So I’ve started the flower sunburst granny square blanket (pattern here), and I’m so excited! I’ve only got the first three rounds of circles finished. I’ve got 30 of them, so I’ll probably have to make lots more, but I wanted to share these pics with you of my progress:
Here’s that second filet baby blanket I’ve been promising pictures of. It’s finally finished! It’s for a friend’s niece named Isabella, for Christmas. (I barely made it in time!) The blobs in the corners are supposed to be flowers with leaves, if you couldn’t tell, haha.
My Christmas plans will keep me busy for the next few days — I have engagements with not only my family but my boyfriend’s family as well, which is very extensive and will take many visits to see everybody. I plan on going to North Carolina to visit friends for a day or two, as well! I hope it’s just as snowy there this winter! I know snow’s not good for driving, but SC it still in the 60s and I’d like to get some real winter weather. It doesn’t even feel like it’s time for Christmas down here, and I haven’t gotten to show off all the hats and scarves and gloves I’ve made since last winter!
I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting a gift certificate to a local yarn shop for Christmas, so hopefully I’ll have some gorgeous pics to share with you throughout January!
Have a very merry Christmas, everyone!
Is it a rug? Is it a table accessory? I have no idea. It was modeled after a rug I found on Pinterest, but since it’s small it would work on a table, too. Not sure what to do with it, or even whether or not to give it as a Christmas present, as intended. Made with Caron Simply Soft. Used the hexagon pattern at attic24.
Aaaaand, my boyfriend made me some Christmas cookies, so I added a pic of them too. Yummy!
I finished my knitted Hermione HBP hat, the pattern for which is on Ravelry here. I’m honestly a little disappointed, which is really sad since I spent SO MUCH TIME on this! I took so much care with the cables and learned new stitches to make the holes and everything, and the hat is short. I wanted it to come down longer — I wish I could go back and add 10 more rows of the chart pattern. I guess one drawback of knitting hats bottom up is that you can’t try it on as you go. Maybe it will stretch? I hope so — It’s so pretty and I’d so wear it if it was a little longer!
Edit: It’s my fault the hat was short — I was stupidly skipping 2 rows every so often and I skipped a total of 10 rows. I’m going to have to make this hat again sometime and do it right!
So the semester is coming to a close, and I have one more paper to finish up before I’m done with my second semester of grad school! I’m so excited for Christmas break, during which I plan to both knit and crochet like mad. Hopefully that means more posts coming your way!
I’m hoping it actually gets cold here — today it was around 45 but I’d like it to be colder so that I can model more of my creations in public! I love showing off what I’ve made not because they’re exceptionally good (because they’re really not), but because I made them and they make me happy. I’ve already given a bunch of simple crocheted hats to my school friends for Christmas — it’s really gratifying to see others wearing things I made!
I’ve actually got some new things to share today. First off, my sweet baby pitbull, Zero, models her scarf/bow and her granny square sweater. The sweater was a spur-of-the-moment creation, and it’s meant more to keep her warm than to be stylish, but I figured I’d share anyway.
I was making her sweater instead of doing the homework on the floor beside her:
And finally, I’ve been working on knitting the HBP Hermione hat (pattern available in the ‘knitting corner’ section), so this is where I am, with the real pic to compare:
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