Finally some pictures!
My dad had to leave rather unexpectedly to get out of here before the weather went sour, so I haven’t had time to take those pics I promised a couple of days ago. But today was Johnathan’s first day back at school, so this morning after I dropped him off I took those damn pics and here they are! (I think I would do anything right now just to distract me – having him for 2 weeks and then the house being so quiet is killing me!)
First off, the Gathered Scarf that was a Christmas present for my mom. I am very happy with how it knit up and it is sooooo soft. She said it doesn’t itch her neck at all which is the whole point of a soft and squishy scarf!
Lace Gloves. The thorn in my side right now just because I hate weaving in ends and there are too many for my liking. Eek. This is the first time I had used Cascade 150 and I LOOOOOVE it. I still have quite a bit of it left, not sure what I am going to do with it.
Next up: Fingerless mitts for my boy. He loved them. And they look so freakin cute on him. I just made it up as I went along…no pattern. I did a 3 x 1 rib and thumbhole. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy as my son says.
Finally, some dishcloths I gave my mom for Christmas. She used to knit her own but with her arthritis her paws don’t like to knit so much. She made the plain ole Grandma’s favorite dishcloth, so I thought I would mix it up a little for her.
That is all for my FO’s. I have to seam up the first twin sweater, make the 2nd twin sweater…I just haven’t felt up to doing much of anything, this baby is coming soon and I have been pretty uncomfortable. So small things make me happy right now.
A couple of UFO’s…a minion from Despicable Me at the request of my son, and the Jaywalkers that I FINALLY started that I can’t believe I didn’t start sooner. I love how easy the stitch pattern is, but this yarn is knitting it up in an interesting pooling pattern. I usually hate pooling but this is pooling…cool. At least so far. And the yarn is some I have never knitted with before and it really is a nice knit, especially with the affordable price range. We will see how the FO holds up!
I have already gotten another 2 inches or so done on these. They are going way faster than I would have expected on size 1 needles, but I think it’s because every row is a little hidden surprise for me. Weeeeee.
Well, that’s it for now. I started this post this morning and am ending it 10 minutes before TOMORROW morning comes around. The days are so busy even when I have my ass planted firmly on some seat or other. Tomorrow I hope to working on some (gag) weaving in ends and more Jaywalkers. I am going to get googly sew-on eyes for the Minion, and have to do his feet and arms, and then more Jaywalker. That will be my guilty pleasure for now, I think!
Tags : Christmas, dishcloths, fingerless mitts, FO, gloves, knit toys, knitting, scarf, socks, WIP