FO: Teacher Sets

The end of the school year is coming up quickly and it is time to think of teacher gifts. I have decided again to knit some washcloths and pair them with a nice soap. I may either buy some nice soap from the local farmer's market or I may take some of the roving from my Knit-topia goodie bag and make felted soap. I am leaning toward the second option because Clark can help me with that and be involved. Well he did help pick out the yarn. So far I have completed three sets: 

#1: Psychedelic (this one turned my needles and fingers green)

 

#2: Batik 

 

#3: Summer Splash

I have a few more to make before school lets out the middle of June. Until next time ....

Spring Fiber Day 2013

FO: More Preemie Hats

First of all I had a great Mother's Day. The hubby made French toast for breakfast and he cleaned the house. I took a nap with Clark and we had Chinese for dinner with DQ Blizzards for dessert. To top it off the Red Wings won their game 7 against the Ducks to move onto the western conference semi-finals.

Now onto the knitting. These preemie hats are becoming quite addictive. I have met my goal of 10 so my new goal is to make 15 hats. I think 4 hats by the 29th of the month is manageable. So here are:

Baby Bowties
 

Little Check version of the Three Textured Baby Hats pattern.

King Charles Brocade version of the Three Textured Baby Hats pattern.

Until next time ....

Happy Mother's Day

FO: Even More Afghan Squares

I have finished up a few more squares. I am making pretty good progress on this blanket and I may end up finishing it before the January deadline. These squares are all in the Chocolate brown colorway.

Until next time ....

Books read - April 2013

With Knit-topia at the end of the month I only read 3 books for the month. Hopefully I can catch up in May and get back on the track to read 52 books for the year. So in April I completed the following books:

1) The Curse of the Pharaohs: An Amelia Peabody Mystery by Elizabeth Peters - in the second book of the series Amelia and her husband Radcliffe are back in Egypt completing the work of Sir Henry Baskerville after he dies of mysterious circumstances.

2) 6 Rainier Drive: A Cedar Cove Book by Debbie Macomber - in this installment we follow Seth and Justine Gunderson as they attempt to rebuild their lives after their restaurant.

3) The White Queen: The Cousins' War Book #1 by Philippa Gregory - this book tells the story of Queen Katherine Woodville who fights to save her family during the War of the Roses.

FO: Easter Tony

Well it has only taken me a month but I am finally showing you the monster I knit for Clark's Easter basket. This is Tony the Toy-Box Monster from Rebecca Danger's Big Book of Knitted Monsters.

The pattern was an easy one to knit but like all toys and monsters it is a bit fiddly. However, Clark loved him so it was all worth it.

Until next time ....

FO: More Preemie Hats

I am still knitting hats for the Remembering Remy KAL with the Knitting Brooklyn group. Since the last update I have finished up 3 more hats. The first one is the ribbed version of the Preemie Hats for Charity pattern by Carissa Browning. The last two are the Be Gentle pattern by Melissa Simpson.

Looking at these it is so hard to think that there are little ones who are so small that they need these. I am hoping to get a few more done before the KAL ends mid May. Until next time ....