Christmas Tidings

I have been very busy the last few months. I went back to work, which has slowed down my knitting considerably. I did manage to get a few things done for Christmas.

The Hex Socks by Cookie A for my MIL. Knit out of Hazel Knits Artisan yarn in Impluse.



Chevalier Mittens for my Daughter. Knit out of Hazel Knits Artisan yarn in Lilypad.



A sweater vest for my Son. Knit out of Encore yarn.



A shawl for my sister. The pattern is my own. It is made out of Hazel Knits Artisan in Meadow.



A shawl for my Mother. The pattern is called Arroyo and it is made from Malabrigo Silky Merino.



With Fingerless Gloves to match. The pattern is called Welted Fingerless Gloves by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas.



Remember this is like 6 months worth of knitting. So it is not as ambitious as it looks.

Summer Hazel

I received some lovely yarns this summer from Hazel Knits.

The June shipment was inspired by the sea.



The August shipment was inspired by the farm. And it included one of my patterns, Haystacks.

Summer musings

I am so glad summer is over. The kids are back at school and life returns to some kind of normal.

I did get some wonderful yarns this summer. First off was the June shipments from Cookie A, "Oh My Darling" from Hazel Knits



and Janel Laidman, Madelinetosh.



Then there were the August shipments from them too.
Metamorphosis in Sugar Jets from A Verb For Keeping Warm was the Cookie A treat.




And Socktopus, Sokkusu in A slice of Orange.



There is also my shipments from Hazel knit club. I still have to take those pictures. I will share later this week.

Knit Companion

One of my patterns, Twisted Mockery, was included in the trial version of Knit Companion. This is a great app for the IPad. You import your PDF patterns into it and use it as you knit.

The patterns become very interactive. You can highlight your charts as you work on them. You should really go check it out! I have been playing with it and can't wait to knit with it.

Summer Knits

I have been doing lots of knitting that is secret or boring. So I could not blog about it. I will have to put up some of my recent acquisitions.

I have finally finished a pair of socks that I can show. The pattern is Gush by Yarnissima for the Solid Socks group on Ravelry. It was a very fun knit, as I always love pages of charts.

Watershed

Here is one of the things I finished on my Blogging hiatus.

It is Watershed, by Amy Swenson. It is a cute little bolero made from Debbie Bliss Eco Cotton for my daughter.

Their dress code at school does not allow for bare shoulders so she wanted this to wear over some of her more interesting tank tops. I think she looks really adorable.

Catch up

The last few months have been very busy in our household.

I worked from Feb to April doing taxes. That kept me really busy and there was not too much time for anything.

I have managed to finish a few items. One of which was the first Cookie A sock Haleakala, from her sock club. Shipment three should be here later this week.



There have also been a few stealth projects that I might be able to talk about later in the summer.