Chroma!

I just love the way this looks in a cake!

Hubby's Vday gift

Last year it was the Turn a Square hat. This year im making a simple neckwarmer out of yummy Malabrigo Rios. River City Yarns just got some in so I went in and got a hank.  It is so soft and lucious. My hubby is going to like this! 

There are some other surprises too ;)

February Stashdown

So I have changed my selections for my stash down this month.  Yes I know I am bad but I got the newsletter from Ewe Asked for it and in December they will be collecting hats and mittens for kids in need from local schools.  So I am going to focus on making childrens hats and mittens for my charity knitting.

So my February projects will be:

Hedera from Knit. Sock. Love - Stroll Tonal in Queen Anne
Pescovegetarian Beanie - Swish Bulky in Blackberry - Charity

I had to frog my Hedera and re-start so I am going to use it for my Feb Stashdown!

Stashdown results - January

I finished both projects!  Well kind of . . . . I went on a trip to San Antonio this month and planned to knit my charity project on the plane.  Well the pattern didn't work out so I ended up doing a basic neck warmer with some ribbing and plain stockinette.  It turned out really well but it wasnt the pattern that I had chosen.  The yarn and needles that I had ended up having too many holes from the knit in the back loop. So to make it warmer I decided to do a plain neck warmer.

But I finished both projects!

Pictures will follow later today!

February Projects!

Self-designed cowl out of Diamond Fine DK Merino Superwash in black
Turn a Square Hat out of Cascade 220 (colors not chosen yet) - Charity Knit

I also have to finish my Hedera for the Knit. Sock. Love group KAL!

Going to be a busy month!

Alexander's Mittens

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So I am finally getting around to posting about my final Christmas present! Here are the mittens I made for my BIL. They are the first mittens I have lined with fleece and they turned out excellent! I will be doing this again for mittens!

Last Knitpicks Order and Stash Down Update

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So I am getting closer to getting my Emma's mittens done. I am on the second mitten now and I have modified them to be fingerless mittens so they no longer apply for the 11 mittens in 2011 but I will end up wearing them more! I haven't started my charity project yet but hope to soon!

On the bright side I am getting closer to having Abalone done. I only have the main edging to do! Both arms are done.

I am also being tested by Cookie A's new book Knit. Sock. Love. I have joined the knit.sock.love. group on Ravelry and really want to cast on for the first KAL for Hedera. I am thinking of using some of the Stroll Tonal I just got in yesterday.

Oh yeah here is my last order of 2010! It just took awhile to come in. Isn't the new Chroma gorgeous! The one on the left is prism and the rigth is pool party.

Emma's Mittens Started!

I finished up my BIL's mittens and started Emma's Mittens for my Stashdown 2011 challenge.  I still have quite a few other projects to finish up so hopefully I have time to get those done too!  I better get working.

I lined my first pair of mittens!  My BIL's mittens.  It gets pretty cold in Yellowknife!  I used Techknitters guide and they turned out awesome.  Now my hubby wants a pair!

My Emma's mittens are turning out great!  I love Cascade Eco for mittens.  It end up being surprisingly soft.  It washes and wears well too!

I want to finish up my Abalone soon as well so that I can start wearing it.  I spilled some Bailey's on it and it had to take a bath!  I am just doing the arm holes right now.  So just that and the edging left.  The yarn is turning out really nicely as well!

So many things, so little time!

The snow is really flying here today so I predict a night of knitting ahead of me!

Happy Knitting!