Baby Blanket for Morgan

The best laid plans... I originally intended to give this to Morgan for her baby shower, but I didn't get it finished in time, so I gave it to her for Christmas. I'm going to call this a Christmas finish, since I didn't write down the actual completion date.

METHOD:
The yarn is called Heaven (and it's oh so heavenly soft) made by Plymouth and I picked it up on sale at KnitWitts. It's done on size 15 needles because the yarn is so fat. The pattern was a free pattern by Plymouth, but it's garter stitch and nothing fancy.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
1. Those huge needles HURT! I don't care for that size.
2. Take a picture of stuff before you give it away! This is the sample photo from the pattern, but the actual looks exactly like it.

Plum Cardigan

I absolutely LOVE this thing, It's so soft and cuddly. I put off finishing it once I'd made the pieces because I was afraid of sewing in the sleeves, but that part was actually easy! I started it on March 3, 2007 (!!) but ended up losing the yarn when I went to back to finishing, so it got put aside for another year. When I finally found the yarn, I did the neckband and button band in one day.

METHOD:
This is a Moda Dea pattern, and this is done in Moda Dea "Dream" in colorway "Plum." It was done entirely on size 6 needles. I added Swarovski buttons and cut out the fringe. 

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
1. So it's more like a cropped sweater, since the fringe was probably supposed to add length, but as it is it makes a great cover up for dance class.
2. I ended up having a lot left over so I'm drooling over maybe making a beret or something to match.
3. The bottom wants to flare out and makes my waistline look bigger than it is, but it's so soft and fluffy I really don't care!

Lace Amore Scarf

I made this for a lark, out of the leftover "Amore" yarn from the Bow Ponchette. The lace pattern was just one of the samples from the Knitting for Dummies book.

METHOD:
Just done in whatever needles happened to be handy, from a lace repeat pattern in the For Dummies book. Nothing complicated. I think I finished this around June 24, 2009, but I didn't get around to taking pictures until later. 

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
Have fun and play with your yarn! Also, for acrylic yarn, this is really soft.

Knitting Workshop: Color Pattern Hat

Destashing and learning at the same time. This is another project from the Knitting Workshop book by Elizabeth Zimmerman. The white key pattern I took from the book "Here There Be Wyverns," and its a Swedish border design from the 11th-14th century. 

METHOD:
Done on size 10 circulars, with leftover Brown Cascade 220 and leftover Cashmerino from the Nautical Hats.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
1. This is a fun and easy hat.
2. I probably should have made the ribbing white. Oh well.

Green Lace Socks

More socks! Started April 7, 2008 and basically forgot about them until finishing January 4, 2009.

METHOD:
Done in LionBrand Microspun, which I quite like, these are from the pattern "Green Socks" in the book "Ultimate Book of Knit Socks."

The recommended lace was done on #7s, but when I swatched it, I ended up using #6 dpns.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
1. I really kneed to pay attention to the repeats when I'm doing lace knitting.

2. These don't fit quite right. I'm not sure why.