First... and Last Pair of Mittens

I knitted these mitten two at a time using Magic Loop. I started them during my Christmas break from work and stopped when the thumbs started bugging me. This morning I woke up at 4:30 a.m. and could not go back to sleep, so I finished my thumbs. Not the most enjoyable project, but I will have warm hands now when I walk my dog around the neighborhood.

Fleesensee Hat

This was a very intricate pattern with lots of new stitches to learn. A lot of counting and sore fingers!

Rainy Day Hat

Knox Hat

This pattern was challenging! I usually am not a fan of hats with a purl background, but I liked the mountain-looking detail in this pattern.  I think I had to unravel all my stitches at least four times before I got the count right. When it was time to decrease and switch to double-pointed needles it was difficult with the purls. I would definitely use magic loop if I make it again.

 

 

 

Knitting Care Package

I had a lot of fun gathering and assembling this care package for my knitting friend. I especially love the knit 1, purl 2 spoon I found on Etsy.

Jeff's Hat

 

Pumpkin Muffin, Coffee and Socks for Breakfast

And... done.

21 Color Slouch

I was really looking forward to making this hat. It actually knitted up pretty quick, considering I used size 7 needles. While I enjoyed it, I did not like how the stripes turned out (not lining up). The stripes were a series of  two's, three's and one's. "Meg's Jogless Jog" technique works pretty good for the three stripe areas. The biggest problem were the one stripes. I searched and searched for a good method for one stripes, but only found a couple ways that made sense to me. The overall look isn't the greatest. I am blocking it right now to try to even things out, so we shall see.

 

Fall Beanies

Cable and Ribbed Hats

Dane's Birthday Hat

Birthday Hat

Two new hats off the needles. The green striped one is for my son's 21st birthday today!

Fresh Beanies

Ruby Cables

Beachy Bonfire

Ribbed Beanie

Shamrock House Socks

Finally finished house slipper/socks for my son. I used thick Madeleine Tosh yarn and it was kind of challenging to work with.

Beach Bonfire Slipper Socks

I tried something new this time with my socks. I used really thick yarn for more of a slipper look and feel. The yarn is madeleinetosh asap in beach bonfire. They feel comfy and knit up quick.

Sock Blockers

I have been looking for some nice sock blockers for a while. I had some plastic ones but I didn't like them very much. I ordered these off Etsy. I ordered a size for men and women. When they arrived, they were nice but so wide they looked like they were made for Christmas stockings. My husband took them and cut, resized, and sanded them down and they look so nice and usable now.

Socks for My Sister

I promised my sister I would knit her some house socks. They are finally done.