Knitted Tie

Here are some finished pics of the tie I made for my dad... he loved it!!!!!!!!!!! :-)




Here he is on Christmas day opening it and trying it on... I think it turned out just fine!

Last minute Christmas Knitting continues....

OK here goes!

1. A Christmas gift to myself... I ripped out and reknit the lower section of the sleeves on my hourglass sweater....(can you tell which sleeve has been reknitted? hehe)


They were beautiful but too long and too wide.


Now they are a lot more manageable and won't get so caught in my coat sleeves! Yay!!!!!

2. Noro striped scarf - DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Isn't she beautiful????????????????????????


Noro is magic. This is another christmas present to myself... Wow, so far this list is awfully selfish!!! :-/


Sorry, I had to take a million pics of this scarf... it is really photogenic, no???

3. Finally, a present for someone else! I just need to figure out who. Originally I was using the leftovers from Holden's blanket to make him a matching hat... (cute, no?)


Well apparently I suck at swatching and at doing math, because it came out a teensy bit big...


YES - it fits MY head. I am going to take it with me when I see the nephews at christmas and hope it fits one of the kiddos with the brim turned up. If not,... I will (sigh) rip it out and try again. Bleh!

4. TIE FOR MY DAD!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sorry it is blocking... I will get cuter shots later but ZOMG ITS DONEEEEEEEEE! Those teensy metal needles really cramp up my hands so it is a big relief. Also for those of you not paying attention, I had this scarf almost half done back in AUGUST for my dad's birthday present... OOPS.... at least he will get it for xmas!


Here it is compared to a store bought tie I was using as a template!

I am on vacation this week so expect more knitting! Yay! For now I am exhausted so I am off to bed... hope everyone is staying safe and warm in this icy winter weather!

Cabled neckwarmer

This project is still going well.... I am at 17.5 inches... very close!!!!



I worked on my dad's tie a little last night... gotta get that done, although the tiny metal needles hurt my hands after awhile so I need to spread the knitting out. (no picture... ill take one later)

I have one slipper completed for my mom and the next is started, BUT I ran out of yarn, the color "Sand Dune" (swish superwash worsted). To my dismay, they no longer carry that colorway, so I have resorted to BEGGING people on ravelry. No responses yet, I really hope someone will sell me one measly skein... :-( The slippers will be so cute if I can ever finish them! Pattern is here.


(picture is of the first slipper almost complete)
(P.S. applied i-cord rocks!)

I am not knitting the strap on these, since my mom doesn't like the "mary jane" style, but I want to add a felted flower or a button or something to them for embellishment. Let me know if any of you have a good idea or pattern!

Lately I have been swimming in knitpicks yarn. I've gotten a pile of yarn in Swish Bulky to make a blanket for my nephew.. his mom (my new SIL) and I are going to each knit half, just like we did for his big brother.


Love those colors together!!!!!

The other pile of yarn I have is swish worsted, to make a really cute turtleneck shrug (from the book Scarf Style) for my friend and former maid of honor Megan. She is super awesome and paid for both the yarn AND the book. Of COURSE I will knit her anything she wants for that price!!!!! :-D It will be really cute as black with pale green stripes.



Other christmas knitting... not much...I made a few dishcloths to donate to a friend (hi carrie!) who is planning dishcloth gifts for her whole family (just trying to be a good knitter and take some of her pressure off!).

OK i better get back to work. Lunch breaks are too short!

Oh and one more pic of that cabled neckwarmer... same picture but I inverted the colors, i thought it looked cool.. haha...

Scarf

I was itching for a new project, something simple and fun. I decided to see what I could make with this giant ball of mystery wool that I bought off of Cynthia when she was having her stash sale.



I finally settled upon a 2x2 ribbed scarf. I am happy with the progress so far, I am just worried that it won't be long enough when I run out of yarn.



It is just something mindless to knit on during law & order... haha. Of course I am neglecting a knitted tie I am working on for my dad...



I am making that up as I go, using a storebought tie as a template. So far its OK... just hope I can get the increases right for the "fat" part of the tie.



Anyway, hope everyone had a nice labor day weekend. I was a total bum and didnt do much! Which is too bad because OMG ITS SEPTEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 wedding showers, being a bridesmaid in my friend's wedding, meeting with my florist/DJ/caterer, dress fittings, getting the boys to go to their tux fittings, finding shoes, finding a place to get our HAIR DONE ZOMG!!!!!!!!!

OK time to lie down now :-)