My X-mas Gifts

I've already started my gifts for the X-mas season this year.

The Gifts
Mom- a moebius- in process
Dad- gloves- undecided
Twin- felted shaving bag- in process
Granny- fair isle tam- in planning

My it has been a minute since I posted here. I plan to be a better blogger. Since we last talked I've gotten myself a Baynes spinning wheel. I can't spin worth nothing right now but after some much needed classes I'll have it together enough to show some pictures.

Whoo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!
I finally finished my Kiri Shawl. Only took me two years! It is so pretty. When I first started knitting it, I bit off a little more than I could chew especially since I had never worked with mohair and I had only knit one shawl in my life. It definitely challenged my skills. I will post pictures at a later date. It is really lovely if I must say so myself.

Knit from your stash.

I have decided to join in on this great ideal. My stash is growing by leaps and bounds so I really need to knit some the projects that I bought it for.
My Rules:
1. All projects must use the yarn in my stash.
2. I can not buy any yarn except for on my birthday in March(if I get a gift certificate or something).
3. I can still buy books and magazines, never know when a stash busting project might catch my eye.
4. I will be free on September 16th from all yarn buying restrictions and will post my pictures of my finished projects.
5. Rule number 3 does not include the shawl and sock yarn clubs that I currently belong to, I just can't join another. It also does not include the yarn that will be purchased for my commissioned projects for other people.

Sometimes all I think about is knitting. Lately in my mind I've been trying to figure out a way to make this cute little doll that I saw in a cartoon that I was watching over the weekend. I'm sure that the doll was made out of material but I have an overwhelming desire to design a knitted version of this doll. So this week I plan on drawing it out and looking at some teddy bear patterns to help me out.

The new year has started and I have decided to complete some of my UFO's of years gone by. Starting with the Kiri Shawl. Then I will move on the Shale Water shawl. Notice a pattern, it is all shawls that I have started then abandoned when the going got tough or a new and more exciting pattern came along. So now I hope to finish these projects along with a summer lace sweater that I started at least two years ago. Wish me luck!

See Chon Knit
Been a long time since I last blogged. Right now I'm feeling the X-mas crunch to finish all of my gifts on time. I'm a little off schedule so I hope to make up some time this weekend

My team has completed 66 rounds with only 120 rounds left. It's going to be hard but over the next few days I hope to finish those and then start the edging. This project is challenging but it looks so pretty as the pattern becomes more evident.

World Cup Team

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Originally uploaded by Dabunny1.

Here is weeping willow after 44 rounds fo work. This yarn is so pretty and easy to work with so far.

Flirty Ruffles

It is finally on the needles
after months of looking
the beautiful color and
wondering if I'm woman
enough for such a challenge.
I'm just beginning chart 1 but if
I'm diligent I'll get half way through
it and have enough to take a picture.
Back to the grind!

World Cup 2006

I have decided to join the World Cup of knitting
and I will be knitting Weeping Willow the square
version of the shawl on size 5 needles. The
games are from June 9th 18:00 hrs until July 9th
21:30 hrs. I may be quite pressed for time but I will
keep you posted on my adventure.

My First Sweater

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Originally uploaded by Dabunny1.

This is my first completed Fair Isle sweater.
I have another one on the needles
but it is on the back burner until I can
figure out the lace pattern in the body of it.

I have just started my first Lopi sweater and
it is knitted completely in the round. Something
a girl that hates to seam just has to love. I also
decided to make my best friend a shawl for her
birthday. it is going to be a Fiddlestick pattern
named Flirty Ruffles and it will be purple her
favorite color.