Scarf Finished

Today has been a cold rainy day - at least no snow or ice.

I finished up a scarf for my oldest daughter. She wanted something that had silver in it so I came up with this.

Pattern: Just a stitch pattern - more below.

Yarn: Trendsetter Aura color 3211 1 ball

Idena KOS color 074 2 balls

Needle: 10.5 US

This is a close up of the stitch pattern (the best picture I could get). This is just a simple 4 stitch plus 2 pattern stitch. Not sure where I got this but I am sure you can find it on the Internet or many books.

I cast on 14 stitches then the pattern is: K2, *p1, yo, p2tog, k1* repeat between * and * until end of row. I used every yard of the two yarns and just had enough of the KOS to make two pom poms. I just gathered each end and add the pom poms.

Some eye candy

Here are some pictures that my daughter took for her school class.

Enjoy

Socks Socks Socks

Sorry that I have not blogged for a while, but losing my dog has taken a lot out of me. We are looking at some other dog to get. The house is really empty with out Jenny.

Socks - that is what I like to knit the most. I am working on a pair if socks out of Austermann Step with Aloe Vera. The color number is 06. I love this yarn it is so soft to the fingers! Here is a picture of what I have done so far, I started it last night.





This is the Fluted Bannister stitch pattern. I am using fingering weight yarn not the sport weight yarn in the pattern.



I make this pattern a while back when I was knitting with the 6 six knitalong group. Here is the picture of the socks that I made then.

I'm not sure what yarn I used to make these socks, but it is fingering weight.
This pattern is easy to just sit and knit with out much thinking.

A day to remember

We are remembering our sweet dog who passed away today after spending 14 years and 1 1/2 months with us.

Jenny we love you!

Socks finished

Boy this has really been a busy week. My daughter swims for the school she goes to. We had a swim meet this week. I had to drive the bus for swim practice one day this week and I also went back to work. We are still trying to find time to get all the Christmas things put away.

I did get the socks done for my son's girlfriend, she goes back to college next week, so I had a deadline. I am going to give them to her today.

I also knit some baby socks out of the same yarn for a friend who is having a girl this month. I knit them in one evening.

Pattern: my own for both

Needles: US 3

Yarn: Regia 6 ply crazy color (5260)

Knitting in 2006

This is one thing that I finished in 2006.

This is the flower basket shawl from Interweave Knits Magazine it was in the Fall 2004 issue - it is not available through Interweave Knits any more.

I knit it with hand painted Opal yarn, not sure of the color.

Happy New Years!

Happy New Year to every one!