Week in Review

I have been a busy little girl this week.  Went through all my yarn (no small feat) and got several bags of odds and ends suitable for giving to nursing home or donate to a place where it could be put to good use.
I used up lots of stash making the following three garments; one for a friend of my mom's, and the two lap blankets for church ministry.
I did all this, plus walked three mornings this week, and saw Tom Turkey (5 of them) with his tail feathers all ruffled up while at Runge. Of course, I did not have my camera, but it was a first-time-in-my-life sighting. We have seen these turkeys growing all summer, and it was fun to watch them strut their stuff!  Nature is awesome.
Now to go back downstairs and get another batch of stash (which I actually sorted into shawl, blanket, baby, etc) and start another project!!!

Enjoy!

Rectangle Granny Blanket

Verge

Use the Force!!!!

Made this little Yoda hat for a friend's grandson, who is 4-5 months old.  He and his dad are going as Yoda and Luke Skywalker(the dad).  Got it in the mail yesterday.  What a hoot!

Use the Force

Another one bites the dust!!

Just finished another UFO last night!!!
This started out as Mara.  When I got to the ruffle part, I just couldn't make myself kfb for a total of 500+ stitches, then K2P2 for 5 inches!!!  SO...................I put on a skinny ruffle, and I like it!!!

Color not so good.  If the sun comes out today, I'll get some outside pictures!!!

The LONG road to finishing a UFO

FINALLY, after starting this shawl over a year ago, I got this beauty done!!!!  It's a 10 row repeat, with either one stitch increased or one stitch decreased every 10 rows.  It got to be a little monotonous, so I put it down last fall, and made LOTS of other things.  Last week, after Knit Nite, I picked it up and got it finished in five days!!!  I was at the halfway point then.  It's around 84 inches long, and 11 inches wide.  It is a pattern from Jane Austen Knits Summer 2012.
Margaret Dashwood Shawl

One more major UFO to finish up, then it's back to knitting for Christmas gifts, and getting some things in my queue started (and finished!)

Curious collective shawl finished!!!

I finished this shawl yesterday evening!!!!  So happy to be done!!!!  It was an interesting knit; I will likely wait a long time before I tackle it again.
Enjoy!!!

Curious Collective Shawl

On a side note, got to Wichita, and realized all I had packed was underwear!!!!  Made a quick trip to Kohl's and got some bargains!!!  OMG, I'm getting old!!  I had the clothes I wanted to take with me hanging up downstairs, and plain old forgot about them!!!

Curious...Part II

I've just gotten to the half-way point!!!  Finished with bobbles, and twist cables.  I am hopeful it will go faster now, even though I'm up to 297 stitches, with two increases each row.  Oh well, keeps me off the streets.

Curious collective shawl

Curious Collective Shawl

This shawl was constructed on Ravelry via people's votes on yarn, shaping, etc.  It is an interesting pattern.
I'm at 30%.  It is a KAL, but I don't remember when we are to be finished.

Curious Collective Shawl

I'm using Baby Bee yarn in grey and grape.  The pattern called for sock yarn, but can't find solid colors in this town.  I increased my needle size, and actually made the gauge!!!!!  GerryArt, I know you'd be proud of that little fact!!!