2 Finished Objects and 2 WIPs

Finished: Two dishrags for Darlene that I've simply been needing to sew the ends in on...for months.


Marty's Grape Jelly Scarf: Done! The yarn is a beautiful, super-soft merino that Emily gave him for Christmas last year. Perfect softness for a scarf and in his favorite color(s).

Baby booties for two friends who recently gave birth. I gotta get the blue ones seamed up (5 minutes!), and the second green one started soon, or else those kids will have already outgrown them. The blue ones are Debbie Bliss cashmerino, the green is "baby cocoon 4 ply" (70% merino, 30% nylon--superwash) by Cleckheaton. I might want to get more of the baby cocoon for myself to make some socks. I'm kinda obsessed with trying to acquire more handknit wool socks. Emily's monkey socks have actually changed my life. They are SO MUCH better than regular socks, especially since it's been very rainy/windy/foggy here in San Francisco. I don't know how I managed to live here without wool socks before.

I Heart SSK

Slip-Slip-Knit, you are my favorite knitting stitch. You are my BFF of knitting stitches. : )

(What is your favorite knitting stitch? Discuss....)

Blanket Idea?

Aidan--

Have you thought about, as a blanket collaboration, the Knitted Garter Stitch Blandet in Sheepsdown from EZ's The Opinionated Knitter? The pattern is on page 52 and newsletter # 9.

New Year's Resolution: To be like everyone else?

So my New Year's Rez this year is to finish my UFO's that have been lurking in my knitting bags.

There are four of them: Fetching, Brea Purse, Lelah, Mom's earwarmer.

Fetching:

It might be almost done. I'm about 5 rounds from the end of the second one (not including the thumb) and am really torn about whether or not I should reknit the first one. The second one is a much better size that the floppy first one. The first one looks like a cast when you put it on, which would be fine if my wrist was swollen, but it's not. What do you think?



Brea Purse:

I need to bite the bullet and crab stitch the edges. I just don't wanna. I've decided not to line the purse because (1) it's too difficult; and (2) the stitches are tight enough not to let the big things fall out. Also, I don't have a purse handle yet. Hmmm...



Lelah:

the snag here is trying to figure out what to do with the upper part of the shirt. Should it be a tube top? A tank top? Or a short-sleeved top? Probably not the tube. I at least need to get this done so I can wear it this summer. That's not asking too much, is it?




Earwarmer:

Yeah, this has turned into a labor of guilt instead of a labor of love. I was trying to get it done so that it wouldn't be hanging over my head as the neglected Xmas gift that never made it into Mom's hands, but I'd rather knit my other UFO's first.

UFOs

I took a long hard look at the UFOs hiding around in my apt. Here are a "few" of the ones I found.


The Medusa Dishrag

The Grape Jelly Scarf for Marty

Socks for Dad on #2 needles