Time for a knitting update! With well over a dozen hats completed, I thought I should take a batch to the cancer center. Since I had a doctor appt. in the next building, so I took them in. It has been really cold here, & it may take a bit to finish the second dozen. I made sure to take pictures of the completed hats before I dropped them off, so I can share! :) I want to get pics of the rest that are done also, but my live models are not cooperative..or else just plain not here! I may have to stuff them with plastic bags again, or maybe I can get the dog to model...hmmm!
I finally made my lazy self get to the store for rustproof pins so I can block the shawl. I'm hoping block it this weekend, so pictures should be available soon. It is my first (& only, so far!) effort at a shawl, & I'm pleased with the results. I can't wait to see the finished product! I hope it meets with my expectations!
In my hat adventures, I've been browsing through my leftovers & getting an itch. There is so much focus on Domino or Patchwork knitting lately. It seems it would be a great way to use the really small leftovers in the stash. So, I did some research on the internet. Duh, it is soooo easy! Plus it is something I've already done before. It is simply mitered garter stitch blocks. I did this with the Psychedelic Squares afghan I've mentioned before. The sts for the next block are picked up & knitted from the previous block. I played with it a little yesterday. It would be fun to do, but I don't think I have enough different colors to make an afghan. I like BIG afghans, & all I have left in any quantity is white & cream colors in various dye lots.
So...is it really bad of me to be thinking of doing something else while I still have hats & a sweater to finish? I think not! Only a knitter can understand!
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