January17
I apparently went a little bonkers in the past month since my last post and went into knitting OVERDRIVE. I think it has something to do with the impending birth of Daughter #2 – to be named Abby, Due on March 5th. I have this fear, that even on maternity leave, I will have no time to knit.
So what did I do? I went CRAZY! After knitting Maggie’s stocking I knit up all of these creations:
This Lush-ious Swirl Cowl:

This Easy Mobius Cowl, as a commission piece:

This Sheep Toy for my dear friend:

These Fishtail Wristwarmers, that I originally knit in bare yarn, then dyed black after they were knit up:

These Can Can’s as a commission piece:

These gorgeous Veyla gloves, as a commission piece (knit out of handspun yarn – divine yarn!):

This noble cowl for a dear friend:

I also finished up another cowl as a test knit – the Drean Cowl, but it’s still blocking, so I’m waiting for it to dry before I take any pics.
Did that exhaust you enough? I’m pooped just looking at all those projects, but it makes me so happy at the same time!
I have one other project on the needles, the Flower Scarf - which was sent to me by my husband’s aunt – with a note asking me to save it. The yarn is so soft, a lovely silk alpaca blend….twist my arm! It came along with my Christmas present – a Wii Fit! WOOHOO! Although i can’t use it in my current state of Preggoness, I will definitely be using it after Abby arrives! Extra bonus, yarn to knit with and exercise equipment! LOL! I’m hoping to have the scarf done for her within the next week.
The next four projects on the list:
Bella’s Mittens out of Malabrigo Merino Worsted (commission)
Honeybee Cardigan – for mom, after she saw how the Featherweight Cardigan was knitting up – and I thought I was going to poke my eyes out with the needles due to boredom over knitting so much stockinette, we decided on Honeybee instead, and i dyed up this yarn for her just for this sweater

- and she’s asked if I have any left over, that I knit her a pair of the Veyla mitts (I had the wrangle them away from her just to get them mailed to the person who asked me to knit them for her!).
The third project on the list is a pair of Wristwarmers with Falling Leaves for my sister. She wants them in Charcoal gray, and some kind soul donated the yarn for them to me , some lovely Merino Cashmenere Microfiber Rowan RYC Cashsoft DK- i just need to dye it, which I’m hoping to do once mom comes back for Abby’s birth.
and the forth: a cowl for mom – the Blackberry Cowl. which she bought some VERY fun glass buttons for and I will be knitting up with some lovely Berroco Silk Merino Blend.
The Draen Cowl is my first official Project for 12in2011, the group I am helping my dear friend, Kristen, moderate. The group has just grown by leaps and bounds, and I think it says a lot about the concept and the awesome managerial skills of my friend – ARRRG – and her Pirate Rules. Our first round of prize awards will be handed out in February – I think that will be the first test of the success of this group – otherwise, that’s just gravy – to see that there are already 102 finished projects within the group, and that’s just official 12in2011 projects, I’m so impressed!! Here’s a link to the projects I’m hooping to get done for the 12in2011 project.
SOOoooooo – have I inspired you to pull our you needles and GET KNITTING?