That was the view yesterday afternoon. The school I work at was only open 1 day last week. It’s been a pleasant surprise break, with lots of knitting but not much to show for it — been working on the scarf for Jasper, mostly. It’s a little over a foot long and I already used up a ball of the black and am waiting for the rest that I ordered. Other than that, I went back to work on the Stormcloud Shawl and have been contemplating new cast-ons. Not sure what I want to make next, though.
Well, that’s not entirely true. I’m thinking of braving socks for the Ravelympics. Anyone know a good toe-up pattern for sport weight?
Test knit of the diamond hat v1.0 is complete! Many thanks to Emma for knitting it for me. There are a few kinks to be worked out in the pattern and I’ll be test knitting 1 myself before it’s done, but it’s closer to reality. 
I finished Sweet Marguerite (pattern) last night. It’s cute and comfy and very very warm — I didn’t get as many photos as I wanted because I had to take it off as it made my forehead sweat.
I cast on yesterday for a project for Jasper in the same Mirasol Tupa yarn I made his mitts in. (Of course, the only yarn he’ll let me knit for him in is 50% silk.) The yarn annoyed me in making those mitts, but so far it’s been nice to knit with. I’m starting to wonder if it’s the needles I used for the mitts as they’re the least smooth of all my bamboo needles.The texture is turning out fine with the needles I’m using now. *shrug*
I’m basing it on the Gathered Scarf (ravelry) but it’s going to be rather modified by the time I’m done – multiple colors & longer repeats in between the gathers. Also, Jasper wants it to be like 6 feet long. Whee! (It’s actually going to be more black than orange, but there was only one ball of the black in stock so I’ll have to get more later.)
Final version of the FOs: 2009 page is up.
I finished 19 projects last year: 5 hats, 4 cowls, 4 pairs of fingerless mitts, 2 bags, 1 scarf, 1 sock, and a very silly cosy. 13 were presents, 2 were for donation and only 1 was for me.
I still have 3 unfinished projects from 2009 I’m working on, a hat, a shawl & a stole. All are for me.
So I guess I didn’t do so good on that fall resolution to knit for myself, huh? In truth, I wasn’t expecting to do much Christmas knitting but I kept getting inspired in December.
I’m a bit behind, I know, but I figured I’d post all the presents I was hiding until they were given out.
For dad: a highly modified version of the Thanksgiving Day Mitts (ravelry | mine). These were the most annoying of the gift knitting, taking several restarts to adjust to the right size, but everyone in the family loved the cables and dad was quite happy with them. I do wish I’d made them a little longer in the hand after the thumb, though.
For Erik: Max’s Staircase Tam (ravelry | mine) and a Seaweed Cowl (ravelry | mine). The cowl was a last-minute thing when I still had a third of the ball left after finishing the hat. I think they look good on him.
For Karl: Diamond Scarf (ravelry). This is the scarf I’ve posted about before. I’m working on the accompanying hat pattern (not for Karl, who apparently doesn’t wear hats) so you’ll get to see them some day.
I also finally gave my friend those Full O’ Win Mitts and the matching hat at New Years’ and she liked them.
