WIP Wednesday: V-Stitch Fingerless Mitts

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This week, I have been working on a few different projects.  I finished a pair of bike helmet ear warmers which I will post for FO Friday.  I have continued working on my Groovyghan, and I started a pair of V-stitch fingerless mitts.

These are for a co-worker.  She wanted a pair of these mitts in our high school colors, red and blue.  I think they are turning out very nice :)

I think they should be finished by Friday.

Happy New Year 2013!

Another new year is upon us which means it is time to review my resolutions from last year and make new resolutions for this new year.  Here are my resolutions from last year.

Resolutions for 2012

1. Read more than 33 books

I read 35 books this year.  I will post more details soon.  :)

2. Start my Etsy shop

Another year has gone by without meeting this goal :(

3. Finish my novel

Two novels started.  Neither one is complete yet :(

4. Complete my sweater (only needs sleeves :) should be easy)

I completed the Swirl. :)

5. Diet and exercise

This was a failure again.  I really need to make this a priority :(

6. Try new things

I tried knitting with large needles and bulky yarn which I love.  I also tried mosaic knitting :)

7. Start playing the guitar again

I failed on this one :(

8. Blog more frequently

I have been blogging more frequently on all of my blogs :)

I achieved 50% of my resolutions.  Not too bad.  Now it's time to make some new ones.

Resolutions for 2013

1.  Read more of the classics.

2.  Start my Etsy shop and do some craft fairs

3.  Work on branding my blogs

4.  Complete first draft of my novels (no NaNo this year)

5.  Diet and exercise

6.  Try more new things, especially designing.

7.  Participate in WIP Wednesday, FO Friday and Ravelry challenges

Do you have resolutions this year?  Happy New Year!

Cuteness Overload

Remember those baby hats I crocheted a while ago?  Well here are some pictures of the recipient, baby Madison.  All of the pictures were taken by her mom, my friend Leah.  Enjoy the cuteness.

First, the Cheri hat:

And the owl hat:

Thanks for sharing the pictures, Leah.  She really is adorable.

Lacy Cowl Complete (Late FO Friday)

Pattern:  Lacy Mohair Cowl
Needles:  US size 15
This was made as a Christmas gift for my hair stylist.

I am a little lot embarrassed that I typed my blog address incorrectly on the tag.  It should have been dashes, not underscores.  Ooops.  I will never make that mistake again.

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WIP Wednesday: Groovyghan and a Fuzzy Lacy Cowl

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I have started a Groovyghan. I have been wanting to crochet an afghan for a while now, and when my husband saw the Groovyghan on Ravelry, the decision was made. I am using stash yarns and an H hook.

On Monday, I decided to cast on a cowl to give to my hair stylist as a Christmas gift. I searched Ravelry and found a simple but pretty lacy cowl pattern. I hope she likes it.

Sorry for the crappy pictures. I used my Ipad, and the colors are not accurate. The cowl is a very pretty green color. I will post better pictures next time.

WIP Wednesday: Mitts and a Moose

I have two works in progress(wips) this week.  I have been making myself some fingerless mitts.  I had a great pair that I knit a few years ago, but I cannot find them anywhere, which is actually not a surprise since all my winter accessories are in a pile in a closet.  I really need to get them organized.

Pattern:  V Stitch Fingerless Gloves
Hook:  G
I made a mistake reading the pattern for row 6 and didn't notice until I had almost completed the first mitt.  I decided to just continue with my mistake instead of starting over :)  I also changed the ribbed cuff to a plain sc cuff.

So far this pattern is going well.  The second mitt is feeling a little smaller than the first one, though.

My second wip is for a group challenge on Ravelry.  The challenge is over, but I am still planning to complete my moose head.

Pattern:  Bucky, the Stuffed Moose
Needle: size 4
I love this pattern so far.  I decided to knit in a solid color instead of the multicolored patches.

It's a difficult project to photograph, but I think you can see how the shaping is turning out.  I am also in the planning stages of a groovyghan and thinking about knitting some gloves with fingers as a Christmas gift.

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It's a Cowllage!

Get it?  Hehehe.