Tilted Duster It Is!

Thank you so much for all your pattern input! Life would be so easy if I had all of you following me around all day to help me make decisions! Most of you chose the Tilted Duster, so I went with that.

Now, I'm just hoping the LYS has just one more skein of this colour!

Which one?

My grandmother had been visiting all summer, and yesterday she went home to Hong Kong. This past week has been mostly spent with her, so not much knitting was done.

Joshua's sleeves (sorry, not very exciting):



I've narrowed down three patterns for the Peace Fleece yarn.

First is the cover sweater of the new Interweave:



Very interesting and unique. I like the simple lines.

Second is the Imogen sweater from Fleece Artist:



I bought this pattern after seeing this one. This pattern is probably the least favourite of the three. I don't really like the shawl pin closure, and this sweater would really look better with variegated yarn

The third is a Drops Jacket from Garn Studio:



Which one do you like?

Nothing really exciting to share today. This is the back of my son's sweater:

I wanted a yarn that was very soft, but wouldn't pill and would stand up to a 7-yr-old. Also one that would be easy to clean. I chose Sirdar Snuggly DK, which is so surprisingly soft and spongy. My son chose red and grey for his sweater; something to do with the colours of the Autobot Red Alert.

When I first starting knitting about 3 years ago, I knit Peace Fleece's Everyday Cardigan:

It didn't come out too nice. The neck was too small, the sleeves were too short, and the drop shoulders were not very flattering.

So I ripped it out, and am now looking for the perfect pattern.

I'm thinking something that I can wear more like a jacket when fall comes. And I think it's coming soon; the weather here has been very blah!

Yesterday I finished up these socks:



It is made from Shelridge Farm's Soft Touch Ultra in Handpaint C. The yarn's name is right on, because it's one of the softest sock yarns I've ever felt.

I was really excited to finish these socks, so that I can move on to a new project (I only have the Bayerisches on the needles, and I feel really unmotivated to finish them right now). So, last night I went rummaging through my stash for the yarn to make my son's birthday sweater. Stash was getting a little messy, so I started to do some organizing. I found myself staring at a pile of sock scraps, and next thing I knew, I was knitting this:



The beginnings of a sock scrap blanket. Very unexpected. Though I've seen many beautiful sock blankets on other blogs, I was quite certain that I would never knit this. I really dislike have unfinished projects lying around. Oh well; change is good!

Friends Forever Fawn

Pattern: Friends Forever Fawn from Amigurumi: Super Cute Happy Crochet

Yarn: Bernat Satin in Camel, Sable and Mocha

Pretty darn cute! Click on the pictures to see more details. Even the eyes are crocheted, out of embroidery floss. For obvious reasons, my daughter has renamed her Bambi. Enough crocheting for the moment. I'm experiencing knitting withdrawal. It's been six days!

New Obsession?

I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this book:

Amigurumi: Super Cute Happy Crochet by Elisabeth Doherty.

I'm so excited to finally get my hands on it! The last few days have been spent hooking away. My crochet skills were a little rusty, so I started out with some little treats:

then this cute guy:



I'm working on this fawn next:

Haven't gotten any complaints from the kids about too much crocheting. In fact, they keep asking why I'm taking so long. They love this book just as much as I do!

I Won!

Connie from Pick Up Sticks had a guess-the-number-of-skeins contest on her blog, and I won!! I got to choose 2 skeins of Cherry Tree Hill sock yarn (I chose Gypsy Rose) and also got some cute, green stitch markers. There's nothing better than free yarn!!



I'm on my third day of no knitting. I'll show you why tomorrow.