F.O.s du jour

Stocking for Mulligan the dog.



A close-up of the turkish stitch (I think? I need to consult my needlepoint dictionary)



Stocking for Gage, the canoe-ing, banjo playing, son-in-law. I love that there are presents in the canoe.



And here, the talented needlepointer. This inspires me to paint my own canvas!

There is still time to knit a stocking or two...

This took me three days. I obviously improvised a bit because Gansey is not exactly a common name. Here is my excel chart:

ganz

I just discovered scribd.com I could never figure out how to cut and paste from excel into a blog post and I guess it's actually not possible! I searched a bit and found this website. Now I can share my charts.

Stay tuned for top ten Christmas gifts for knitters...

Need ideas for Holiday Knitting?

Margot by Linden Heflin.



Peaks Island Hood

This is the most popular pattern on Ravelry right now with 191 projects. Amazing.

Ysolda's post on Peaks.



Saroyan



Fresco Basket Whip Cowl



Bella's Mittens



Post War Mittens

Lace Ribbon Scarf



Argosy



Fingerless Gloves



Simple Sock



Mittens with a really cool cuff...getting more of this yarn very soon. Amazing colors!



Louise and her mom, both in handknitted sweaters.



Newly finished wrap. Gorge.



A mysterious gnome/ewok trying on her noro cardi. I couldn't resist taking this photo.



My cousin, Emma, and the Peaks Island Hood.



Heidi and her newly finished short sleeved sweater made of Shepherd Worsted.

Hope you all have some good knitting/crochet/ needlepoing time over the holiday!

Ishbel done

I have to confess I am a wimp when it comes to lace. Give me cables all day every day, I'll be fine. Lace is kind of stressful for me. I'm glad this is done and I do love it but I don't think I'll be knitting another one. Now I'm onto the snapdragon flip tops out of the same purple yarn.

My favorite sweater...so far

This was also my first sweater for myself. By some miracle, my gauge was perfect and the sweater just fits like a glove. It's the Diamonds are Forever Gansey. Those of you who know me must have just realized that I named my darling dog after this sweater pattern. Gansey is the perfect kiddo.



So, now I find myself wondering what sweater to knit next. Here is a selection of possibilities:


http://100-rain.blogspot.com/2008/12/plain-and-simple.html


http://ysolda.com/store/sweaters/coraline/


http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/22-garter-yoke-cardigan


http://www.twistcollective.com/collection/index.php/component/content/article/75-fall-2009-patterns/418-audrey-in-unst-by-gudrun-johnston



Can you tell I'm in a bit of a cardigan phase? Please vote for what sweater I should make next in the poll at the top of the page:)

Knit Night Tonight!!

Tonight at the Crozet Mudhouse we will be knitting and chatting. Bring your projects and come visit.