Merry, Merry, Merry
So here's the super quickie holiday knitting update: I didn't exactly finish. Hee.
I tried *really* hard, but no dice. I also tried the purple present on in the car with some bulky clothes on, and it didn't fit right, and I had a nervous breakdown and almost frogged the whole thing. Luckily, I made an emergency phone call to High Energy Jenny, who talked me down and let me know that there were ways to fix the thing. And guess what: when I got home and tried it on in front of the mirror, IT FIT FINE. Wanna see what it looked like on the recipient?
It's Tubey on Cathy!
For those who couldn't tell, it's Tubey from the Winter Knitty. It fits my sister perfectly! She really likes it, so I'm knitting away on it - I'm about 8 inches into the body now. I'm using Peruvian Alpaca from Elann.com. I got stitch gauge perfectly, and my row gauge is a tiny bit off, but so far it's working great. This yarn is soft soft soft and totally affordable.
That's not all the holiday knitting! I whipped up this headband for my sister as well:
It's Panta on Cathy!
I found this pattern on craftster.org, and it's super quick and super cute. I used some Mountain Colors yummy yarn that HEJ gave me (I also used this yarn to make a pair of fingerless gloves for my friend Roxanne and I totally forgot to take a picture. D'oh!) Here's the Panta I made for myself:
Cell phone pic taken on the road.
I used 100% acrylic (gasp!) Caron's Simply Soft, and I LOVE it. It's totally great for bedhead or bad hair days. I've been wearing the crap out of this thing. (If you google "panta headband" you will find the link to the craftster forum. Craftster.org has the best knitting forum threads!)
I don't have time for a big long holiday post with more pics-- I'll definitely be doing that this week. I have to go get ready for my trip to COLORADO!!! Whee!!! But before I go, I'll have to show you what Jacob gave me for Christmas. Here's a few hints:
It's got a macro mode.
And a black and white mode. It's in this picture!
It's a new digital camera, and it is totally awesome. I'll show you more pics later! I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday with lots of family and friends. I had so much fun with Jacob's family and my family -- I feel so lucky to have such awesome people in my life!
Comments (3)
Yay for a solid tubey! I want to knit a solid tubey, too! I cannot WAIT to see the finished product.
And kick-ass camera. The pants did good! :P
Posted by allison | January 6, 2006 8:56 AM
Love the purple sweater! I wasn't so sure about the Tubey pattern but now I am totally on board. I love it in one solid color. Lucky sister!
Yay digital camera! The pics look awesome!
Posted by frecklegirl | December 27, 2005 8:46 PM
I love Tubey. While I really like the striped version, it's going to look great in a solid.
Posted by Jenn | December 27, 2005 1:22 PM