lindsey marcella

flashback

You may remember my neon green Chunky Cabled Tam (Knit.1 mag)from last year. It was GREEN. Not very pleasant. Well, I got sick of looking at it in a sad pile, so I tried my hand with some grape Kool-Aid. It toned the green down just enough that I MAY wind up actually wearing this hat. 

That would be nice because I technically like the hat (If it weren't so big...), plus it was my first cabled project. The back is pretty, too. So we'll see. At least it's no longer buried on the floor. Ravelry link. 

Ulmus

Here's my Ulmus shawl...it probably doesn't look like much if you're not a knitter, but a lot of time has gone into this so far. I'm making the largest size so there will be lots of stitches on my needle before it's over! Here's my Ravelry project page if you want more details. (Must be a member of Rav to click on the link.)

 

Birthday Cowl

This was a birthday gift for Derek's mom. This is the only picture I took before we mailed it off, but it has a cute little slip stitch pattern. Why is this special? I 'designed' it (not much to it), started it, and ended it, but Derek knit most of it. So this really is a gift from the both of us! What I think is funny is that I didn't include "instructions" with it - Derek's mom knew what it was but his dad thought it was a super wide headband for the cold! It could technically work that way too, I guess. 

This weekend has been a knitty weekend so far. I've been working on my second shawl of '10, the Ulmus. I'm making the large size so it will still be awhile before I finish. Maybe I'll try to take photos of it tomorrow. 

Since I'm guessing you're not bored to death of pictures of my with my 'things', I'll leave you with another. (Gimme a break - for 6 months I had to be my own photographer. Now that Derek's back you can actually see what these 'things' really look like!) This is the first lace scarf I made, that I finished back in October I think. It's the Meandering Vines pattern. I love it, but I don't wear it that much because I'm afraid of snags. Am I becoming more of a process knitter vs product knitter??

It's a great size because while I can wear it as a scarf, I can also use it as a wrap. I think I will re-block this one sometime soon since I have wires for it now. I'll try to post something more interesting soon! Maybe the pictures from my mom's first mag debut! 

First Completed Project of '10

A cute little shawl! I now love shawls, but I don't really like their name. "Shawl" makes me think of something very old fashioned and dowdy. This is not!

 

I used the yarn leftover from my very first pair of socks (which I had originally won from Whip Up). This is crocheted, and I started with the Crochet Triangle Shawl pattern that was free from Jo Ann's. I didn't really follow the pattern though, just used it as a starting point. That's why I love crochet - you can kind of do what you want!

I don't think you can really tell but the bottom is ruffly. I'm going to count this as #1 of my 10 shawls in 2010 because a)I didn't start it too early in December and b)I don't think I will really do 10 shawls this year so it won't matter!

My mom is making one of these too - right mom!? 

 

 

Happy 2010!

I'm still not sure if I will be calling it "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten"...but either way it's here! Here's to a great 2009 and an even better 2010!

I had a great Christmas, and had a lot of fun making tons of gifts. 

1. Socks for sister (Jaywalkers)

2. Slippers for bob (pre-felting)

3. Slippers for brother (pre-felting; mismatched heels and all)

4. Washcloths for the family

5. Crochet scarf for Melinda

6. Crochet scarf for aunt

7. More washcloths

8-12. Lots of hats for people at work (i won't bore you with all the photos

13. iPhone cozy for someone at work (photo still on camera)

14. Scarf for mom

15. Shawl for mom

And there are a few other little things, but this is mostly it. To see more pictures you can visit my mom's blog  and my ravelry (I did not feel pressured to get anything done, I just did what I could. Now I'm back to selfish knitting for myself!! And I have THREE quilts that I still need to finish...all in various states. I just haven't been that drawn to the sewing machine lately.

Happy New Year! I normally don't make any resolutions, so let's just say I hope it's a good year!