Wow

It’s been a long time since I posted an entry here.  I’ve finished the Twinkle blanket.  It’s not going to the person I thought of originally but it will go to a person who will appreciate it.  I’ve made another pair of mittens for Adon and I’m close to finishing a sample pair of socks from the toe up.  After that I will start on another pair for a friend.  I’m about halfway done with a Jayne hat for a friend who has been sick and I started a shawl for the simple reason that I wanted to knit and the yarn and needles were closer to where I was than any other project.  I also have plans to knit a brain hat but I need to get the pattern and the supplies…..

More Twinkles

I’ve made a lot of progress on the Twinkle blanket.  I am almost done with the sixth star and that means it’s almost time to start the moon.  I figure I have somewhere between 80-90 more rows before the blanket is finished.

Twinkle Twinkle

Started another blanket.  The pattern is called Twinkle Twinkle.  It’s got a moon and stars on it and a contrasting section that has the first four bars of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  I’m doing in tan and black.  It’s going to be a gift for one of Chris’s cousins who is having a baby.

Catchy title here…

Well I have heard from both of the people that I sent the baby blankets to.  They are both happy with them.

I wound the yarn for Pat’s socks last night on the nostepinne that Chris made for me.  I might need her to measure her feet so that I can make them to the right measurements.  I plan to make toe-up socks which is something I haven’t done before.  This method also allows you to make a better fitting sock.

I picked up the newest issue of Creative Knitting at work today because some of the patterns in there looked like fun to make.

Blanket pictures

Well here are the promised blanket pictures.  I had fun making them.

Blankets

I have finished the basket weave blanket and the Sheepy blanket. I’ll post pictures of both here after I mail them off to their respective new homes. I plan to get the mommies of the intended recipients to take pictures of them in use and post them so I can see how they like them….

I’m working on a sampler afghan out of a book that Chris gave me for Christmas.  I also need to skein the yarn that Pat gave me so that I can get started on the toe up socks that she wants….That reminds me…I either need to measure her or get her to measure herself so that I can get the proportions right.

A Productive month

March has been a productive month for me craft-wise.  I started and finished two projects and made progress on two more.  I just have to take pictures of the two toys that I made before I pack them up to give to their intended recipients.  I plan to work on the basket weave blanket next and get that finished then I will see where to go from there.

I got one of the sheep done on the sheepy blanket and I think that I may alternate that color on the sheep.  I think the next time I do this blanket I’m going to make it an extra square wide across the top and bottom and maybe put a dog and a llama in those spots.

While knitting the owlie I had this sudden urge to knit Cthulu so that might be the next project.  After all if I please the Elder God he’ll eat me first.

Project Updates

The owlie is finished.  It’s pretty cute and I’ll have to take some pictures of it and post them.

I haven’t worked on the new mittens for Adon recently but I might do that while taking a break from playing my new Sims game in the morning.

I have embroidered the first sheep on the sheepy blanket.  I will also take a picture of that and post them.

Later…..

Owlie again

I’ve got the head done and did up the tummy.  The body is all knitted I just have to sew it up, attach things, stuff it and then make the feet and tail….

Owlies……

I’m almost done with an owl head.  I figure that I can give it as a gift for the birthday party I was invited to for Chris’s cousin’s daughter.  I also might make a ball for the baby shower that I was invited too later….