Q2Challenge - made it!

Here's my Voyager Stole for my Q2 Challenge... it was hard to get a good photo without a model, but i'm thrilled with it. I even added 6 repeats to make it a bit longer.



And here's a close-up of the lace pattern:


I had hoped to finish my Aran Cardigan, but in the recent heat, the last thing I was going to do was sit with a lapful of wool! I did get the back and 2 sleeves done, so will start the fronts when it's cooler...

Pheelya's March Update

WOW! My March list is complete - All 5 items!! I'm so excited!!

First up is SotSii Clue 3 completed! I do not recommend working with cobweb weight lace for your first ever lace project. Trust me on that! I can't tell you how many times I started over or frogged rows and tinked back stitch after stitch. And learn the value of life lines in lace! You can see that I have two still in mine currently.



Next up is the Stained Glass Afghan that will probably be a year long project. The blanket requires 357 squares. I am hoping to have the squares completed by November so that I can put them all together in December.

Pattern: Stained Glass Afghan from Vanna's Afghan's from A to Z
Yarn: Lion Brand Chenille
Hook: size H

Lastly are my first pair of socks!! I love the yarn I used!!


Pattern: Tidal Wave
Yarn: Sheila Rovelstad Designs Sock yarn (Ravelry link)
Needles: Addi Turbos size 2 - 12"
Modifications: I switch to a short row heel and I carried the pattern down the top of the foot.

I had posted about the Fetchings in an earlier post. Now to figure out what I'm going to do in April!

Second February FO

Hey everyone! I hope you're all having a good, and productive, week.

May I introduce my latest FO, a Japanese Feather and Fan shawl.

For: My Grandmother

When: Christmas '08! It feels amazing to have this great of a present done already.

Some specs:

Pattern: Japanese Feather and Fan shawl, found as a free pattern on Ravelry. I really loved this pattern, and am so glad I found it. It was fairly easy to follow (just the charts, but I've done quite a bit of lace before, so it was no problem) and the end product is so lovely. Blocking it out, as usual, was so much fun.

Yarn: 2.5 skeins of Knitpicks Palette that I had leftover in my stash. I found myself sitting at the computer one night with a ball of sock yarn, going "what am I going to do with this?" Well, this is what I did.

Needles: US size 3 (3.25mm) circulars.

Mods: I cast off using a crochet bind off, in a contrasting color of Knitpicks Palette. I barely had enough yarn to finish (but i was stashbusting, so it worked out quite well), and didn't have enough to cast off! I like the contrasting color though, it adds a bit of a shock, in a good way.



This took me about 4 days from start to finish, but I worked on it like a madwoman. Each row took such a long time, that on the purl rows I would read for school, and on the knit rows I would just listen to music. Alternating between about 10 minutes of purling/reading and knitting/relaxing made the time go by very quickly. It was quite enjoyable!

All in all, I am quite pleased with this project. And I can't even begin to describe how excited I am to be done with a Christmas present already!


More details on my blog
And on Ravelry

Thumbelina Hat!

The Thumbelina Hat is complete! A quick and easy knit and just too cute! I love these cutesy kind of baby hats.

Pattern: Thumbelina Hat
Yarn: KnitPicks Merino Style
Needles: KnitPicks Options size 8, size 8 DPN

Clue 1 of the SOTSii is complete!!



January:
*** WhoDuKnit Mystery KAL - not sure for who - Christmas 2008 - January 31st
*** Christening blanket - Madelyn - baby gift - January 31st
*** Lace Baby Beenie - Madelyn - baby gift - January 31st
*** Waves Scarf - Sister - La Befana - January 6th moved to January 31st due to yarn shortage! *** Fairy Blanket - niece - finishing from Christmas - January 31st

February:
1. Valentine's Day Shawl - me - just because - February 29th
2. Thumbelina Hat - Madelyn - Valentine's Day - February 8th
3. Leaf Top Hat - Madelyn - Valentine's Day - February 8th
4. 30 squares for Stained Glass afghan - ?? - Christmas 08 - February 29th (this will be a year long project as the afghan requires 357 squares!!)
5. Fetchings - sister - Christmas 08 - February 29th

March:
1. Secret of the Stole ii KAL - maybe Mom- ?? - March 31st
2. Dem Fischer sin Fru stole - no clue yet - ?? - March 31st