Fuzzy Lamb

My three year old is in love with this fuzzy little "lamby".

And well, so am I.

This hat is incredibly soft and super sweet. Complete perfection wrapped up in a little package.

Thanks to my friend Jenn at Jenn's Photo. She does such great work that it's hard to pick just one picture!

It is available for purchase in my store - HERE.

Gnomeo & Juliet

Oh my gravy.

How sweet are these boy/girl twins? I can hardly contain my excitement over this photo!

I had a great idea to make up Gnomeo & Juliet hats and it just happened that my friend Katie from Katie Lewin Photography was having a set of twins in her studio so I whipped them up and sent them off.

She totally nailed this shot. It's incredible!

These hats are available in my store. You can purchase them HERE.

Bunny Hat

My friend Katie over at Katie Lewin Photography had a blast photographing this sweet baby girl in the bunny hat. The ears stand up on this one and it just looks darling on her! I can't pick a favorite photo so enjoy them all!

This hat is also available in a dark brown tweed with baby blue inside the ears.

Floppy Bunny

Wow! Easter is upon us faster than ever. I am just loving all these sweet hats that have made their debut this year! And they've been a huge hit!!

Like this sweet floppy bunny hat. I am in love. The ears are big so they just fall naturally like a real bunny's would.

This hat can be made in either blue or pink with white inside the ears or opposite with a white hat and pink or blue accents inside the ears. Either way, it would be darling.

Enjoy!

Chicky Hat - with Giveaway!!!

Update - This is now over! Congrats to our winners!

With Easter right around the corner (I know, right...YIKES!), I made up this super sweet chicky hat! My good friend Jenn over at Jenn's Photo of course did an adorable photo shoot with it and I am thrilled to show you the picture! I mean, the kiddo is cute enough, but the h
at just adds the finishing touch. I could just pinch those cheeks! He's precious!

So, because I love each and every one of my customers, I'm going to give one of these away! The contest rules are posted on Jenn's Photo Facebook page. (I will also post them here) You must visit there to enter. Good luck!

Chicky Hat Giveaway! Just in time for Easter! Enter for your chance to win this adorable Chick hat from My Sweet Knittings. Perfect for those upcoming Easter Sessions!! Hat will be custom made after the giveaway in the size of the winners choice!

3 Chances to win:

Entry 1: "Like" , My Sweet Knitting's leave her some love if you want and then come back here and comment below that you did that!

Entry 2: "Share" This post on your PERSONAL page and then come back here and comment below that you did. Make sure you tag both Jenn's Photo and My Sweet Knittings so we can verify the entry.

Entry 3: "Share" This post on your BUSINESS page and then come back here and comment below that you did. Make sure you tag both Jenn's Photo and My Sweet Knittings so we can verify the entry.

Leave a separate comment for EACH entry. (These comments MUST be left under the original picture on Jenn's Photo Facebook page!!!)

Contest ends Sunday at Noon, I will use Random.Org to draw a winner from all the entries!!

BONUS: Receive 10% off any order placed between today and Sunday using code "jennsphoto"! Happy sharing and shopping!

Vintage Bonnet

I am thrilled to introduce this beautiful bonnet. I really wanted to do something with a vintage feel. I wanted something girly. Something feminine. Something that would scream "amazing!"

I think I accomplished that.

This yarn is so super soft. It's merino wool with the gorgeous lace framing the face. I can't wait until I get a promo shot of some adorable baby girl wearing it!

For now, here is a sneak peek!

Aviator Hat

When my friend Jenn over at Jenn's Photo told me she had a little guy coming to see her for pictures weighing 4 pounds, I was amazed! I don't think I've ever seen a baby that small. Both of girls were the same exact weight when they were born, right under 7 pounds.

She requested this cute aviator hat. It fit this little guy perfectly. He's so stinkin cute!!!

Thanks for the pictures Jenn!

Chinstrap Beanie

I've been wanting to make a hat with a chinstrap. I love the look and well, let's face it, I have a one year old who does NOT like to wear hats. With the ear problems we've encountered over the past year of her life, I do not allow her out in the cold without a hat. And she doesn't have any hair to keep her head warm...so, I came up with this cute chinstrap beanie! I have to say, I adore this; the colors came together nicely. It's available in any colors your heart desires. I've made both the brown & blue version and an orange version that you can check out in the store HERE.

A shoutout is due to my friend Jenn over at Jenn's Photo for the adorable photo using the brown & blue version. You may purchase it HERE

New Look!!

So, if you haven't noticed, things are a little different around here. You like? I love!

I've been wanting to redesign the blog & store profiles for a while now and when I started chatting back and for with Kelsey of Poofy Cheeks, the idea just completely took off. She offered to help me with all the ideas floating around in my head and totally made it all happen!

I am just over the moon in love with what we came up with and I really couldn't have done it without her. She's so sweet to work with, listened to my ideas and dealt with me asking for her to change things a few times. Let's face it, I can knit, I cannot however, make blogs and store fronts look pretty.

I am ever so grateful for her help.

So if you have a chance to check out her blog and store, take a peek. She's got some pretty cute things. And while you're there, tell her I sent you!

Happy New Year!!

WOW! I just can't believe that 2012 is right around the corner. Literally. I know the older I get, the more I wonder why the years are passing so quickly. This year has been pretty amazing. My husband and I welcomed our second daughter (who will be 1 next weekend - YIKES!) which completed our family and I began my business knitting sweet hats for you!

So, thank you! Thank you for making my dreams come true and keeping me busy doing something that I love.

Let's hope that 2012 is just as amazing as 2011 was! I have high hopes. I hope you do too!!

An honor & a Shout Out!

Last night as I was going through my emails, I came across one from the host site of my store - Storenvy. It mentioned featuring my shop in their blog about their 25 Joyful Christmas & Holiday Inspired Themes. When the link went live this morning I was giddy! How exciting! I'm beyond blessed to be where I am right now and I was over the moon about having my shop, MY item be chosen for inclusion on their list. There are literally thousands of items hosted on Storenvy, yet mine was handpicked.

HOW could I not be excited!!

What an honor.

In the midst of this though, I checked out the other 24 listed and came across the cutest labels for presents. From Santa, mind you. Abi will be thrilled to have tags that say "From Santa" on them. She is SO into Christmas this year and is all about Santa.

I just can't wait until they get here so I can finally get to wrapping! (It's really not like me to procrastinate so much, but I'm swamped with business and I *think* I over bought...OOPS! - Just kidding, in my mind, there is no way you can overbuy!)

I just wanted to give a shout out to Kelsey from Poofy Cheeks. She's too sweet. If you're in the market for adorable hand-made goodness, go check her out! (Tell her Amanda sent you!)

Santa is Coming!

I really can't believe Christmas is so very close. I am beyond excited this year. Beyond.

It's always my very favorite holiday. I love to decorate like crazy and I love the preparations.

My father had always told me that Christmas would take one a whole new meaning and become super special once I had children. Boy was he right. (Listen to your parents!!!)

I have never had so much fun as I did last year when my older daughter was just over 2 years old. She had a blast opening all the gifts that Santa had brought her. The tree looked beautiful and of course, I admit, I spoiled the crap out of her. It was her last year as an only child so I went all out.

Who the hell am I kidding, now I have two girls and they're going to be just as spoiled this year! I can't wait! EEEEK.

(I might actually be more excited than the kids. Actually, yes, I am. I will probably run to them screaming "Santa came, Santa came!"

Actually just tonight I went down to the garage/basement to check out the stash of toys I've been accumulating since the summer. Yes, since the summer. I'm a bargain shopper. My husband calls me a hoarder. Call me what you like but I'm thrify and I love to save money!!

That's why when shopping around for Christmas cards, I had to find the best deal. This has been an ongoing thing for a few days now. I just can't commit because I need to find *THE* best price per card! (Those photo cards can get pricey!)

But I turned to ol' Faithful - Shutterfly. I just LOVE them. I've bought tons of things from the past from photos to gifts and nothing has ever disappointed me.

Well, I made up the cards and just wanted to share them! Hope you love them. I can't wait to see how cute they are!!

Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have to say one of my favorite times of the year is Thanksgiving. It's not my personal favorite, but it evokes SO many amazing memories that it's on the top of the list. I remember when my parents took over the holiday for my father's side of the family. We had a big old farmhouse with a huge dining room table that was just perfect for dinner. My father always had a nice fire going, there was TONS of good food on the table and lots of company from both friends & family.

Now that I'm an adult myself, things have changed, but Thanksgiving still remains something that sparks a little light of love in my heart.

After all, my husband proposed to me just five years ago on Thanksgiving Eve. We partied & celebrated and it was one of the best nights of my life! I had no idea he was going to pop the question so we always joke about him asking me to get out of the truck and go to this beautifully lit gazebo on a freezing cold night. "No Scott, I'm not getting out." It almost turned argumentative. I mean, what kind of fool asks someone to get out of the truck in such frigid temperatures? Well much to my surprise, it was for a beautiful ring that I now proudly wear.

I am thankful for many reasons this Thanksgiving. My life is full of joy and I would not change one single thing about it. Nothing. Really. I have the most amazing husband. He's my best friend and I can't tell you the amount of times that I have counted on him and he just knew he needed to be there for me. That is a soul mate. We have two beautiful daughters that light up my every days. I forget what life was like without them. We have our health, our families, our home and each other.

But I'd like to thank each and every one of my customers for making one of my dreams come true. I absolutely love knitting. I love creating such amazing products that you'll cherish for years to come. Without YOU, this wouldn't have been possible. So, thank you.

Take some time this holiday and look around. I'm sure you're all blessed in your own ways.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Scarecrow Hat

So, way back when...when fall officially began here in New England, my friend Jenn over at Jenn's Photo asked about a scarecrow hat. How stinkin' cute would this turn out?

I got some brown tweed yarn and went to town adding some patches for the 'scarecrow' effect and I think it came out just perfect.

And well, the baby in this picture is pretty perfect too.

Hand Warmers

As you know, I have some items at two different stores that are local to my area. One day recently I had stopped into Functional Art. The store features artists of all walks of life. If you are from the area, you should absolutely make a point to visit. The store is adorable and had
items that are quality hand crafted. Each time I go there I spot something new & unique. There are really some very talented craft people in this world if I do say so myself!

Anyway, I had brought the leggies set with me to show Danielle. She fell in love, I mean, who wouldn't? They were so sweet.

She then asked if I could try my hand at making some arm/hand warmers. Of course I could! We brain stormed for a bit thinking of the best way to go about them.

You know me, can't pass up a trip to the local yarn store! I just love going in there and oogling over all the yummy yarns. If I could stay and touch them all, I would. But alas, I have a family, a business and well, it just probably wouldn't be right.

Ok, so I did touch a bunch of yarn that day, and well every time I stop in, but I found some awesome thick & thin yarn, exactly what the leggies were made of but they were "flavored." i.e. colorful. And yummy. I couldn't not buy some.

Thankfully my 3 year old was with me to pick which one. "I like that one. And that one. And that one." She's quite indecisive. Wait, was that me? Anyway, we decided on some that had hues of purple, pink & red.

I love, yes, love these hand warmers and almost didn't bring them to the store. Almost. Just like Danielle almost didn't put them out for sale. She tried to keep them for herself!

I made her model them for a cute picture. (Really I just wanted a picture of her adorable baby belly too!) Just kidding, but it's perfect just like baby bellies should be. And well, the hand warmers are pretty spectacular too!

You can get your very own pair in my store - HERE. They're perfect for the upcoming cold months. I love that your fingers are still free to do what needs to be done, you know, digging for car keys, passing a snack to the kids in the backseat, or well, just being stylish.

Want a different color? No problem, send me an email at mysweetknittings@yahoo.com to chit-chat. I'd love to discuss hand warmers.