The FOs continue
Ahhhh - the beauty of simplicity and quick knits!
In the past two days I have finished three hats - the Pup’s, TAT’s and Kinzie-bug’s. Pictures are below the cut - surpises and all that.
The girls’ hats are both done in the same yarn - shown on the left. The boy’s hat is on the right. And, I did his with an extra strand of dark blue worsted along with the main yarn. Gives it a bit more body.
So - that leaves me with two more to complete and then I will be finished (yeah, right) with the grandbabies. Then it is on to the Mama’s. And, yeah . . . I likely won’t be showing the mamas’ FOs here - at least not until after the big day. You understand, of course, because at least one of them reads here.
I have been crawling all over the ‘net looking for cool patterns. And, while shopping with the bugget yesterday (why, yes . . . all of our grandkiddos have nicknames - why do you ask?) I picked up Judith Durrant’s 101 One Skein Wonders and can just feel my fingers itching to get into some of those quick and easy and FAST (did I mention, FAST?) patterns. Wow!!!
There are socks and mittens and hats and toys and scarves and, and, and . . . you get the picture. So - break out your stash and get knitting - we are closing in quickly on the big day.
Oh, just checked and see that the finished afghans I sent off to Shelly on Saturday have arrived to her post office. They’re just waiting for her to pick up. It’s not too late, you know . . . you can STILL join in on the fun of helping to make some kids really happy when they arrive at Camp Sanguinity next summer.
More tomorrow . . . don’t forget to click Read the Rest to see the hats.
November 27th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
I love these too- I need this pattern if you could. Also- showed the FO for the girl to my girl and she loves it!! It has major 12 year old approval!!
November 28th, 2007 at 10:07 am
[...] I love working with the squares - making them all the same size (or as close as possible) by adding the black edge - then joining them one by one, two by two, six by six - seeing a lot of singles coming together to make a whole. [...]
November 28th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
You’ve convinced me that I have to learn to knit. I’ll be ready to try anything different after all these afghans! lol. I want to try the hats, I’ve seen such cute knitted hats lately. You wanna come to Texas and teach me? what would that fee be?
December 5th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Hey, Girlfriend! I’ve got a hand-written thank you note to send to you! I thought those afghans were gorgeous. Thank you so much for your hard work…and for the donation…and for those mints! I’ve gotta post a picture of those…it’s too funny. I’ve got something just as silly to send to you from Texas.
I’d rather get you here, though! I need some help! Today I received 7 afghans! Gotta go snap pictures. Many MANY Texas sized (or Alaska sized) hugs your way.
Shelly