Catch-up Time

The last little while, I’ve been working on little, one-skein items instead of big projects.  I did a lot of Christmas knitting this year:

A set of Ringwood Gloves for a friend at work, a Noro scarf for my Mother-in-law, Wine & Roses fingerless gloves for another friend at work,  a hooded cowl for my sister, and a beanie for Mike.

When the new year started, and I could start knitting for myself again, I found myself still working on smaller projects.  I did a Saxony Scarf, which was quite possibly the neatest set of cables I’ve ever done.  The fact that there are two different cable patterns on the two different sides of the fabric is kinda freaky, until you actually do it and see how it works.

I did a set of Gothic Gloves (ravelry link) for myself as well. Gloves are a nice, easy thing to do, I’m finding.

 

I’ve also joined two different Yarn clubs this year - Tanis Fibre Arts Year in Colour and Indigodragonfly's SmartAss Knitters/World Domination.  I’ve received the first Year in Colour package already – SMA/WD won’t start until June.

I just, this morning, blocked that first project from the Year in Colour club.  The pattern was kinda cool – it a decorative scarf-y thing – but I think my gauge was off, since there was no way I was blocking it as long as the original pattern specified.  This was my first time using blocking wires, and I’ve gotta say, they do make the stretching part of blocking a lot easier.

The colour’s a icy blue, and not really not a me-ish colour, but the result is lovely.  I just hope that when I un-pin it, it’ll be usable, and not too short.

And now, and I’m about to cast on a larger project for the first time in quite a while.  A Featherweight Cardigan in Silky Viola’s Fancy Lace is up next.