Wash cloth from Cotton Chenille

This is my eldest son's new wash cloth (he got to choose the colors he wanted) - we will test it out tonight in the bath. I'll report back on how well it works - but at least it's pretty! Here's the pattern. I knit it last night is less than 2 hours - and I am not a fast knitter. Quick and easy.

Latest scarf

This is my new favorite scarf pattern. This is my 3rd scarf following that pattern, but this time I used 2 balls of Panda Silk from Straw into Gold so it'd be longer. I wish I had done the same for the previous 2 scarfs. Maybe if you have a loose gauge, you could get by with one ball, but I seem to have a tight gauge so two balls is definitely better for me. I look a picture of myself wearing the scarf but it made me look demented and really scary so I decided not to include it! :)

Cable stitch scarf finished

We had a big ice storm last week and I finished this scarf just in time to use it inside when we had no power for 2 1/2 days. Since it's 100% wool, it kept me nice and warm.

Penguin finally finished

It didn't take me long to knit the individual pieces for this penguin, but then it sat in my closet for about 2 weeks before I talked myself into actually sewing them all together. I think I'm done with small knitted toys for awhile because the assembly is too labor intensive. But I hope that Zachary, my youngest son, will enjoy his new toy when he wakes up in the morning.

Cable stitch scarf

I get bored if I don't try new things with my knitting. I have never done a cable stitch, so I thought I would try it with a simple scarf for my first time. It turns out doing a cable stitch is not hard at all. I just started yesterday, which is why it's still so short, but I thought I'd share anyway since you can see the cable pattern already. Btw, I opted for the narrow version of the scarf because I only have two skeins of Taos yarn.

Monkey for Benji

Benji didn't want a boring old brown monkey so he chose his own yarns. He also was very definite that he didn't want eyes on his monkey. Yes, he is a strong willed child (as most seem to be, from my observation!). Here's the pattern. It was easy to knit but took quite awhile to sew up. I guess I prefer knitting to sewing things up.

two-for-the-road

(Oh, I am sosososo slack in posting - it's been in the draft folder a good six weeks or so -shame on me....)

However, here it at last, and I won't even tell you (yet) of the things I have forgotten to take pictures of or simply have not had a chance to post with the craziness of my life....

I made this scarf for my mom’s birthday. She’d seen the red yarn in my stash which I had no plans for, mentioning that she loved the color and would enjoy a scarf. I got so excited, and looked for a good one that wasn’t too bulky at her request. I gave it to her for her birthday and she loves it.

This is a fabulous scarf that turned out beautifully. It’s the right weight, it’s easy to put under a coat, use without a coat, and fold up for a small space. I’m pleased and proud.

However - I am happy to be done with this scarf because I found the lacy grit stitch horribly tedious and annoying. I procrastinated on account of that square every time, and was immensely glad when it was finished. The rest of it was a breeze and fun to make. :)

I wonder what it would take to make her a brimmed hat to match (NOT using the lacy grit, of course).

I found the pattern, Two-For-The-Road at Lion Brand's website and used their yarn, Wool-Ease....I think this one is called Red Sprinkles.