Update: Knitting, crochet, and quilt projects to show!

I have been knitting, honest! I just haven't been keeping up with the blog due to family life, work, travel, etc. I'm sure this is usual for people at times, but ahhh, at last I am back on updating my latest projects I've knitted, crocheted, helped quilt, and currently knitting.
Before leaving on our flight to Washington in June,  I downloaded a pattern from Ravelry. It was a simple hat pattern titled Twistygoo by Lisa Beamer. It was so quick and simple to knit. The pattern called for size 8 needles, but I used a size 9 circular until I needed to switch to dbl pointed needles for the decrease and I used a size 8 for that. (I did follow the pattern exactly though even with the difference in needle size.) After knitting the hat I thought it needed something for the edge, so I just crocheted a simple edge with some Noro green that I just happened to have with me when we traveled.

Such a fun hat to knit!

While traveling I crocheted several wash rags since it required no concentration and ideally no pattern except what was in my head. I decided to give them away as I traveled from Washington back to Alaska via the Alcan (Alaska- Canadian Highway) with two kids and our lab Max. Here is one that I still had when we returned.                

                                                                                                    

 

Of course life doesn't stop when we got back to Alaska. After unloading our new Excursion el, we had visiting relatives from Scotland and the 4th of July festivities to attend, etc. My niece, Kassidi, started a rainy day quilt project which got my daughter in the mood to finally start her quilt with the fabric she chose last year. Here is the finished quilt design she picked for the fabric she picked out. The quilt is called Monkey in the middle. 

Olivia (on the right) with her finished quilt top.

I am presently knitting a hat pattern I designed. I have no title, but love fairisle knitting. I simply use two colors with usually one being variegated. The yarn I am using is Three Sisters which I bought at our local yarn shop called The Net Loft. One of the yarns is simply entitled Three Mile Bay. I am using a size 7 circular needle to knit it. Here is a picture of the hat below.

I love the colors! It is so fun to see something you design come to life before your eyes. 

 My hat is switching once again from fun craft mode to mom mode, so off I go for some domestic chores to be completed. Housework seems never ending, but so is my yarn and fabric, haha.