Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.

When the regular knitting time comes back around, I'll have a couple of finished projects for you guys! (I even inspired the lady at my LYS!)

Happy Thanksgiving

Yarn, Socks in Progress and Dogs on Thursday

A work in progress! Love, love this sock and this pattern! Very easy to knit and keeps your interest!

Pattern: Spring Pools

Yarn: Brown Sheep Wildfoote Luxury Sock yarn in neon green

And, remember about a week or so ago, I mentioned that my mom and aunt (the one who knits) were in a LYS in Phoenix, and my mom called me to ask me if I wanted anything. This is what they came up with! It's such a great color! Berroco Sox in color 1432/grannoch.

And, last but not least, a new picture of Ella! She's been loving these cooler mornings we're all of a sudden having! She runs and runs for a good half an hour every morning and then spends the rest of the day the way a dog should--napping! (when I took this picture, she was sleeping and her tail was wagging the whole time, so I think she was just 'cat' napping!)

Finally...Some Pictures...

Pattern: Ski Lodge Scoop from Twelve Months of Knitting

Yarn: Cascade Jewel, 3 skeins, shades of dark pink, maroon, and light pink

Modifications: Only made the ribbing 9" (as opposed to 10"), used #8 needles, and did the ribbing in the round and then separated at that part and worked back and forth. Also, did not make the back as long, only about 20". So, I guess I just made this a little shorter than the pattern. But it came out fine. It looks much better on me than on this hanger attached to the bush! (No one was home to take the picture and I really wanted to show you all!)

Pattern: Canopy Cardigan, from Knitscene, Fall '08

Yarn: Cascade 220 in like an orange/rusty heather.
Modifications: I made the sleeves longer. I don't care for the 3/4 sleeves (my wrists get cold). This fits me a little tight across the back, next time I'd probably add just a tiny bit of give there for me! I did get to wear this yesterday! It was cool enough here for a sweater over a tank! Yeah!! Got to wear a hat this morning walking the munchkins to school, too!

Now I'm finishing a shalom cardigan and have to make another amanda hat for my friend. Why? You ask? Well, she shrunk the first one! And I do mean shrunk!!! It may fit a baby now! Thank goodness it doesn't take too long to whip one up!! (the above link shows the original hat and what yarn was used! so beware it shrinks!!!) She wants the same color, thank goodness I bought two balls of it!!

1st Day of November Ramblings...

I can't believe it's November already! What happened to October? It sure doesn't feel like fall here. Still feels like summer! Everyone is getting punchy with the heat!
And I can't wear any of my hats, gloves, sweaters...etc. But enough of the pity party.
Been a busy week here with the Halloween preparations and the harvest parties at school. The littleone has a soccer game this morning, but they're both busy counting up their candy haul right now and wanting to eat everything! (not at 8:00 in the morning!)
My mom and aunt called me yesterday from a yarn store in Phoenix and I did some over the phone retail therapy! My mom doesn't knit, but my aunt does and so I had her get me some sock yarn in a pretty color...we'll see what it looks like next week when they come down for the weekend! (I will take a pict to show you all! I promise!) I love when my aunt visits because she and I can talk yarn, patterns and everything knitting related for hours!
My WIP's are in the 3's right now. That is: I've got three things on the needles that I want to finish because I know (one day) it will be cool enough to wear the socks and the two sweaters I've got going. (I still have a couple others languishing on the needles, but in no real hurry to finish those.)
That's your catch-up with the cactus household for the week!
Hope all have a great day!

Green Bobbled Tam

Finished this over a week ago and finally uploaded the picture! This is the bottom.


And the top.

Pattern: Bobbled Tam, Vogue Knitting, Holiday 2008
Yarn: Cascade 220, light green mix.
Modifications: went up a few needle sizes (8) and was running out of yarn, so did not do as many repeats of the pattern at the top (not that you'd ever know). This was also the larger size from the pattern, so it's more floppy/slouchy than the picture in the magazine.
When I blocked this, the yarn bloomed a lot! I used a plastic plate to help it keep it's shape as it dried.
Haven't had a chance to wear it yet, as it's still way too warm here for hats. Not to mention socks...gloves...sweaters...well, you get the picture.
Hopefully I'll get off my butt and take a picture of the canopy cardigan one of these days!

Pumpkins in the Desert

We went on a field trip with the kids yesterday to a farm in another town that lets you pick your own pumpkins! (The kids were on their fall break this week.) For my desert dwelling children, this was an experience! To see all these pumpkins (and there are more fields than just this) growing in the desert is a sight! And I did do a little knitting in the car -- finished the headband (whew! finally) and worked on my Ski Lodge Scoop!

I did finish...

...the Garter Edge Fingerless Gloves.

Pattern: Garter Cuff Fingerless Mittens from the book Weekend Knitting (ravelry link).

Yarn: I think it's a Cascade 220 superwash in a deep purple (the ball band was not attached to the yarn).

Modifications: None to the specific pattern, but I custom fit the fingers for my hand.

And...my Canopy Cardigan:

The front edge detail.

This is the fronts and back seamed together and pre-blocked. (I seamed it, blocked it, added the sleeves and then re-blocked [these picts to follow once I take them!]). This was an easy sweater to knit, I did have a little bit of trouble setting in the sleeves, but after I re-blocked, it was fine.

From the previous posting, I've completed two out of the five. The gray hat was frogged, the headband is in my bag going everywhere with me and waiting for the i-cord finishing tie. The skater top...haven't picked it up in a while. That yarn is...well...sort of sticky and the lace takes more concentration than I have right now!

I've also finished a hat for my hubby (again, pictures to come). He liked this version of the Irish Hiking hat (ravelry link).

There might be some other things once I get around to taking some pictures.

Happy October!