Adam's Nanny

Little Hats - Save the Children

 Just an update, I have surpassed my person goal of 30 hats and completed 35 for Save the Children.  I am sorry the deadline has approached so quickly.  I loved knitting these hats.  And they left me with the idea to make pom-poms out of all my little bits of left over yarn. No waste.  

 

And I just received an e-mail from Knit Picks that my harmony wood sock needles are in the mail.  I've never used harmony wood needles but everyone I know that has used them, loves them so I thought I would invest in the sock needles and give them a try. 

A New Year

So I am having a great start to the New Year.

    A very dear friend (and a knitting genius) has worked out all the problems with my Wendy Knits Shawl

and I am ready to begin the second section. One less project to rip.

But then I hate to report that my sweater shawl became a disaster.

It was knitting up beautifully and then I tried it on.  Was I thinking I looked like Nicole Kidman when I started the project?  It is a lovely piece but not one to be worn by someone who looks more like present-day Oprah than Nicole Kidman.  So I started unraveling the skeins and skeins of yarn that I had knitted.  I would like to turn it into a blanket but I'll wait and take my time before starting on another project.

So I spent the holidays not worrying about any large knitting projects and concentrated on knitting caps for Save the Children.  I found a wonderful group on Ravelry, Knit One Save One,   and have been knitting these caps for the past ten days.  I have eighteen done and hoping to complete thirty before the deadline.  

 

And just in time for Christmas, I completed a scarf for my son.  It was done in Noro Silk Garden.  He was completely surprised (since this is the first time I finished something for him) and he loved it.