Forest Canopy -FO!

I finally finished the Forest Canopy Shoulder Shawl, which I started (wait, let me look that up) in February of 2007. Yeesh, I had no idea I'd had it on the needles that long! However, in my defense, there was NO knitting of anything around here last summer. So it just lay around for a few months waiting for cold weather.

I debated and debated about doing an extra repeat before starting the border (I had plenty of yarn), but I mainly just wanted to get it finished, so I skipped any extra repeats and finished it up.

Blocking:

Casually tossed in a wood bowl (no, really):

Classic draped across the back of the chair shot:

The bowl pic is probably the most true to color. I pulled it off the blocking board this morning and wore it to church! Perfect for our kinda drafty worship service (since we're currently meeting in the gym while our new sanctuary is being built).

Forest Canopy Shoulder Shawl by Susan Pierce Lawrence

Needles: Knit Picks Options US 7 (4.5mm)

Yarn: Fearless Fibers Classic Merino Sock Yarn in the Honey colorway

Cast on February 2007, Bound off January 2008.

Full details on ravelry.

Two FO's -Fingerless Mitts

I love how exciting my blog titles have become...so descriptive, so mesmerizing. Yeah, need to work on that.

But, I do actually have two, count 'em, two finished objects. It's the same object, repeated. Two pairs of fingerless mitts! Really, I kinda like to think that's four finished objects, but whatever.

One pair for me (very soft in Knit Picks Shine Sport) and one pair for Jimmy (still soft-ish in acrylic Vanna's Choice). Actually, the end result of these mitts is that I just want to make me more mitts (in wool, so they hold their shape)!

So, don't be surprised to see more mitts in the future. They're addicting.

And, I've cast on for a pair of socks! It's all knitting all the time around here.

Fingerless Mitts

I've been knitting up a storm, and I've made good progress on mine and Jimmy's mitts.

Jimmy graciously models his mitt.

I'm working on the second one for both pairs, and should finish them this week. I'm wearing my one finished one right now. It's great for your 'mouse' hand.

I've also been spending a lot of time on Ravelry. I'm racking up lots of faves and joining groups.

Very addicting stuff.

I'd love to cast on for some socks, but my yarn still hasn't arrived. It's amazing how you get spoiled by super fast shipping. I've been waiting over a week now, and I'm impatient!

It's a Sock

Well, lo and behold...it is a sock. A sock, sadly not to be a pair of socks. I haven't enough yarn left for a mate. But, nonetheless...I made a sock! Me!

I have ordered sock yarn (enough for pairs of socks this time) and plan to make socks henceforth. What a wonderful thing is a knitted sock. I want to carry mine about upon my breast for everyone to see. I don't...but I want to.

I have also cast on for a pair of fingerless mitts. Two pairs, actually. The first 'casting on' was with a worsted yarn which yielded a mitt too big for me. So, it became fingerless mitts for Jimmy. The second 'casting on' is a surprisingly soft and velvety KnitPicks Shine Sport. I am enjoying the feel of it.

Yah! for yarn. I love it.

Knit Knit

I got my Ravelry invite yesterday (! ..I thought it'd be weeks) and spent a little time familiarizing myself with the goodies it has to offer. I can understand now why so many people say they could spend hours and hours there. It's very...big. I've already added a few projects to my queue (am I spelling that right?)

I've been in a knitterly mood since before our trip to DC. I needed a good travel project and so I cast on for this:

It's a simple 4x4 rib scarf for Jimmy. I'm making it out of some Caron Simply Soft I had lying around. Blue is his favorite color. Great plane knitting.

I also have been back at it with the sock knitting:

I'm on the home stretch now, just about to the toe decreases. I *understand* socks so much better than I thought I would after just one. It really does just take going through the process to understand what it is you're trying to do.

Lot of blue there.... here's a "not blue" thing. I whipped up one of these for Shepherd last year, and he just loved it. So I made this one for him this Christmas. A brown bone....single crocheted with 2 strands of good ol' red heart super saver. I just kinda make it up as I go along.