Finished size (post-felting): about 7″ from top to tip
Yarn: Paton’s Classic Merino for the white, Lion Wool for the orange & yellow
Needles: Size 13 circs and Size 11 dpns
Pattern: Candy Corn Inspired Bag
mods: I wanted to make it smaller, so I cast on less stitches and worked the decreases every garter ridge in the yellow.

Started: 13 October 2007
Finished: 30 October 2007
made for: Halloween swap pal

Finished size: preemie sized
Yarn: Emu Superwash DK in the Rainbow color. (leftover from A’s socks)
Needles: Size 3
Pattern: Feather & Fan Preemie Hat from the 2007 Pattern-a-Day Calendar

Started: late August 2007 …
Finished: 27 October 2007
made for: Hats for Alex

I got an awesome package from my pal Alpaquita in the Great ‘Weenie Swap over on the knittyboard.

the Lindt chocolates didn’t make it home from the post office. the kinderegg didn’t last long either.
I’m still working on the Pastilles.

the yarn… mmm - Socks that Rock in Purple Rain. (every time I see that, I get the Prince song stuck in my head.)

and a suri alpaca/merino blend to make mittens with:

I can’t wait to cast on!

holiday knitting has kind of stalled. I need to sit down and start something (anything? everything?). then I can pick and choose what to work on. but I haven’t yet.

at least the overall knitting mojo hasn’t died. Vintage Velvet has sort of become my default project (I’m nearing the end of the first ball of yarn) when nothing else will do. The Candy corn bag is nearly finished - just needs some handles, and maybe a trip through the machine to felt it. k-chan #2 has been felted, I just need to sit down and sew the other end of the handle on.

life is getting a little crazy, so the blog may be quiet. (well, quieter than my usual.) I’ll at least attempt to keep ravelry up-to-date, so the sidebar will reflect progress. (Knitwars will also be kept up - got to keep leveling up, ya know)

and now for a rant about the Bond USM. works great for large stretches of stockinette, no doubt. (that’s why I’m working my Harry Potter scarf on it). but they tell you ‘don’t let the knitting hit the floor’. what they don’t tell you is how to keep it from doing so once it gets to an unwieldy length. and so I’m working it in blocks at the moment and need to figure out how to rig them into something scarf-like at some point. (kitchener? three needle bind off? not sure yet). they do have a customer service number you can call, but that’s only open until 4pm Eastern time. right, because the only time I use the machine is during Eastern time’s business hours. grr.

Finished size: woman’s large
Yarn: Paton’s Classic Merino in Palais, Taupe, Wedgewood & Faded Denim
Needles: Size 13 (Denise set)
Pattern: Fiber Trend’s Felted Clogs
mods: none

Started: 10 October 2007 …
Finished: 20 October 2007
made for: myself

I love them! I almost overfelted them, but managed to save them in the nick of time. They fit perfectly (though they’re still a bit damp after drying overnight. yeah, I love them that much, I can’t not wear them right now.) The pattern confused me a bit at first, but like many things in knitting, once you just accept and follow the pattern, it works out as it should. These knit up pretty quick - I can see why people find them addictive and make them for everyone they know. (I’m contemplating making them for next year’s holiday gift theme. will have to see if my sister thinks they’d wear them…) I’m also wondering how they’d work for ghillie-covers at feiseanna - probably would need non-slip soles added to prevent killing myself.

Here’s more pics: