Anybody need a pair of custom 80s woolies????

I am stocking a custom slot on Congfu Wednesday :) there will also be a Custom YPA Mosaic Moon Scrappies slot!!!

For more info...

HandmadeByMama

New Blog!

Posted a new blog today!!! My first over on my new HandmadeByMama website!! I am really excited to transition all my blogging, pics, action shots and customs info in one great place!

Check out a couple of new finished objects!!

NEW BLOG

Good morning!  Thursdays are always fun days here...my daughter has dance class and it is so fun watching her have so much fun.  Thank you to all of you that made yesterday's stocking on congfu such a success!  I really appreciate it so much and I will be working on getting everything shipped out today!

The week of February 14th I will be taking part in a  hope for Haiti fundraiser on HC...keep an eye out for a lot of wonderful auctions from some HC wahms that will be donated for a great cause.

I am donating a custom longies spot.  Anything goes....and it will be my first official new custom slot of 2010.  Starting in late February and early March watch out for info regarding custom slots!  I am wrapping up my old list finally and have decided to list so many spots a month on my HC or Congfu.  Some will be BIN, some will be lotto to buy, some will be for anyone and some will be for new customers only.  Details are coming soon!

HandmadeByMama will be launching a new site in 2010 as well.  My awesome friend Kim is working on the final touches now, but it will be a great place to see upcoming stocking info, see your works in progress, check out action shots of cuties in HMBM gear and to find inspiration for your next HMBM one of a kind creation!

I will also be starting to offer some of my charts and a duplicate stitch tutorial on my HC.  This has been a long time in testing and I hope something all you knitters out the will enjoy!

Lastly.....Jessica that wants the shark hat...I have been emailing alot with no response.  I am wondering if I may be getting caught in your spam filter.  Please, if you see this, shoot me an email :)

Thanks again to all of you.  You are all very sweet and I love knitting for you.

Holly :)

Congfu Stocking Tomorrow!

Congfu is stocking tomorrow! Come by and check out our cute items, welcome our new vendors, EviePants and Flybaby Knits, and enter our free for shipping drawings.

Love is in the Air

February 3 @ 4pm

Congfu

love........rustic winters

a gorgeous Genevieve sweater knitted with superwash wool and matching longies

knitted with organic owool

love.........peace

peace sign longies inspired by Peace Baby colorway knitted with

organic owool

love.........birds

cute love birds adorn this soaker that will be perfect under dresses or

with skirts all summer long. knitted with organic owool.

love........mom

gotta love a mom tattoo. these are awaiting your instructions for finishing. pick

your inseam for longies, shorties or board shorts and cuff style.

knitted with organic owool

Easy Legwarmers Pattern - The Anna Legwarmers

My girly girl loves ballet and in the winter her legs are chilly going to and coming home from her lessons. And besides that, I just wanted to make her some cute legwarmers. I found that there are not a lot of worsted weight easy patterns out there. This pattern is very straight-forward and easy to do. And because you use worsted weight yarn, they knit up very quickly.

The Anna Legwarmers

Materials ~ 1 skein worsted weight yarn (apprx 220 yards). I used Cascade Superwash 220. A pair of US6 12" circulars (or US6 dpns).

Sizing ~ the cast on number will fit apprx. ages 4-8 (I am working on expanding the pattern for toddlers)

Using a long-tail cast on, c/o 40 stitches and join in the round, being careful not to twist your stitches.

Knit in 1X1 ribbing (K1, P1) for 14 rows.

Knit in stockinette stitch (K all stitches) for desired length of legwarmer (I did 13" and they work great and even have a little room to grow).

Knit in 1X1 ribbing (K1, P1) for 14 rows.

Cast off. Weave in ends.

So simple and the ribbing is nice and tight but very stretchy so they do not slip down. You can do as I did and add some duplicate stitching, do the entire longies in your favorite ballerina's favorite color, or even do some great stripes.

Hope you have fun knitting these up! And as always, I do not mind at all if you wish to knit these for profit, but please give me credit for the pattern by posting the following on your listing.....

Legwarmer Pattern provided by Holly Pitcock of HandmadeByMama.

The Anna Legwarmer Pattern

Some finished projects :)

A Waistcoat for my daughter Anna.....

Frosty inspired set ....

Shark hat for the charity winner!! This was a ton of fun and I really want to make one for my little guy!

Scrappies

MMMMMMMMM Ravensong

Mosaic Moon yarn is always a treat to knit up. Her gorgeous "Ravensong" colorway on Cestari Superfine wool.

Buzz and Jack

My humble interpretation of Buzz and Jack.....the Jack ones were so fun to do!!!

Holiday Longies

The winner of the Holiday Spot got some cute cargo longies with a matching hat! Thanks to everyone that participated!

Baby Its Cold Outside.....

The 1st stocking of the year for Congfu and I am stocking a bunch of yummy knitted items.....

MM Selah Infant Earflap Hat

Toddler Organic Sweet Peace Hat

Infant Sweet Peace Hat

Organic Sweet Flowers Infant Hat

Organic Sweet Flowers Newborn Hat

Women's MM Selah Fingerless Gloves

MM Hunters Moon Marr Haven Longies (you pick inseam)

MM Lollipop Ruffled Cuff Capris

Hope to see you there!!!

Holidays :)

It is that time of year again. I always underestimate how busy we will be during the holidays. I am scrambling to get my gifts done and finish up the customs I am working on now. I am finding myself frantic trying to get everything accomplished. So I have decided that I am going to take a break until January.

I am finishing up with my current custom.....and working on a couple pairs of longies with issues :) After that, I will be on vacation.

My family deserves to have a great holiday and having their mama frantic and stressed out is not making for a Merry Christmas.

I will get started on the remainder of this list after the new year! Thank you all so much for being such wonderful customers! I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday!!!!

HandmadeByMama Customs Pricing

Customs Pricing

~HandmadeByMama Pricing~

All prices include First Class Shipping

Standard Wool ~ I offer two choices for my base pricing wool. Cascade 220 (a great basic wool that has every color you can think of) or Owool (a wonderful and slightly heavier organic wool, with fewer color choices).

For color selection ~

Owool ~ http://www.o-wool.com/hkyclassic.html

Cascade 220 ~http://www.cascadeyarns.com/cascade-220.asp

~Base price~
Soaker: $20 ~ Shorties: $35 ~ Capris: $45 ~ Skirty: $50 ~ Longies: $50

Base price includes one (1) option from list below…all additional options are $10 extra, per additional option.

~ Embellishment Options ~

Embellishments (pics on bum, legs, etc.)
Stripes (only $5 for shorties)
Polka Dots
Ruffles
Yarn upgrade ($20 for Large)
Bead Work
Skirty add on (to longies) ($20 for Large)
Inseam longer than 12″

Scrappies pricing ~ $55 ($10 extra for Large)...if I use my scraps, your scraps are yymn
Hat ~ $15
Legwarmers ~ $15

YYMN Pricing

Newborn (W15;R15;I5)
Soaker ~ $15 Shorties ~ $20 Longies/Capris/Board Shorts ~ $25 Skirty ~ $25

Small (W16;R16;I7)
Soaker ~ $17 Shorties ~ $22 Longies/Capris/Board Shorts ~ $30 Skirty ~ $30

Medium (W18;R17;I9)
Soaker ~ $20 Shorties ~ $25 Longies/Capries/Board Shorts ~ $35 Skirty ~ $35

Large (W20;R18;I11)
Soaker ~ $25 Shorties ~ $30 Longies/Capris/Board Shorts ~ $40 Skirty ~ $40

Extra Large/Toddler (any inseam over 12″)
Soaker ~ $30 Shorties ~ $35 Longies/Capris/Board Shorts ~ $45 Skirty ~ $45

Sweaters/Vests/Mittens ~ pricing available upon request

Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding pricing!

Please contact me!!!

A month or two ago, I lost my mac. It was very sad. And with it I lost a lot of stuff. And somehow, when we were trying to save my email, several folders were deleted. Including my upcoming customs.

Now if you are on my list and I have your user name for DS or S13, you are fine. But the following people, please email me at handmadebymama@gmail.com.....

Megan
Serendipity601
Kristen
lovemygi44
shelley
Jessica

Thank you so much for understanding and I look forward to hearing from you!

Action shots make my day!

I love action shots! Seeing kiddos in my handmade items really make me happy. I love it that something I made is being worn and loved!

Here is a recent action shot from Amy. Her Jonathan in his City Scene longies. I loved making these longies. They will soon be recreated for my Matthew, lol.

If you have an action shot you would like to share, please send to handmadebymama@gmail.com.

If you have any objections to your pic being posted here on my blog, please let me know when you forward the picture.

Thanks so much for sharing Amy! Jonathan is too cute!

Your a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.......

Need some Holiday Longies?

Now is your chance to get a pair of One of a Kind longies for your little one for the holiday season! The longies pictured above are my little guy's from Christmas last year. They feature the Grinch on the bum and Maxx his dog on the front leg.

Have a great idea for a pair for your little one? Rudolph? Frosty? Grinch? Santa? Anything goes for this custom slot.

Auction starts on Wednesday at 4pm and runs to Thursday at noon.

HandmadeByMama Custom Auction

Holiday Stocking on Congfu!!!

HandmadeByMama stocking at Congfu on Wednesday!!!!!!

Holiday and Gift stocking on the 4th at 4pm! Come in and check out all the cute holiday items and gift items stocking!

Ella the Elephant Longies and fabric swatch.....

New Design!!!! The Twiggy tunic! Super soft and thick. Cute as a short sleeved top or over a long sleeved turtle neck or t-shirt!

An organic sweater set would make a great gift! Nuturing Threads "Iced Giraffes" colorway on Aria Organic Merino....super soft and yummy.

I am also stocking some Bella Mittens and some Mosaic Moon Lollipop Fingerless Gloves!!!!!!

Congfu

Come and see!

Need a pair of longies.....NOW????

There are three pair in stock on Congfu right now!!!

I'll Meet you On the Darkside of the Moon.

This mama was so sweet and I felt like an idiot after selling her my Matthew's Darkside Longies and promising to add to the inseam to make them longies.....I realized about an inch into it that it just wasn't going to look right. So I started from scratch because all Pink Floyd lovers need Darkside longies.

American Girl Doll Little Miss Hat

My daughter is six and loves her American Girl Doll. She named her doll Delilah and due to my youngest inability to say her entire name, we have dubbed her as LaLa. I am making Anna a Little Miss version of the Holly Hat hat for the winter and it will match LaLa's. It only took about 30 minutes to whip up this doll sized hat.

Pinafore

Knitted for a sweet friend :) Love Katy!!!! Pinafores don't have to be knitted with handspun yarn. This is Licorice Twist and was so easy to knit up and so gorgeous and light-weight. I knitted a matching Little Miss version of the Holly Hat!!

I loved this pattern and can't wait to knit one up for my Anna .... and maybe one for myself!!! It is the Handspun Pinafore pattern from Sweet Mama Small Suger (SMSS).