Sebastian's Hat

Last month I knit a little baby hat.  My cousin Lorrin gave birth just last week to her first baby, Sebastian, and the hat was for him!  I thought it turned out nicely, especially since this was my first experience with cables!

And here's a picture of a week old Sebastian wearing the cap!

New Yarn

There is a yarn I bought a couple skeins of back in August, some beautiful Manos Maxima.  It feels so wonderful and the colours are really nice.  Here's a photo of the lovely scarf I made from it:

Initally, this was the only colour of Maxima that the LYS had in stock, but they finally received several more colours.  I bought two skeins each of three gorgeous colours:

I can't wait to knit with them!

Malabrigo Hat & Scarf for Jiffy

As I mentioned in my last post, I was almost finished knitting a hat and scarf from Malabrigo yarn. They're now finished and I've even found a home for them! They will soon be sent to live with one of my best friends, Jiffy. Here are a few pictures of the finished products as I was modelling them!

First Socks & Almost Hat

I took a workshop in May to learn how to knit socks.  I finished my first pair last week and finally wove in the ends a couple days ago.  So here's the first pair!

I recently finished a scarf made from Malabrigo yarn and I had enough left over to make a hat. I think the colours in this yarn are so beautiful!





I'll be selling this hat and the matching scarf when it's all finished, so stay tuned!!

Merino Wool Scarf For Sale!

I recently finished a lovely merino wool scarf knit with Punta Yarns Merisoft yarn.  It's hand-dyed yarn, so the colors are quite varied but still muted.


The stitch pattern creates a double-sided scarf, so there are two different "looks" to it. This pattern also creates a fairly thick fabric, so it's great for cold weather!


To give you an idea of how it looks on, here it is on me!


The cost of the scarf is $35, which is to cover the cost of the yarn and the cost of mailing it to whoever buys it. The first person to comment here that they want the scarf will be the lucky buyer!!

Edit: This scarf has now been donated and is no longer available for sale.

Mom's Birthday Gift

When Mom came to visit at Christmas, I asked her to look at a little book of shawl patterns that I have.  She made notes on a few that she thought she might like, so I knitted one for her birthday last month!  It's a Pocket Shawl made with alpaca yarn.  So here a couple pictures of me modelling Mom's shawl before I sent it to her:



This was my silly "artistic" photo:

Hitchhiker

A couple weeks ago I completed a project I'd been working on and was really excited about it.  It's a shawlette called the Hitchhiker.  It's a pattern that can be purchased at Ravelry for a few dollars.  It looks great and it's unique.

I was really looking forward to wearing this to work.  But when trying to wrap it around my neck, it just doesn't seem to lay right.  So far, I haven't figured out a way to wear it in a way that I like.  I'm hoping I can sort something out soon.

Baby Alpaca Scarf 2

Just today I finished weaving in the ends for my baby alpaca scarf.  I really love the feel of it, and I finished it in time for a serious cold snap!