When we found out that some friends were expecting a baby girl in October, I set out to find the right gift to knit. It had to be fun and quirky, yet practical. Since the one thing we share with these friends is a love of Phish, and the best member of the band (Mike Gordon) uses an owl on almost everything he does, I fell instantly in love with the owlie sleep sack and hat pattern.
I finished my Malabrigo hat last night. I'm happy to say that the size seems perfect and I followed the pattern to the "T". I'm not entirely pleased with the way the pattern decreased at the top, I thought it could have been done a little more gracefully...but until I know enough to re-write or improvise, I will just do as I'm told.
I bought new yarn today =/ But I think it's justified...I'm taking an "intro" lace knitting class and you have to buy your yarn from the shop that hosts the class. I decided that this project will be for my mother-in-law. She is in Puerto Rico, and I've been wanting to make her something, but what does a person on the sunny island of Puerto Rico want with something knitted? Well, she wears wraps and shawls in the evenings because if it dips below 90 degrees, it's "chilly" out. So I saw that this class at Yarn Birds does a cute little lace wrap and that seems perfect! Pics of that yarn and finished hat coming soon. For now, I'm finishing up this Malabrigo scarf. And watching Phish DVDs.
i've imposed a yarn moratorium on myself. my stash is so out of control that it hurts. i continue to see beautiful yarn that i want, but i just have to force myself not to buy it. i'm hoping that this will force me to knit up all (or at least most) of what i have right now.
i went through the process of adding my entire stash to ravelry, you should check it out. i've got some ideas for projects and patterns, but i'm definitely taking suggestions!
i just finished the sock class at great yarns in raleigh...it was fantastic! the pattern we used was one that our instructor wrote...it still blows my mind that someone wrote a sock pattern. the first one was easy enough, but i did have someone coaching me the whole way. we'll see if sock #2 goes as well.
other projects in my queue include a malabrigo hat and scarf set, my ongoing collinette mohair broken rib stitch scarf and a patons felted purse pattern.
i don't have a picture of the sock yet, but here are the others...
