Loop Shawl

Thought I'd post some pictures of my Loop Shawl that I finished this week. I used Classic Elite Cotton Bamboo, about 4 2/3 skeins, it's 11" x ~62" and I plan on wearing it next Friday to a wedding. And, it happens to match PERFECTLY with a clutch I bought on Etsy, made with Amy Butler's Peony Fabric.In other news, I've started the February Lady Sweater, using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Soot Kettle Dyed. This picture was taken about 2 skeins in, I've since started the 4th skein. The buttons I bought on Etsy that I want to use for this came in the mail today, so I'll be sewing those on soon. More pictures to follow!

I'm a slacker.

Thought it was time for some pictures...
I participated in the Caffeine Addicts Swap on Ravelry again... Here's my super cool package I received last week:The Mirasol yarn is soo soft! And the Mountain Colors yarn is very pretty, haven't decided what to do with them yet.

And I also finished the baby sweater I made for my friend who was expecting this month... I got it done just in time, as she had the baby yesterday! I bought the cute little dinosaur buttons from Etsy user Creamrose. I'm pleased with the result, hope my friend is too! The sweater is supposed to be 3-6 mos, I hope it will fit in a couple months! The pattern is Mossy Jacket by fawn pea. I chose to add an extra button so I could use another dinosaur button. The pattern was very easy, although I had a little difficulty getting the button band on the left to look how I wanted it to, and there were LOTS of loose ends to sew in at the end.

Haven't posted in a long time...

I've been a bit busy with my summer class and reviewing for the School Psychology Praxis this past month. But I took the Praxis this weekend, and my summer class is almost over! So I thought I should post.

I finally put a little ribbon in my eyelet skirt (pattern by Kat Coyle, some revisions were made to make it shorter, and I knit it in the round) and wore it for the first time:

I also started the Puff-Sleeved Feminine Cardigan from Fitted Knits by Stefanie Japel, I finished the body earlier this week and finished one of the sleeves yesterday. I made a lot of modifications including making the sleeves less puffy, making the body a little longer, and knitting straight stockinette stitch instead of the lace peplum.
I started the Little Silk Shrug from Lace Style by Pam Allen earlier this week too, I'm 96 yards into that:
And because I haven't posted since June... Fourth of July weekend we took a crazy 25 hour round trip drive to northern Georgia and back for a family reunion and I was able to get lots of knitting done! I finished my mini-Clapotis using the Misti Alpaca hand dyed yarn from a Ravelry swap (still needs to be blocked)
And because I wanted to make a bigger clapotis (probably 2-3x as wide as the scarf, but still not full-sized), after making the scarf sized one, and because I really wanted to try knitting with Bam-boo -- I was able to make this much of a second Clapotis, using Classic Elite Bam Boo yarn, this is 4 skeins worth, I have 2 more skeins so I can make it longer.

Baby Knits

I finished the Irish Hiking Baby Blanket I made for a friend who is expecting in early August.
She had told me she liked purple, once she found out they were having a girl, so I ordered Knit Picks Comfy in Lilac Mist. I was THRILLED when she told me they had picked out this bedding from Pottery Barn for the nursery:
Here's a close up.

Also finished the Baby Uggs for her:
And I found a fun little "punk rock" binkie holder on Etsy which I thought my friend would get a kick out of:

Anyway, 2 outta 3 are knitted.
On to finishing the baby sweater for the NEXT baby to be born (due end of August).