WIP Wednesday - March Edition

On the Needles
Strangely enough I only have two active WIPs at the moment (don't ask me about my UFOs though....) - mostly because I just finished a number of things and am swatching for several others ;-)

I'm knitting a pair of socks for one of Henriette's colleagues. She commisioned three pairs from me last year, and liked them so much that she's now asked for another 5! She's a knitter herself (but doesn't do socks), so she knows how much time it takes, and therefore pays really well. I've told her I'd be happy to do it for half, but she insists, so I'm definitely happy to knit her more! This first pair allowed me to play around with colourwork a bit. She wanted it plain with a contrasting toe and fun fade - so I tried my best. I finished the first one in just a few days - the yarn is awesome, so it flew off the needles. After finishing a bunch of things for others (see below ;-) ), I decided it was time to make something for myself and picked up an old UFO (unfinished object). I started this Almond Tee last year sometime, and then put it down for the summer (the yarn's very warm) and just never picked it up again! Chances are I'll finished it just as it's getting too hot to wear again, but ah well - at least I'll have it for next fall then! I've just finished the body and need to pick up for the sleeves. Off the Needles
I finished the Telemark pullover shortly after my last post and finally got the chance to gift it to Hugo last week. Fortunately Ida (his mother) loved it and promised to send me photos of him wearing it :-D The elephants are my own design. I've added the chart to my ravelry project page. I went to visit Nina weekend before last, so worked hard on finishing the Granny Shrug Cocoon in time. I was a bit nervous about it, as I thought the fit was slightly weird, but once again Nina proved that she knows what looks good on her. She absolutely rocked it! It got a bit dull to make the giant granny square in a plain yarn, but the end result was well worth it. Still, if I ever make this again, I think I'll use a varigated or self-striping yarn.... or just thicker yarn, so the square is done faster! :-D Once the square is done, the rest takes no time at all!

And finally I made a bit of a joke gift for Henriette. She's one of the few people I know who uses placemats instead of a tablecloth, so once I saw these mandela placemats I knew I had to make them for her! And of course I had to make them match her, Lars' and my chosen colours for game nights - so blue, green and red it was! I probably actually like the green one the best myself (the red ended up being a bit to loud due to the yellow, but the alternative was pink and that looked weird), but the three look great together. I'm seeing her on Friday, so she'll get them there.