This is a knit heavy post - can't help it, there hasn't been much else going on around here. Lots of snow - most places got a snow day today (my school wasn't set to start up til tomorrow so it's a non-issue, but Mom got another day off). Where to start? How about a Christmas present?
You saw this in it's early stages, but never finished. The
Entrelac Button Cowl for Mom, out of the Redwood Forest
Handspun. It turned out better than I imagined, and Mom really likes it. I don't think I showed the matching headband ever.
It's the
Quant pattern, from
Knitty. It also turned out well, but I would do it differently if I made it again. And she's going to kill me for this picture, but as my sister would say "
Whatevs."
And since the project is such a big hit on
Ravelry, I'm working it up in commercial yarn so that I can write it up and other people can make one. How crazy is that? People also seem to want the pattern for the
Gameday Hats (the fade away hats that Mason and Paul got for Christmas), so I'm going to work on that too. I didn't get the gauge right on either of those prototypes, so another one has to be made.
Anyway, that's the start of the cowl with some
Noro Silk Garden. I was trying to add an I-cord edging to it, but I don't like it, so I need to frog and start over. The good news is, it goes faster than the
handspun version (thicker yarn and bigger needles and fewer squares will do that).
Another little knit that was finished before Christmas but never featured, my Blue
Multnomah.
Made specifically because it's school colors and therefore will match everything I wear to work. It debuted the first game in the new gym, to many compliments. Too bad there were entirely too many people in the too small gym, and I had to take it off after a while. I used some yarn that I got at
KotS, the woman who does all the spinning lessons has also started dyeing yarn to sell on consignment there. You can also find
her on Etsy.
It's heavier than a fingering weight, probably more of a sport/
DK yarn, so the dimensions of the scarf are different from the first one I did, and it's not as soft as the
Malabrigo used in the first (but is any yarn as soft as
Malabrigo?) I love it all the same. Gorgeous blues, I'm a sucker for blue. I'm also on a kick for knitting these little
shawlettes. I love them. Want to make every pattern I come across on
Ravelry. Trying to restrain myself - not very successfully though.
That is the start (and a few charts in) of an
Aeolian Shawl(
ette). I couldn't help myself. It was after Christmas, and I needed to start something new, and wanted lace... it just kind of happened. But it's going so fast. That's not even all of it (I worked another 28 rows after the photo was taken yesterday), so I only have 18 rows left before binding off. That's record time for me and lace. In
laceweight, with beads. I never work that fast.
See the leaves? (I'm such a sucker for leaves in my knitting, why is that?) See the beads? Not too noticeable, just a touch of
bling.
And the
nupps? There aren't that many of them, but they're still fun. I'm hoping to get it done by the end of the week, then I can show you one of my Christmas presents in use (blocking wires!). I know you're all excited - please try to keep it under control.
Wow, this is getting long, and I'm not done yet. Guess there's been more knitting than I thought. I'll try to go fast with these last ones. So,
BFF Bridget had a little girl - Baby
Kaffaween as her big sister says (Kathleen if you don't speak toddler), so I needed to knit something pink and adorable.
The
Baby Surplice by Elizabeth
Zimmermann. You really can't go wrong with
EZ for a baby knit. It's
DK weight yarn and worked up really quickly - haven't been able to gift it yet - can't be infecting the household with my icky cold germs, but I'm hoping to get over there this week. It still needs buttons, and I'm contemplating an edging (the first one didn't work so it was ripped out). So stinking cute. And the delay in gifting meant that I could work up something with the leftover yarn.
The
Aviatrix Hat. Also, so stinking cute. Oh my goodness, it really is the cutest little hat. Worked flat - which is always fun, and quick, would have been quicker had I not been watching a movie I'd never seen before. Still have to do the other
earflap, and find a button, and then it's done too.
The photos I get of her in the ensemble may be too cute to post, they might just overload the system. Moving on to something less cute, I finished a sock. It feels like it's been forever since I finished a sock.
It's the right foot (yeah, this pattern has a right and left foot)
Slant. Really cool pattern. Would go faster if there weren't so many twisted stitches, but it looks cool so I can't complain. Moved on to the left sock on Saturday - halfway done with the leg (but it's a short leg). Other projects consumed me the rest of the weekend though.
Like a sweater for me. Been waiting to cast on a sweater for a month or two - as I now have 3 sweaters worth of yarn in the stash (I usually only have 1), so I thought I better get to it, now that Christmas knitting is done.
Doesn't look like much, but that's the neck and shoulders of
Ingenue. Using some Valley Yarns
Williamstown (purchased at
WEBS on vacation). I got to the point where you separate the sleeves, but haven't done it yet. That's the moment of truth. I'll be able to try it on to see if it fits. Eek. Much of the knitting got done at the hockey tournament on Friday night. What can I say - there weren't any injuries. And stockinette in the round - so fast!
That's what the neckline will look like when it's done. It gets folded in half and hemmed to give it some stability. Never done anything hemmed in my knitting. Good times. And that wasn't even the only think I did this weekend (I really should get out more, I'm thinking). I got some spinning time in, finally.
That's 5.4 oz of Romney (new to me fiber) in the colorway "Rugby" from
Feeling Sheepish. Really good spin. Nice long catchy fibers.
Did some nice fine singles for a 2 ply. Started on New Year's Eve, and finished Saturday. Than plied it yesterday after lunch with the Perry bunch ( I couldn't resist).
Will take it off the bobbin and give it a good soak today - unless my wool wash is still at Ellie's, which I think it is. Never mind. Anyway, plied it up while listening to the
Steelers game. Happily, they won, but others that needed to lose didn't, so no playoffs this year. Oh well. We still got more than anyone else.
Alright, I think that's it, and if it's not, it can wait til next post. This is crazy long.
Fun with frosting at the birthday bash for Dad on Saturday. Then it was off to hockey for me. Sunday I did not get to work on the sleeves for the sweater. Instead I spent the whole day with the Daley clan for Kathleen's christening.
Seriously thought that Kaylee might manage to get into the font for a second.
The Slant socks, that haven't been seen since like December probably. I love them - as I do with most of knit socks. Cast on for another pair, which hasn't been photo'd yet.
