Petey's Birthday Punkin Hat

Pattern: Kurbis baby hat from Sonnentaler
Yarn: Vanna's Choice in Terra Cotta and Kelly Green
Needles: size 7 dpn

Started this last night and finished this morning. The only mods were the yarn substitution, and the fact that I used size 7s for the whole project. I think it turned out adorable, and I plan to use the rest of the yarn to make one for Cali, too.

I finished it literally on the way to the birthday party (which, appropriately, was at the pumpkin patch) so there was no time for any good finished object photos, but this is a cute picture nonetheless.

February No-Longer-Pregnant Lady

Pattern: February Lady by Pamela Wynne
Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in Cavern

When I first started this sweater, I chose it with my big pregnant belly in mind, but as you can see, the sweater's finally done, and the belly is now a laughing, crawling, mischievous, six-month-old.

My Ravelry notes tell me that this poor little sweater sat dormant for nearly eight months waiting for its second sleeve to be bound off and its ends sewn in. And it's finally been done.

I am so happy with how it turned out. It fits just beautifully, although I'm a little worried about stretching, what with the cotton content in the yarn. Hopefully the fact that the yarn has already been washed (it's frogged and salvaged yarn from another project) will minimize that.



I knit the smallest size on size 7 needles for an even slightly smaller size, and I'm glad I did. I prefer a snug, cropped look for this sweater.

I've been saving these pewter-looking buttons for this sweater, and I think they suit it perfectly.



Overall, a perfect, versatile little fall coverup.

Blackberry Ice Cream Socks

I thought I'd start off the month of October, and my goal to blog every`day, with my first finished object in months. Meet the Blackberry Ice Cream Socks.

Pattern: Spring Forward by Linda Welch, Knitty Summer 2008
Yarn: Wildfoote Luxury Sock Yarn in Lilac

True to form, I've had these socks finished for quite a while, right up to the toe grafting, which I hate (and which is why the toes look so lumpy and messy). They've been traveling around in my purse, with their sad little toes still attached to double pointed needles. I've even tried them on for people, the needles sticking out of my toe tips like some sort of weird curtain rods for socks. It took my new Blogtoberfest resolution, and the need for a motivating first post to finish the darn things. And voila!

I love them. They fit perfectly, they were fun to knit, and the pattern was super easy to memorize. They are named because their color so closely resembles my favorite end-of-summer treat: homemade blackberry ice cream. In fact,I had it all planned out in my head how I would do the finished object photos with a bowl of blackberry ice cream, just to be, you know, cute. But alas, there was no blackberry ice cream for me this summer. I went out picking blackberries with my sister and nephew, got a whole delicious tub of them, and then forgot to put them in the freezer before I went out of town that weekend, and they were spoiled in the fridge by the time I got back. So these socks will have to satisfy me until I can try again next summer.

I'm going to try to add some more detailed photos tomorrow, but this was all I could get before the sun went down and my husband went to work.

Finished Object: Blackrose Socks

Pattern: Blackrose Socks by Suzi Anvin, Knitty Winter 2008
Yarn: Zitron Trekking (XXL)
Started: January 13, 2009
Finished: January 19,2009

I finished these quite a while ago, but due to the unwieldy nature of my physique lately, making it nearly impossible to get a good camera angle of my own feet, I have been unable to get any photos up of the finished object. Overall, I love how these turned out. the pattern was fun, interesting to knit, and pretty quick. Because I'm a tight knitter, I went up a needle size (I used 3 instead of 2) to get the appropriate gauge, but I probably could have knit them with the 2s and had them fit better---I have pretty narrow feet and ankles. They stay up for the most part, and look nice, but they're not as snug as I would like, and they stretch when they're worn or washed. I loved the yarn; the colors are gorgeous and it's wonderfully soft and warm, if a bit prone to the fuzzies. I'd definitely use it again.