Warm and Cozy

Magic Mitts.

Weavers Wool Mini Shawl

Pinwheel Pillow

My three latest projects. My hands were getting cold while working on the computer so I knit these fingerless mittens in one evening. Knit of Patons SWS, a wool and soy blend. I never could figure out how they could spin soy into yarn. Easy pattern called Magic Mitts.

The shawl is to keep my shoulders warm. This took a little longer to knit, but was not hard. I used four skeins of Bernat Cashmere, which by the way only has a teeny bit of cashmere and is mostly acrylic.

The Pinwheel pillow is a pattern from Knitscene magazine. I used a chunky brown acrylic from my stash. I did think about stuffing it with yarn, but I used polyester stuffing instead.
Three projects to make me more comfortable.

Red and Pink

Two cute baby sweaters, just the right colors for Valentine's Day. Both have a hood. The pink one I knit for a friend's new granddaughter in Virginia. Knit seamless from the top down in an acrylic wool blend. I hope to get it sent to her before she grows out of it.
The red one is knit seamless from the bottom up, from Amore yarn, soft and washable. The pattern from Lion Brand. Notice the wolf? It kind of reminded me of little red riding hood.

Malabrigo Hat

I bought a single skein of Malabrigo Chunky yarn for this hat while I was in Northern California over the Thanksgiving Holiday. It's a brand of yarn knitters all over the country rave about and is hard to find in the southern part of the state. The pattern is one I have knit several times before. A simple yarn over, knit 2 together on 66 stitches using #10 needles makes a swirl design. Finished size about 21", and yarn left over , too!

2009 Off to a Slow Start

New Year's Day was spent in the sleepy village of Idyllwild, where we celebrated Christmas with family. So it only makes sense that I'm at least a week behind if not more.


My resolutions for this year are the same as last year. Reduce my stash! Finish my UFO's! (UnFinished Objects)
This is my first finished UFO of the year, a felted grocery bag. I don't know what ever possessed me to knit this. I have plenty of reusable grocery bags, and the Trader Joe's guys always comment on them. It did use a lot of yarn.

Simply Adorable

It's a Girl!!

I'm very happy to tell you that I became a grandmother on Friday! I had knitted lots of baby sweaters ready for the big event. However, they are all way too big because baby came four weeks early. What's a grandmother to do? Quickly knit a tiny sweater. Knit from the top down of very soft Velvet Touch, it measures about 14" around. Mom and Baby are doing fine.

Sunny Baby Blanket

Bright yellow baby blanket for the laundry challenged mother to be, made of wear- like -iron acrylic. Sure, I know it's not organic or Eco-anything, but most likely no animals were harmed in the making of it. And it's indestructible. That's got to count for something, right?

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

Yarn Basket

Or basket of yarn. I am pleased with the way this turned out. It makes a good storage basket for my yarn. The pattern is the same as the one for the felted kitty beds, just with taller sides. It measures 14" circumference and 10" high. I used up a lot of my stash, but then my neighbor came over and gave me 16 more balls of yarn - enough to fill it up. I can't win.

An Assortment of Hats

Candy Corn
For Halloween, of course.

An Unoriginal Hat
A fun knit of a popular pattern in Red Heart Zoomy.

Love It Hat

Love It is the name of the yarn. I made this recently when I was in Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta. I finished it just in time for the cold weather.

I love knitting hats. They're fast and don't take much yarn. I end up giving most of them away.

This is a Baby Blanket

A small one, 23 inches square, meant to go over a car seat or stroller. Knitted in garter stitch on the diagonal with two skeins of Blue Sky organic cotton. Very soft. And in a gender neutral color too!