Wednesday, November 20, 2019

WIP Wednesday: Week 47

Last time I posted a WIP post I'd recently cast on 3 new things. Since then, I haven't touched either of those things AT ALL, but have cast on a bunch of new things instead! Go figure...

I still really want to finish at least one of the two sweaters for this winter, but I have some gift knitting that I want to get out of the way first. Fortunately that means I have 2 1/2 finished objects to show off this time :-)

I finished the Margrathea shawl for Nina while I was in Exeter... playing a SERIOUS case of yarn chicken for my bind off! I ended up with less than 2 grams remaining. But it's bound off and blocked and absolutely gorgeous :-D Can't wait to give it to her!

Weekend before last, Nina wrote me to say that Jordan could really use a new winter hat if I didn't mind knitting one for him. Of course I didn't! I love knitting hats, but don't often wear them myself, so I was glad to get this chance to get one on the needles anyway. I wrote him to ask what he wanted: "Blue and black - something with diamonds, squares and stripes!" Immediately as he said that, I knew exactly what he meant... but utterly failed to find anything along those lines on Ravelry!!! What's a doting auntie to do? She makes up the pattern herself, of course! As it turned out, it was a super-quick knit, and I finished it in just a day... and I'm actually kinda proud enough of the hat, that I'm thinking of putting it up on Ravelry myself :-P

As for the half-finished object... I've been wanting to knit something for my team at work for quite awhile. They're really awesome people and have all commented positively on my knitting at some point or the other (we have a weekly internal status meeting where I've been allowed to sit and knit for the past few years :-D ) Besides, they're pretty much the best colleagues ever. When I stumbled across the pattern for some super cute owl puffs, I knew I had to make them for them! They each take about 1.5hrs to make, so I should be able to finish before Christmas... otherwise it'll just be a New Years gift instead ;-)
6 down - 6 to go.