Time for an Update

I have with me a great big glass of red wine and a great Evening Noni Adventure Bag finished (as usual) just in time for a friend's birthday tomorrow. If I do say so myself, I made one nice purse (with the help of one great pattern). I'm not totally crazy with the rings, but it was all M&J Trim had, and beggers can't be choosers when they realize they forgot to order said purse rings and it's a Thursday afternoon and said knitter needs said rings for Sunday. At 3 hanks of cascade 220, you can't beat the purse for it's price, and I have a LOT of yarn left over. We're talking about half of the third skein. And since it was such a great pattern, I'm going to tackle the Long Weekend size, which should be fun....at 9 skeins...That thing, pre-felt, is going to large enough to put a small child in. I'm also very happy to report that felting the checkerboard in my front loading washer wasn't a fluke, I also did the adventure bag in it and it came out lovely.

In other news, I finished my version of Endora and if I do say so myself, it came out beautifully. I didn't like the look of the plush border, so I stuck with the Lullaby and picked up a few extra stitches on each side to get the ruffle. The mom to be (now just the mom) loved it and has been putting it to good use.

Also, here are pictures of the Men's Cashmere Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts and Stephanie Japel's Orangina that were Christmas presents for my step-father and my mother. Loved these too. That seems to be a recurring theme with me. Loving the patterns I knit. Never would have guessed that one. And the last picture is a crocheted scarf made for a friend for Christmas out of Tilli Tomas Disco Lights in a teal colorway. I also bought a hank of it in colorway American Beauty which is absolutely delicious, but I'm holding onto it for a very special pattern. Hopefully it will come around soon, I hate seeing it lie there, waiting to be used.