Black Wool

Yesterday was the Spinning Guild in at Zeilingers and I worked on this black roving with bits of colored mohair running through it. The pictures don't do it justice. It is kind of hard to capture the deep black with the other colors. I have one pound of roving so I Imagine it will become a scarf and mittens in the future. So far I have about 300 yards plied.

Mom's Birthday Socks

I started mom's birthday socks. I am using Aussie Wool in purple because mom is a Red Hatter. The pattern is Stansfield 196 from More Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch on size 2 needles.

Hoodie

I finished my hoodie yesterday. I love it! It is so soft and fits perfectly. The pattern is from Knitting Pure and Simple, top down construction. I used Knit Picks size 9 circulars and the yarn is Andean Silk from Knit Picks in Hollyberry.

Now for the next project. I will be casting on mom's birthday socks.

Birthday Socks

Today is my best girlfriend, Deby's birthday. Happy Birthday girlfriend!!!! A few years ago we decided to exchange hand knit socks for our birthday every year. What a cool tradition that has turned out to be!

This year I used a pattern from "Sensational Knitted Socks" called "Ribbed Lace". The yarn is Araucania hand dyed on size 2 Knick Picks needles. They have an Eye of the Partridge heel. The ribbing is 1x1 through the back loop. I had never done this before and I really liked the results.

Hoodie

For Christmas this year my DH did alot of investigating to come up with something he knew I would like. He searched through my patterns knowing I had said I want to make the Hoodie pattern from Knitting Pure and Simple. I love these patterns, simple and always fit. Always a good take along project. Anyhow he found my Knit Picks catalog and called a rep to find the nicest yarn for me. He chose Andean Silk in Hollyberry. The top picture captures the true color. This yarn is awesome!!! He did a great job in suprising me for Christmas!!!