Enough with the scarves already!

On the left is the "Vanilla Sugar" scarf in Plymouth Eros and Crystal Palace Fizz (10 stitches on #17 bamboos). It's very fuzzy and narrow! On the right is an experiment in Fonty Serpentine Ribbon Yarn (a citrus green color) with Eros Glitz in blue/greens. I've been cautious about ribbon yarn (too slippery on the needle?), but the Serpentine was a dream to work with. 

Christmas is when?!?

These are two of the purses I'm doing for my nieces - prefelted. These were knitted using Lamb's Pride worsted in Amethyst and Limeade (top) and Amethyst and Onyx (bottom) on Addi Turbos #13 (24") 

Baby, it's gonna get cold outside

Remember the friend who is moving? Well this is his scarf in Berroco Chinchilla (deep sage green which doesn't show very well in the pic) and his wife's scarf in Plymouth Firenze in shades of turquoise. I figured Frankie and Ev are gonna need some cuddlies to keep them warm in the damp, chilly Northwest! 

6 of the 7. And you thought I was making it up?

Scarves, scarves, and more scarves

My WIP list got put on hold as I worked on a scarf for a friend moving to Washington State. He's sort of a funky fellow (climbin' bud of MrCatty), so I used a dark mossy green Chinchilla on #9 bamboos and worked thru almost two skeins in a garter stitch. Loved it.

Mr Catty and I carpooled this week, so I started and finished the Vanilla Sugar scarf. Ended up frogging it the first time thru since I cast on too many stitches and didn't like the width. (Nah, nah, nah - I can't hear any of you yelling at me "DO A FREAKIN' SWATCH FIRST!) The revised scarf was 1 skein each Eros and Fizz on #17 bamboos. It's long and skinny, but looks way cool wrapped multiple times around the neck.

And in a side note. Bamboo straight needles are my new favorite thing. Slowly but surely (or more quickly if I come into a large sum of money) I'm switching over all my metal needles. Except for my Addi circulars.

Current Works In Progress (WIPs)

Small knitted bags for my nieces' Christmas gifts using up wool remnants.
Edging a polar fleece blanket for my father's Christmas gift.
"Sitcom Chic" cardigan for me in a tan and black cotton/acrylic.
A vanilla sugar scarf for me in Eros and Fizz 

Pics to follow when I figure out how to load them.

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