Last One, I Promise.

I wouldn't have put so many pics up here if B. hadn't laughed her head off at the pic I have of Ed modeling the tassle hat. Now that I have the scanned photos thing down, I'll scan next week at school. Nitey nite. My pathetic Friday nite of blogging has come to a close.

David Should Take a Hint

I had to put this on because the scarf is covering Ed's privates. He's so modest.

Knitting With Shoelaces

This scarf was awesome to make. I did the waffle stitch--correctly this time. Casey's parents gave me 2 skeins of this with beautiful bamboo tens. The yarn is Rowan linen print. 70% viscose, 30% linen. Pricey, but apparently Casey's nephew helped pick it out. Anyway, I loved working with this because it was like knitting with shoelaces. Kind of gauzey, really soft, stretchy, and just a different feeling. I have a superhuge meeting on Monday. Hmm, maybe people will take me seriously if I use this scarf to make me look put together. Ed looks pretty sophisticated, don't you think?

Watermelon Scarf

I just tried taking a few pics of myself modeling my 2 scarfs. But I'm a sucky model, and Ed's a natural. All the pics I took make me look pissed, chubby, evil, or just dumb. But Ed looks great in every photo. So this is the pink & green that will one day have matching mittens. Hmmm..Do I make 4 so that Ed can model?

The Birthday Celebration Continues

I got this great book last week. In it are patterns with ginormous needles and a lot of yarn. Since I'm a homeowner now (yes, you read right), I think I'll make some of the homegoods in here like a tea cozy and a draft dodger. We'll see.

And all that beautiful mohair yarn is from my friend, who also gifted me with the book. She's Flyladying her home for the new year, and I am the grateful recipient.

And this is what we ate!

Our omelettes were delicious, and my toast was heavenly. But Casey's looks soooo much better in this pic!

Hurri-What?

Casey and I took a trip to FL earlier this month. Although the trip included me crying my eyes out in the pool and having to see Elekktra, it was a fantastic trip. Casey, Mom and I spent 3 days in Heaven just enjoying each other and relaxing. I love this photo. On our last day, Casey and I took a long walk up the shore while it was drizzling. We ate outside, but in from the rain, while it drizzled. A wooonderful day.

I love these hats. The brown one on the right I've already posted. The blue one is also Bernat Soft Boucle. I used my favorite needles in the world, the 10.5's that make a clink that's music to my ears. I seem to have misplaced the matching scarf I made for the blue hat. Hmm...Well, you probably get the picture anyway. C. looks fantastic in this. The blue looks great with her skin color and her hair. I was a little hesitant to make a matching hat and a scarf--thought it would be too much. But she looks really cute. I got to see her with T. the other day wearing her orange scarf. I was very proud because they both look really cute! Maybe it's just because I like to see orange and blue together.

Naranja-rama

I made this scarf for a great friend--same one on the Sorry Everybody link. Because of the stockinette, it rolls up a lot, but I expected that. The other day she was wearing it with this cute, narrow, black scarf. Looked like a million bucks. The yarn was Patons Classic Wool Merino--100% wool. I love this orange, and think it's great for T. I used 2 skeins on size 7's. It was my first adventure in cable knitting, and I'm really happy with it.

I Know It's Friday Nite, But...

...It's a miracle! I think I've figured out how to get these blasted scanned photos online. Anywho, here's a blurry picture of Ed studying for finals in November. As my Blaw would say, Ed has robot eye in this pic. Poor doggie, he was studying so hard with me.

Ed got a new collar from my Blaw for Christmas. He kind of looks tough wearing it, except for the following: It's on it's smallest notch, so the collar looks bigger than his head; Ed is cuddling with his babies in this pic; his blankie is blue with stars and swirls on it. So much for being a tough dog.

Extreme Close Up

Here's a close up of the double knit pattern.

All Tied Up

Yesterday I tied up all the loose ends on my blankie. I gave it to Casey to bring home today. Yippee! Mission accomplished!

The Thinkerette

Casey and me pondering 2004 just hours before its end.

Chenille!

That's the dumb word I was searching for yesterday. It popped into my head while I was at the gym today. I also forgot to mention that I knitted with both ends of the skein at once, causing me plenty of knots. Next time, Maria, be sure to buy enough extra yarn so that you can knit with two skeins at once instead. Have I mentioned that foresight isn't my forte? Gimme a break, I was in Minnehaha when I bought the yarn.

I got some great yarn for my bday from Casey's parents, complete with hilarious bday cards. More to come when my proyecto is done. That reminds me that I have some wonderful yarn from Espana. It's linen. Looking for suggestions on what to make myself....

Finito!

The holiday knitting marathon is finally complete-well, sort of. Let's start from the beginning.

Back in October I was in Minnesota to see my family. My mom and I went to a great Michael's there and I saw some yarn that caught my attention. As soon as I saw the colors grouped together, I knew I wanted to make an afghan for Casey's parents for Christmas. The afghan is made of this great Red Heart yarn called TLC amore. I used four different colors: Celery, Sand, Dark Thyme, and Light Thyme. Crap, I can't think of the material it resembles. Not cashmere, ugh! What's it called?

Well, I started the afghan in October and by Thanksgiving, was pretty convinced that I hated it. I was using a lacy pattern on size 17s, but it just totally sucked. I was about 25% of the way done and then ignored it for a month. So on December 22nd I knew I had to make a decision. Either I give Casey's parents a piece of crap I hate or make them wait for their Christmas present. Given the date of this posting, you can tell which choice I made.

I found a pattern at the back of one of my knitting magazines and, of course, improvised. I learned something called the double knit. It means you K1, slip one with the working yarn in front. Then When you go back, you do that vice versa. So for each row I'd knit 22, double knit 22. I used size 13 needles.

Now, the bad boy is complete and I'm really happy with it. I'm bummed that the present is so late, but I'm glad with the end results. I actually saw Casey's mom knitting with some of the same exact yarn in November. I freaked out a little bit, and Casey told me I should just steal the yarn! But I knew better than that- knitters know!

I don't want to post a pic yet because I haven't yet sewn in the ends. That will take a while because the colors alternate so much. Surprisingly, it wasn't all that painful to tear out the first monster. I guess that's getting easier.

Okeedoke, we'll see the final product when it's actually finito!

Tassled Tot

I forgot to add this the other day, and it's my favorite holiday creation! This is a cute little Lion Brand Homespun, similar to the tassle hat below, but created with different colored yarn. This one is for an adorable 9-yikes, almost 10-month old! Like with before, didn't consult Vogue on the tassles, but I don't think the little one will complain. And this only took like 2 hours!

I actually didn't improvise on this pattern at all, so if it doesn't fit, I'm claiming absolutely no responsibility.