twiddle knits and bits

After getting home from a great vacation on the Oregon Coast, I have spent the month of July designing a lot of fun new things and spending time with my daughter before she leaves for college in August.
See you the first part of August with lots of fun new projects I hope you will love as much as I do. Get your needles and favorite yarns ready to start making presents for the holidays...maybe if we are working on cold weather things we won't feel the heat as much!
have a wonderful July!

we just got home from the oregon coast. I love it there! i have lots of fun designs and surprises to share this upcoming week. wait til you see!
hope everyone has a great fourth of july!

free pattern of the day....racing flag blanket

via www.styledbykristin.com

I love this blanket! Someday I want a floor in my house like this. I am putting this at the very tip top of my "make for me" list!

From the creator: "My 4 year old son loves everything from trains to racecars and especially the new Disney movie "Cars". He loves the outdoors and we spend a lot of time outside. I wanted to make a picnic blanket for us, and more importantly, for him. This pattern is my version of a checkered race flag. It is simply crocheted squares of alternating black and white, sewn together at the end. I used worsted weight yarn, doubled, on a 10mm crochet hook.

free pattern of the day...adam ant

via community.livejournal.com

a necessary addition to every picnic!

Bic Markit - 36 Count Package

via www.bicmarkit.com

FINALLY! Its so hard to find really nice markers in color.
From the site: The 36 Count Color Collection is the perfect pack for all types of crafters! The collection of 36 colors contains all markers from the Classic, Earthly Expressions and Paradise Pastels collections – all in a craft friendly folding storage case.

View Crochet Patterns by agapebebe on Etsy

via www.etsy.com

i love these car slippers and they fit right in with the auto hats and socks i found. the pattern is inexpensive and a quick crochet. these would make a very cute and unique baby gift.

free pattern of the day...baby snuggle

via www.whattoknitwhen.com

VICTORY! i love stumbling across those wonderful sites, full of so many things you just can't get enough. if you are looking for unique patterns, great reads and new mommy happenings then "what to knit when expecting" is a must bookmark.

free pattern of the day...another cute car hat

via katesaid.wordpress.com

once you find something on the internet its like you open the flood gates and tons of ideas and patterns come flooding through...not always good ones, but luckily there are ones like this great hat, by "kate said". another twist on the "road on my head" hat, this one looks like a great pattern...and the site is a nice find.

Ravelry: Socks with cars pattern by Iya Kryukova

via www.ravelry.com

and socks to match!

free pattern of the day

via web.archive.org

what a fun idea!
From the artist: "Knitted in the round with hanging “stop lights."This cap was inspired by my son Charlie’s love for car and truck buttons. He found them in one of the knitting stores he often haunts with me. He asked for a cap and this is what I came up with! My favourite part are the “stop lights”. They swing wildly when he runs or in a good gust of winter wind. He loves it! So do his school friends!"
Note: there are lots of pix on ravelry's site of different versions people have created.