I’ve cast on my next project, a shawl for me! I’m making Susan Pandorf’s Galadriel’s Mirror, using Berroco’s Ultra Alpaca Fine, in a lovely dark blue colorway. The yarn ended up being a bit of an adventure. I started to wind it Friday night. The first skein went beautifully. The second skein – well, I […]

Pattern: Merletto Mitts by Jody McKinleyYarn: Pine Woods Sock in the Nor’Easter colorwayNeedles: Size 2 DPNs My final Christmas knitting is done. And it’s really final now, because I’ve already done Christmas with the only members of my family that I didn’t knit for, so I’m totally out of options for this year. I like

Pattern: Live Oak Shawlette by Romi Hill from the Fall 2011 KnitsceneYarn: MadelineTosh Tosh Sock in the Fiord colorwayNeedles: Size 5 circs I blocked the Live Oak Shawlette this weekend, partially because I realized that 2011 is rapidly drawing to a close, and since I finished it in 2011, I want pictures of it in

Pattern: Fallberry by Anne Hanson, from the Winter 2011 KnittyYarn: Collinette Jitterbug in the Copper Beech colorwayNeedles: Size 3 DPNs I love mitts. They’re so incredibly fast! This is one of the two pair I’m making for Christmas gifts for the women of BF’s family. I’m thinking these will probably go to his mother. The

My Live Oak Shawlette is done. It’s a super easy, fast pattern, with enough interest and change to keep it from being boring (yes, even in the stockinette sections). I do still need to block it, so a final post is forth coming. I used up the MadelineTosh yarn by making more hexipuffs. Knocked those

Pattern: Quest for a Man by Laura NelkinYarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Gaea in the Corbie colorwayNeedles: Size 7 Circs and DPNs This project is bonus Christmas knitting – it’ll be going to my younger brother. I love the pattern – it’s nice and easy, and the texture is really cool. I’ve been meaning to

Pattern: Mezquita Shawl by Roxanne YuenYarn: Sweet Georgia CashSilk Lace in the Botanical colorwayNeedles: Size 8 circs I finally blocked the Mezquita Shawl yesterday – definitely one of the easiest blocking jobs I’ve recently had to do. I really enjoyed this pattern – the short row shaping was super easy, and for whatever reason, short

Pattern: Saroyan Scarf by Liz AbinanteYarn: Malabrigo Silky Merino in the indicieta colorwayNeedles: Size 10 Circs This project went so fast, I never bothered to photograph it or blog it until it was done. The pattern is really easy, but the leaf repeat is long enough to keep things interesting, so I was never bored,

Pattern: Pearl-Barred Scallop Scarf by Cheri BordenYarn: Sanguine Gryphon Bugga in the Cowkiller colorwayNeedles: Size 8 circs Christmas gift #3 (for my mother) is done!! This actually completes everything I’ve planned to do for Christmas – after this, everything else is gravy. The pattern for this scarf is super easy, but of a long enough

The Mezquita shawly scarf is done. I will be doing some light blocking (mostly for the border), so a final post will be forth-coming. In I am easily influenced news, I’ve started making hexipuffs (look up the Beekeeper’s Quilt on Ravelry and you’ll see how much of a slave to trends I am).  I couldn’t