A "Kimono" baby jacket--I'm making this using Cotton Ease. Adjusted the Interweaves pattern for this to make up for the difference in gauge. I wanted it to go quicker, since this is supposed to be a gift for a co-worker... 

A "Farouse Shawl"--this will be a small, narrow one...I got the pattern at Art Fibers and made a wonderful one out of their Hana Silk. Now I'm hooked on these! Quick and easy! 

Some new yarn to play with! I'm thinking some...socks-? But also playing with some flower patterns from the Knitted Embellishments book I just bought... 

And here, a close-up of my little raglan, top-down seamless version... 

FINALLY DONE!

Well, I had done about 5 of these little suckers one weekend for the Red Sweaters Project, but only got 3 seamed. They sat for a few weeks and I finally finished seaming the last 2 and completing the most ambitious 'in the round' version! I've got many other projects I'm obligated to finish by set deadlines, so I'm not sure when I will get more done, but these were quick and FUN to do!


Some "Red Sweaters" done for the Redsweater Project... 

I'm thinking of entering one of my flowers...vote for me!!! 

Does this look like it's grown a LITTLE bit? Haven't been working on it much or consistently, but it is cool to see it take shape! 

Backtracking a bit...

Came across these pics of my canine niece, Carly, helping me 'model' some slippers I made for my sister. These were the second pair I made. I was on a roll...now if I can just get the pair done for my mom! Hate to say, but they are barely started...

another 'before' shot-sans dog! 

Of course, we need the 'before felting' shots! 

Kinda comfy, huh? 

Carly guards her mistress' NEW slippers! 

And here, the felted product! A little smaller than I anticipated, but I LOVE the way the colors blended! 

Round and Round...

Round and Round and Round this goes...my first skirt--STILL in progress!  

Well, this is the Eternal Skirt that I started after taking a skirt workshop at Art Fibers. This, back in August(-?) of last year. The yarn is "Muriel", a merino/silk mini boucle. It's being worked top-down, and I think I have at least 3" more to go.

I decided that I need to focus on getting this done, so I am trying to make it one of my 'focus projects of the month'...

I hope to felt the buttonhole bag tonight. If I get around to it, I ought to have a pick of the finished project up soon!

ANOTHER "I got one, too...!"

My first 'Buttonhole Bag', unfelted. I hope to get it felted Wed night, so maybe I'll have a pic ready of the felted product next week. 

Something to note: the picture came out much more 'yellow' than what the actual colors are. Maybe I'll get a better pic with truer colors next time, too.

NEW YARN!!!

Well, from the 'tip off' I got on a knit list (was it KNITLIST???) I decided to check out Little Knits. Well, I saw some awesomely beautiful handpainted superwash wool-Shaeffer "Little Lola"--I decided I NEEDED some!-lol! The service from LittleKnits truly IS great and I am soooo pleased with my new yarn! I wanted to wait til I got some socks off needles to start with these, but I couldn't resist!--no, I didn't go BUY MORE NEEDLES, which admittedly was my first impulse...I actually caved and decided that despite the fact that I am not fond of 2 socks on 2 circs, the "Magic Loop" method was kinda OK...SO...I am doing 2 on 2, but SEPARATELY, not together! I HATE having to untwist the yarn!

I am quite pleased with this stuff...wish I could post a pic, but I will have to do that later. Amazing to me, though, how fun it is to get a pic from placing stuff directly on a scanner vs. taking a pic...You'll see...

OTHER STUFF...

I actually got FIVE little red sweaters done for the Red Sweaters Project! YAY! They look just like all the others, since I didn't have the sense to realize that only the YARN TYPE and SIZE had to be the same, not the texture or style of the sweater. Guess I'll have to make more to contribute so I can mess around and experiment with making some different types.

Yes, pics will come LATER, too!

Well look what DIDN'T 'load successfully...' The beginnings of my Flower Basket Shawl that I decided I NEEDED to try...let's see how far I get with it! 

One of MANY OTN (on the needles)...

A detailing of the shawl...what a trip--it is knit top-down...I'm starting to figure out why it's not 'pointing' into the bottom! Had to look hard at the lace pattern to figure out that it is being knit-down! 

So here is a "novelty scarf" for ME...maybe I'll get one done that I can wear...? 

The Gerbera Daisy was an added embellishment to an otherwise ordinary scarf knit from "Frenzy"--found at Michael's!