Kaiden's Birthday Gift from Mommy

I'm pretty excited to post these pictures of the first blanket I've ever knitted. I got the pattern from one of my favorite knitting sites, PurlBee. Instead of using the suggested size 7 needles, I used size 13 because 1) I didn't want to go out and buy another set of circular needles and 2) I wanted the blanket to be a bit bigger so Kaiden could use it when he gets older. It took me about 2 1/2 weeks of constant knitting. I knit while watching movies, in the car, and any place else you can think of. I wanted to get it done by Kaiden's birthday (which I successfully did) but I'm pretty sure it was overkill. It's been a few weeks since I picked up knitting needles and just holding them yesterday hurt my hands. I wanted to make gifts for people this Christmas but I definitely don't think that will be happening anytime soon. In the meantime, I'm learning how to crochet since it's quicker and (at least I feel...) requires less movement in the hands. 

Materials used:

Size 13 24" in circular needles

6 skeins of Vanna White's Yarn (On sale for $1.99 each at Michaels!)

If you are new to knitting, this is probably the easiest pattern you could ever do. You just do the knit stitch over and over and over.

I can tell Kaiden loves it and I know years from now I won't have a problem if he's still attached to it :)

My First Cowl!

I was at a store and saw a knit similar to this. They called it a scarf but there are no ends so I think it's a cowl... Anyways, I fell in love with the design immediately but didn't care for the $29.99 price tag. I set out to replicate it and I'm pretty excited about my results. I originally wanted to make this with a marled yarn but I decided to work with what I had and figured I could make another one later. After spending over a week on and off working on this, I decided the $29.99 price tag wasn't so bad considering how much time and yarn this project required. I was hoping I could sell these in my shop but there is no price tag for that much time spent on something. (However, I am thinking about selling the pattern on Etsy though...) Personal projects like this are so rewarding. Now on to my next project...a birthday blanket for Kaiden!

Introducing the SparrowNest Shop on Etsy :)

I am proud to announce, the SparrowNest Shop!

All of these headbands are hand-knit and fully customized to fit you perfectly. Everything from yarn color selection to head size is taken into account when making your headband. I am a HUGE perfectionist and so I try my best to make sure they are flawless. Because of how time-consuming each headband is, please allow up to (10) days after payment is made for headband to ship. I can only handle so many orders at a time so please message me if there are no more listed on the site and I can make a custom listing for you.

If you have any questions feel free to email me at dianne.jagofoto@gmail.com - subject line: SparrowNest Headbands.

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Special thanks to my beautiful model, Kelcy.

Please leave a comment and tell me which one is your favorite and why! This will help me pick out future designs :)

Handmade Headbands

I learned how to knit last summer while pregnant with Kaiden and now I'm addicted. I stopped when the weather started to warm up but now that it's cooling down around here (or is supposed to be) I decided to dust off the old knitting needles. I started this headband about two days ago and have been working on it off and on. Since I have already gotten requests for some to be made, I've decided to sell them! I will be posting the link to my Etsy shop as soon as they are ready :)