Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!

:)

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...

:)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Halloween!

Have a Happy Halloween!!!

To Cowl or Not to Cowl...

Well... Cowls seem to be HUGE for fall...

and as you know, I am not a fan of the Cowl.

I dunno... there's just something about it that I'm just not into.

It's like a turtleneck but with the body missing. A turtleneck without the turtle?

A tube for your neck?

It's just odd to me.

BUT!!!

Christmas is coming fast and I need easy projects to hand out, since we are DIY'ing Christmas this year!

So the cowl, it is...

Whether they like it or not, they're gettin' one!

I've decided to start with this Bernat Cowl.

So far, it's working fast.

It's a simple crochet pattern and I'm hoping to have it done soon.

So, my big beef, so far is...

I'm using this Bernat Alpaca in Stone and it's so soft and beautiful, but...

It sheds!!!

I leave little furries everywhere!

When I started working on this, I was wearing a white top. Let's just say, it's not so white anymore.

Anyway, I dunno how that will be for the person who's gift this will be. Hopefully they'll wear a lot of black. ;-)


This one's pretty:

But again, odd...

A hood-tube-thing?

She looks like she should be in Star Wars... or a Bond movie...

Knit.1, Where are you?!?!?

I LOVE my Knit.1...

So where are they?!

While everyone else (Vogue, Debbie Bliss, Knit Simple, Knitty) has released their Fall/Winter issues,

Knit.1 is stuck on Spring/Summer 2009.

I hope they're just working on a REALLY good issue...

And not that they've gone south.

:(

Debbie Bliss Pleated Wrap

Pattern: Debbie Bliss Spring/Summer '09 Pleated Wrap
Yarn: Caron Spa Bamboo Yarn (3 skeins)
Needles: size 4

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's done!!!

Oh happy day!

Seriously... I can't even tell you. I thought I'd never finish this one.

Even my hubby was like, "Are you still working on that thing!?"

It's not even that it's hard pattern. It's actually really easy!

It just doesn't move fast.

I had a mini power-knitting session this week and after knitting my butt off,
it'd only grown like 3 inches!

I was like, are you freakin' kidding me?

I almost died.

It came out beautifully, tho...
and sis-n-law is very happy with it (which is ALL that matters). ;-)

I have to admit, I didn't get to 71 inches, like the pattern called for.

I cast off at about 63 inches. Not too short, but still. I didn't make it to 71".

Oh well... on to the next project.

Bummer is, I wouldn't mind making one of these for myself 'cause it is really pretty!

But I don't wanna spend 100 years on it!

I think Twinkle has spoiled me.

Big needles + chunky yarn = fast projects!

Debbie Bliss Pleated Wrap

OMG... it's never gonna end...

I really have been knitting! Really! I promise!

Been working on this now since, oh let's see... June!

Oh geez... Seriously? Only at 37 inches?

Only 34 inches more to go!

x-(

It is quite pretty, tho...

This is for my sis-in-law's birthday, which was July 24th...

Maybe it'll be a Christmas present!

Knitty Fall 2009

Yay!

The new Fall Knitty is out!

It seems like they gave the site a little up-do, which is nice!

Lotsa sweaters and wraps in this issue.

I'm liking this Hydrangea Tank below!

Debbie Bliss Magazine - Fall/Winter 2009

Yay!!!

The latest issue of Debbie Bliss is on sale now!

And if it's anything like the past 2 issues, it should be good!!!

These sneak peeks below really put me in the Fall mood
(which isn't easy to do as I am not a fan of Fall...)

Not sure what's going on here, but I like it!

(Maybe it's the UK release of the mag?)