I made this simple hat for my brother. A couple of weeks ago he brought out the hat I had made him when I first began knitting. It looked like a shower cap on his head, so I thought he needed an upgrade. I thought the orange-ish pattern in the yarn would look good with his hair.
This hat is knit from the top down which was new to me. It begins with a simple i-cord and and a series of yarn overs which account for the increases. It was fun to make but came out a little too small and tight around the band. I may make it again using bigger needles and will make sure to bind off loosely.
My cutest neighbor, Elise, is sporting a new hat and scarf. (I should have made it thinner and longer; she's going to outgrow that scarf in no time!) It's done all over in a cloverleaf eyelet pattern (from Barbara Walker's A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, 1968) with seed stitch borders and beaded fringe for the hat. What a doll! (By the way, that's proud daddy, Glen, helping Elise model her new accessories.)
I made another ruffled scarf. This time I used one and a half skeins of Malabrigo chunky yarn so it would be longer. It worked out nicely.
I made two of these scarves. The variegated one came out better because it was longer and I thought the colors would look nice with jeans and a white t-shirt. It almost looks camo-ish. I casted on 300 instead of 200 for the blue one. My fingers still hurt from binding off 900 stitches last night. Here is a link to the pattern: http://www.cosmicpluto.com/blog/?p=1027
I am calling this one Crazy Aunt Ethel
It came out sorta bucket shape, and it really cute with the eyelash yarn
This is a quick beanie I made for my nephew
I finished this easy scarf in about two nights of tv watching. Jim made me watch Friday night fishing so I could devote a lot of attention to the scarf... I love this yarn, but the scarf came out a bit short since I knit so tightly. I actually used my camera to take the photos instead of my phone, so the pictures look much better. Here is the link to the pattern:
This afghan was made for the Christmas blanket drive held by the Social Services Department in Escondido. My neighbor, Miriam, works in adoptions, and the blankets are given to foster children. I got the pattern book from one of Jim's aunts after she passed away (Bernat Afghans, #132, 1966--it only cost $1.60!). It lacked some crucial information, and I took apart every panel save one before I could get it to work. Now I know why his aunt never made this afghan (the booklet is precious with her notes and comments). This afghan will be donated next year. Sorry about the picture above--the colors are much more vivid, I just couldn't get my camera to cooperate. If you espy a little lump in the center, that's Cricket, our cat. She loves to help with all my projects.
I think these look really cool. The link below will take you to the free pattern and free chart to follow for the leopard print. I think I may make a hat. I also found a mitten pattern with leopard print.
