nothing new (kind of)

Technically I have nothing new to share this week.  A few WIP's have been worked on this week but nothing finished up... however... I would like to share a project I finished a little less than a month ago because I am so very proud of it.

From Valentines day until March 29 there was a crochet along in progress that I was part of.  It was to make a Pineapples for Everyone shawl designed by Marie Segares.  I decided to go ahead and jump in even though I had never done anything like it.  I also decided to use a much lighter weight yarn that I had ever used before that I had picked up a while back because I just loved the colors.  I must say I am very glad I decided to make this and just love the shawl.  Now I just have to figure out what to wear it with and where!

Well, that's it for me this week.   Head on over to Tami's blog to check out some other fantastic FO Friday posts!

scrappy-ghan, some socks and a dog

Back for another WIP Wednesday!  I have a few things to share today.  One is an afghan that I started back in December.  I work on it here and there as I get either the desire or some scraps built up.  I have been making a push on it the last week or so because I want to use it on my bed this summer.  It would  be much lighter than the heavy comforter that we have used the last 5 or so years.  I am really enjoying using up some of the novelty yarns that I have picked up over the years for whatever crazy reason and never actually used.  I think its the perfect place for them, and they add some nice occasional texture changes.

I also started a pair of socks for me last night.  The only other socks I have ever done were for my Mom, in a worsted weight (at her request/insistence).  I am quite thrilled to be working on my first pair for me... and its also my first time actually using some of the ohhhh 30 or so skeins of sock yarn I have collected so far.  I like the pattern so far, although reading through other peoples project notes most don't like the style of heel in it so I am a bit nervous to get that far.

That pretty much wraps up my week's projects.  I didn't get nearly as much done as I had hoped since last Thursday we adopted a fantastic 5 year old dog out of the shelter.  Much of the week has been spent getting acquainted with him and him with us and our habits.  He is very well behaved and absolutely adores the boys.  Here is a photo of him napping on their blankets while they are at school. 

Well,  be sure to check in and see some other WIP Wed projects and I'll see you again on Friday!

And now my first FO Friday!

Well,  On Wednesday I posted my first ever WIP Wed so now I have my first FO (Finished Object) Friday!  I managed to get a couple things done this last week.  First up is my first ever amigurumi.  The guy I picked to start out with was probably not one of the best for a first one... those antennae sure made closing him up even more awkward!  My Zoink is made out of scraps, and even partially filled with scraps to go along with the freshstitches scrap-a-long that is going on right now.  I am quite pleased with how he turned out and am trying to decide what I want to make next.


The other finished object that I have for this week is a sleep mask that I made for myself.  I tend to sleep much better with one so when the other half gets up to go to the bathroom the light from the other rooms don't wake me up.  I used the Owl Eye Mask pattern and modified the colors a bit.  Actually the pattern itself was pretty vague so a lot of it was my interpretations based on the picture.  Rather than an around the head strap I made loops to hook over my ears, and the other major difference was that I made a cute little heart for the nose rather than a triangle like the photo.  It works very well and I just love the colors/cuteness of it.

I think that wraps me up for today.  To check out other FO Fridays around the web be sure to stop in at Tami's Amis.

my first WIP Wednesday

I'm going to try to start posting WIP's (Works in Progress) each Wednesday now.  Soon I hope to figure out the linking back to other WIP Wed posts around the web but for today mine is it as I am a little short on time.

Here is an afghan that I started last week.  I bought the yarn last fall, and even had the pattern I wanted to use it with picked out just had not started yet.  I am finding that its going nice and steady once I got started and I am so very pleased with it.

 

The only thing I am a bit unsure of as I look at it now is the colors.  While I love the colors and they make me think of fall leaves, when I was looking at it I realized it made me think of some old photos of me as a kid...