More Knitting in Progress

I'm still knitting....as usual. :D

Here's the hat I made in the mountains:


Now, I'm making a scarf to go with it.


The yarn I'm using for those projects is some super bulky alpaca that came in a "Nicky Knits" kit. I got the kit at Hobby Lobby in the clearance aisle for a great price! :)


I'm also working on a shawl, using two different yarns in my stash. Lion Brand "Moonlight Mohair" in the color "Northern Lights", and Moda Dea "Dream" in black. They look good together, and make such a lovely shawl. I'm calling this project my "Dream by Moonlight" shawl.

Knitting in the Mountains

This past weekend was my 6th wedding anniversary, so my hubby and I went to the mountains. It was beautiful!

We stayed in a mountain home that belongs to one of my piano students. So gorgeous. We kept wishing that we could live there.

Here's the view from the dining room table.


And another view from the dining room table:


I spent quite a bit of time, knitting in this comfy chair.


I had everything within easy reach at that spot: A cup of coffee, a fun book, my knitting project, binoculars, a small can of almonds, and my Nintendo DS. I was a happy girl.


One day, I decided to sit outside and knit on the porch. The weather was perfect.

Yay! I Finished Two Projects!

Woo Hoo! I did it! I finished the helmetliner! I'll mail it out tomorrow. ;)


I ended up having to use 3 different yarns for the helmetliner, because I kept running out of yarn. I started off with some Berella Muskoka I had in my stash. It's a superwash wool, and is nice and soft. The only problem was that the dye rubbed off on my hands. I ran out of that yarn before I made the top of the hat.

Then, I added on a skein of Pingouin Pure Laine No 5, in a putty color that went well with the Muskoka. I finished the top of the hat, then started to frame the face opening, and ran out of THAT!


Next, I looked in my stash of wool yarn, and found a soft brown vintage yarn called "Lady Galt Kroy". It's fingering weight, so I had to hold two strands together to be the same thickness as the worsted weight yarn I was using on the rest of the helmetliner.


It all worked together perfectly! :D


The other project I finished was a cozy to use for those hot take-out cups of coffee. A fast and easy project. ;)

Soldiers and a Yarn Shop

My latest two projects are for a soldier, and my cousin's yarn shop.

The one for a soldier is a helmetliner. One of the girls in the Knitting Help Forum is collecting helmetliners, so I said I would try to make one. I'm right at the deadline now, so I hope I finish in time. If not, I'll just mail it directly to the soldiers.

I'm using Berella Muskoka yarn, in a camouflage color. The only problem with the yarn is that it is not holding the dye very well. Whenever I knit this project, my fingers turn black. :(


Here is how far I've gotten on the helmetliner. It's starting to look like a science project now!


Here's a side view:


The other project I'm working on is another display model for my cousin's yarn shop "Cottage Yarn". I'm using Universal Yarn Deluxe Chunky 100% Wool yarn in a nice periwinkle blue color. The pattern came from the Cascade Yarn website, called "Childs Alternative Cable Pullover". So far, I've almost finished the back.