I'm out of good hat lines

And, a day later, here's the second hat in my spree.



Pattern: Icing Swirl Hat, by Ysolda Teague
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Chunky in spice, about 3/4 of a skein, on US10.5 needles



I had picked up the yarn at the Knitsmiths swap last month because I really liked the color. And I tried the take-photos-of-myself-using-the-bathroom-mirror thing again, but it didn't work so well this time around. So Cat was kind enough to take some photos before knitting group tonight, which got us stared at by some people in Qdoba. Knitters providing entertainment, as usual.

Tipping my hat

I seem to be in hat mode right now. There's something about a quick project that is soothing to me at the moment; the lacy scarf I started the other day has already been put aside (it will be picked up again, I swear). This hat is the first (and not the last) I've started in the last few days.



Pattern: Smoky, by Kate Harris
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Heavyweight in lemongrass (0.32 of a skein) on US3 and US9 needles



Maybe I was hoping that by knitting it, I would bring spring closer? Not that it worked; between the time I cast on the hat and when I put it on for picture taking tonight, it's gone from cold to nice to snowing again.



I love the color of this yarn, and I've got a good chunk of the skein left. Guess I'll have to find something else to do with it. :)

And I was amused by having to block it on a dinner plate to stretch out the lace, so I had to take a picture of that as well.



And now back to hat #2...

Waving on by

I've been trying to knit from stash lately--I haven't bought yarn in two months, go me!--and I'd had these three skeins of Berroco Jasper hanging around. They were always meant to be a stripey scarf, but I didn't know exactly what I wanted until I found this pattern.



Pattern: Waving Chevron Scarf, by leethal
Yarn: Berroco Jasper, 1 skein each in red, blue, and green, on size 10.5 US needles
Notes: I just knit away until I ran out of yarn. Quick knit for a scarf, and the yarn is so soft and totally yummy. If I could afford it I'd make a sweater out of it just to have something ultra cozy in which to curl up.

And the long view:

Is it bigger on the inside?

I hadn't planned on doing more Doctor Who stuff for a while, but I spent a good chunk of the weekend wandering around my apartment doing every little task or project I could find. And this was one of the results:



I had picked up the bag and fabric paint months ago, and the stencil is from a jack o'lantern carving. I found it here months ago and, as I'm not much of a pumpkin carver, I thought this might be a fun use for it. So now I have a Doctor Who and his TARDIS bag.