Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Above: the shawl I made for my Nana
Baby hat & booties (one set of many made)


This is the black beanie I made for my hubby, it's popcorn on the bottom then purling on the top. It's a little larger than average for his big mellon :)










This is the first hat that I made...I lovingly refer to it as the ugly hat....













It's Halloween decorating time so yes these are props... Next are the fingerless gloves that I made.

























Monday, October 5, 2009

MONDAYS!! eek!

I didn't get a whole lot of knitting done this weekend, but I did give a hat & booties at a Baby shower that I attended. I received my custom labels Friday night, just in time. I sewed the tag on what is essentially the outside of the hat but it's the bottom so you end up flipping it up to make the edge of the hat...That sounds more complicated than it is...I swear pictures are coming soon!
My friend Mimi stopped over on her way home to Philly and she was saying that a lot of her girlfriends in Philly are doing the whole reclaimed yarn thing. It's way easy and a great way to recycle. I showed her my latest bootee / hat combo and she approved saying "oh my god how cute, okay I have to put them down they're making my ovaries hurt." That's Mimi for ya :)
So I have one more set and I should be done for a while.
NEWS ALERT:
Lucy Magazine pg. 98 Has these things called infinity scarves being modeled. It's like a scarf with no ends, some are more drapey and others are snuggly...I don't know how I feel about someone charging 140.00 for a cable knit loop (bannanrepublic.com). They also said that they are everywhere...it just started getting chilly here so I haven't seen any of them yet...we'll see...Okay I have to go do homework. PICTURES COMING THIS WEEK!!! *I'll try, I swear!*