Finished Object 11.2

This is my 2nd FO of 2011...

I originally started knitting this for myself.  But then I decided to gift it to a great girl that works with me in honor of her moving to China for the next several months for work... a sort of a good luck present.

This yarn is Cascade 220 in Fuchsia.... LOVE IT!!

I got it from Rare Purls in Duluth, GA over the Christmas holidays...

 Fab.

As impromptu a gift as it was, it was my first foray into knitting for someone else........ gggrrrrrrr....

 Madelinetosh Honey Cowl in Cascade 220 Worsted

.....all I know is, she BETTA be wearing it the next time I see her...... I'm kidding........ kind of.



 Holla!

Finished Object 11.1

I actually finished this months ago...

...but I only just got around to actually taking a picture of it...

 So, I'm just going to count it as my first FO of 2011.

 Broken Cable Cowl in Cascade 220 Undyed Peruvian Highland Wool

I would definitely knit this again, but I would choose a softer, drapier yarn... something more along the line of LB Thick and Quick or the like...

Holla!

goodness gracious sakes alive....

I was just visiting my friends book blog Penny Pimpin and I was pleasantly surprised to see my site on her blog list.... only to be shocked and awed to see that it had been 3 MONTHS (!?!) since my last post.

Shameful.

I'm astounded that so much time has past without my really realizing it.  So much has been going on... My company changing hands and locations and a general dip in the quality of life there.... A long holiday vacation that made it extremely hard to get back into the swing of things once I got back.... The horrible weather we have been having here in the City.... ((ssiigghh))

All that has just lended to a general lethargy that has kept me sitting on my ass for the most part.... Luckily, that's were I do most of my knitting... ;-D!

I do have some finished projects that I need to post, but some of them are gifts that have yet to be handed over, so it will be a week or so before I will be able to share them.

I can say that I have a few new projects planned...

I desparately need a hat alternative for these cold weekday mornings.  As much time as I spend getting my hair together in the morning, I'll be damned if I'm going to tug a hat over it!

I have found these two styles, but I'm torn...

 This choice is the Vanessa Headband by Nancy Ricci... 

I love the cables and its nice and wide over the ears.

 This one is called Cablerimetry by Meg White...

Again, more cables, and I love that it is knitted flat and has a button closure in the back!

While I'm deciding which to do, I plan on casting this one on today...

This is the Honey Cowl by Madelinetosh...

I have the perfect yarn for it that I got over the New Year holiday in Atlanta.  I bought it at a cute little place in Duluth called Rare Purls.  I'll post pics soon!  Promise!!



Holla... and belated Happy New Year!