Ready, Set,, zzzzzzz

That pretty much describes my week. I wanted to knit. I wanted to blog. Both require that I stay awake past 8:30 pm, however. I'm normally a night owl, but, with my DH being sick this week, I have been up before 7 am and crashing at, well, 8:30.

My DH did take a few minutes last night to show me how to upload pictures. I'm going to try to put them in the blog. Wish me luck.

Yes! It worked!

These are my first few "loom" projects. The yellow scarf is the first scarf I EVER knitted, and it is also the scarf that my 4 yo DS promptly threw across the room as a "boring" holiday present. I knitted the blue scarf for his brother.

Pumpkin the bear is modeling my hat, the Garter Stitch Hat from Loom Knitting Primer by Isela Phelps. The picture doesn't do the hat justice. It has a bulky weave and a rolled brim. In this pattern, I had to knit the top in four parts and mattress stitch them together, which I had never done before. I'm very proud of this hat and wore it all winter with many compliments. I need to make matching gloves and a scarf. Oh, and the yarn. I used Patons Shetland Chunky Tweeds "Deep Red." [My apologies to Knit Picks. I did not know your company existed when I purchased this yarn. Obviously, I'll be making fewer of these yarn-selection errors in the future.]

Next, modeling the green scarf I mentioned in my first blog (can you hear the runway music), is Pumpkin the bear.

Finally, I knitted a scarf for my BFF "T." I'm very impressed with myself. T's birthday is in April, and I've finished her present already. That never happens.

What the picture doesn't show clearly is that the scarf has a hole at the bottom third that allows you to pull the scarf through. The pattern is the "Purple Trendy Scarf" from Isela Phelp's Loom Knitting Primer, and I used Yarn Bee Soft Illusion yarn that I found on sale. Several months ago, I finshed another scarf with this this pattern in a very fuzzy pink yarn, which was a wonderful gift for a little girl we know. Of course, the little girl was immediately offended that I did not have a yellow scarf for her brother. I guess I need to add that to my project list.

This week, my goal is to finish a couple of UFOs. I started a loom sock in January, and I want to complete it and the match. I have knitted the Easy Peasy Baby bib by Michelle Acuavera, but I feel like the bib needs some embellishment. The bib has a garter stitch frame around a stockinette center. It reminds me of an empty picture frame. I have an idea, but I'm afraid to reveal it just yet. Look for pictures next week. If you don't see one, assume things turned out very badly.

I probably should shower and dress before the baby wakes up. I hope the weather by you is as beautiful as it is here and that you are able to enjoy it.