastic post

Back to knitting

Hope you’re having a great one

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