More hats!

Here's the second hat I made for T. I finished it by adding a cream colored satin ribbon through the edging. It turned out quite nice. Of course, T's little girl, Clara, loved it!! She just loves hats!! I will post a picture of T wearing it sometime soon. It actually fit. Funny what a little measuring and a gauge swatch will do. I can't figure out how to rotate this picture correctly! T, help!!

HATS AND HATS

Although T doesn't think she looks good in hats, she does. I've now made two hats for her. Lesson learned. Measure the recipients head BEFORE you finish the project! The first one was a tad too small, as you can see. It really wasn't supposed to be a stocking cap. It's a tam! And my first try at fair isle. So, I just had to take the hat back and wear it myself!

All laced up!

I started on the project shown here in approximately June 2007, hoping to finish it for a Christmas present 2007. Instead, it became a Christmas present for 2008! Lace is a lot of fun, but time consuming!!!!! This was a gift for my assistant, who as you can see, loved it!!!!

My big red felted purse

Here are three pictures of my big red felted purse. I made this a while ago for one of my younger sisters for her birthday. I used a Noni purse pattern, and Cascade 220 yarn. The pattern called for 5 balls of yarn, but I only used 4. This was super easy to make. After knitting the purse, I felted it and then picked out some fabric for the lining. I confess that I had a professional seamstress make the lining for me. I was too scared that I would mess up the purse! I think it turned out great! The only thing that I would change is the handle. I have noticed that the handle has stretched over time. So, I am going to ask my sister for the purse back and I'm going to cut off the felted i-cord handle and attach a leather handle. I'll use the silver rings for another project. A red or a black leather handle would look nice.

My Harry Potter scarf.

I'm back! Here's my Harry Potter scarf, modeled by a willing co-worker. I could always use this yarn to make the UCLA socks if necessary. I think the scarf turned out great. It has the same number of stripes as the scarf in the first Harry Potter movie. I need to make one in the pattern for the upper grades for Hogwarts.

This scarf was a lot of fun and really easy to make. It's knit in the round so it is really thick and warm. I started it for one of my nieces as a surprise. About halfway through, I asked her one day, "So, if you were wanting to wear a Harry Potter scarf, which house would you choose?" I was shocked when she didn't say Gryffindor. She wanted a scarf in Hufflepuff colors!!! So, I finished up this scarf and gave it to a co-worker to give to her grandson who is REALLY into Harry Potter. She gave it to him for Christmas. She gave me a great picture of him wearing it, but I don't have that picture saved on my computer so I can't share it with you!! Sorry!!!

I made the scarf from Lion Brand Wool-Ease yarn. So, it was affordable to make!

We're back!!!!

Hello to all our of fans out there in the blogosphere!!!! I know you've missed T and Marny, but we're back!!! Thanks for waiting for us!

So, I've received some comments wanting to know what happened to the socks! Yes, I had 68 rows left to go on the second sock the night before the gift exchange. So, I gave my co-worker ONE sock, which he loved, and finished up the other sock over the course of the week. He still got the socks before the new year came around. I've posted a picture of the finished socks here. These socks can be worn to every MIZZOU or Steelers game. My co-workers' son now wants a pair in UCLA colors. I've been looking for some self-striping yarn in these colors, but haven't come across them yet. We'll see!

I've completed several more projects since I last posted. I'll talk about each one separatly in separate posts.

Marny

** 68 Rows

T -

Okay, it's Tuesday night. We're having a luncheon on Thursday at work to exchange gifts. I am making Mizzou-striped socks for one of my co-workers. I have one sock finished. BUT...and here's the problem...I have 68 more rows to go on the other sock!!!! Oh, no, Mr. Bill!!! And, I didn't leave the office until 9 p.m. tonight, so I haven't yet done any work on the sock tonight. Do you think I could stay home from work tomorrow to finish the sock???

And you're of no use to me right now - since you can't knit socks!!!

Marny