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I love how the yarn is unraveling to see You Tube!!!

So cute...

Esp since I use the 'YouTubes' (as my mom calls it) a ton for Knitting 411 and 911!

:0)

Knitty Winter 2009 Issue

Yay!!!

The Winter 2009 issue of Knitty is out!

This hat is FABULOUS and I will definitely be making it (hopefully for me and my upcoming NY trip!)

 

 This is pretty!  I'd make this a bit longer to cover more of my shoulders/arms. 

  

So pretty!

 

Vogue Knitting Winter 2009/2010

YAY!!!

The new issue of Vogue Knitting is out now!

(Sorry... this is the biggest pic I could get!)

Some new Twinkle patterns (Thank God!)...

That hooded sleeveless sweater is really cute.  I'll be making that!

These are all cute.  Grey is the new Black, you know...

;-)

Lion Dobbs Ferry Cowl

 

 Do we look alike?

Kidding!!!

That's a bit better, right?

This whipped up so quickly and easily that I finished this cowl in about 2.5 hours!

I will say tho, this one is quite stiff!

So, this cowl pattern's from the Lion site and it calls for THREE strands of the Wool-Ease Thick & Quick.

That's alotta yarn there...

Lion Wool-Ease Thick & Quick in "Spice"

ooh!  Spicy!

(without flash):

It is just incredibly stiff...

It will stand up by itself!

I like this and I'd like to make one for myself (since this is a Christmas gift) but I'm thinking I'd like to try it again with only TWO strands held together. 

See what happens...

UPDATE: We had the wonderful Guinness over today (we dog-sat) and tonight we all went for a walk at about 7:30p in the freezing cold (well, for California, anyway...)

I wore this cowl as a test to see how it wore and how warm it really would be.

I will say, it was really really warm!

Maybe I will make another one with THREE strands...?

:)

ttwcreative - My Kind of Cowl

Ta Da!

Up next in the Cowl-a-Thon:

The My Kind of Cowl from ttwcreative.

(without flash):

I can't even begin to tell you how easy this was and how fast it worked.

Again, I used the Lion Wool-Ease Thick & Quick

(in Taupe, of course... I'm finally getting thru that big bag I had!).

That, plus Size 17 needles makes for a quick project.

And I think I was able to bust this one out with less than a whole skein!

It's really cute on and it can be worn so many different ways!

(as she shows us here)

As you know, I'm not a fan of the Cowl but I liked this one instantly!

I think this one will go to sis-in-law.

But I'd like one for myself, as well...

:)

Twinkle Nolita Shawl - Vogue Knitting

Twinkle's Nolita Shawl (Vogue Knitting online)

Do we look alike?

 :)

I really enjoyed this pattern so much.

It's very easy and it worked so fast!

I used the Lion Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (cause I have a ton of it) and it worked well.

I know the Twinkle Soft Chunky is thicker and stiffer but the Lion Wool-Ease will do for now.

I wouldn't mind making this again with the Magnum Cascade.

The other nice thing about this pattern is that it only calls for 2 skeins of yarn.

It calls for casting on with two strands held together and worked with the 2 strands but only for a lil bit.

Then the rest is worked with one strand.

The only thing I was confused about was...

The way it asks to cast on and work the beginning creates a seam.

Then, at the end, it calls for the seam to be sewn together.

And I'm not really sure why?!

Why not just cast on with circulars and join together so there's no seam?

I'm gonna make another one and try it this way, so I'll let you know!

:)

Knitting my butt off...

I am like a mini-sweat shop. 

I've been knitting my butt off, trying to power through these Christmas presents!!!

(not these lil egg hats, but other knitted gifts).

Since starting my little part-time Holiday Job, any extra free time I have goes to knitting (my other part-time job).

Having said that, blogging has fallen by the wayside.  :-(

But I am taking pics of what I'm making and I'll get 'em up as soon as I can!