Pretty little ribbon

While I was back home last month, I was in need of a new project...or an old project as it turned out to be.  Started way back in August 2012, this faithful desk project had been particularly languishing for the past few months, so I decided to finish it up instead of packing it away again in its sad, half finished state.

2,100 miles of road trip later, we have a fun little scarf.  It will look a bit better once blocked, but that will have to wait until my next return.

The finished product will be a wispy summer wrap of pure cashmere indulgence.  Love it!

The pattern is Lace Ribbon.

Coming along

Two balls of yarn transformed into 70 inches of scarf.  Just keep knitting!

Happy Caturday!  Come Along Pond is coming along quite nicely.  It's about four feet now.

12 of 12: My Clapotis

The 12th, and final, shawl for 2012 was another Clapotis.  The pattern is just so quick and easy, and the FO has great drape and bounce.  After making one for Becca, I had to have one for myself.

 
I didn't technically finish the 12 shawls in 2012 challenge because this one took me until January 2 to bind off.  However, I'm going to count it as a win because I had enough of the shawl done by December 31 to meet the yardage requirements...but wanted to keep knitting for a longer scarf.  I've also been too busy wearing the thing to take photos in order to write this post.  A success all around I would say!

While I enjoyed the 12 in 12 challenge, I'm looking forward to a bit less structure to my knitting queue this year.  Perhaps I'll even finish that first sweater I have on the needles....

I've started to work on a new scarf, inspired by one of Amy Pond's wonderful scarves in season 5 of Doctor Who.  There are a few different patterns out there that have tried to reverse engineer the look, but I think I like my combo the best so far.

The angels have the phone box

My sister visited this weekend.  On a whim, she decided to learn to knit and whipped up her first project in a day.  I was super impressed how quickly she picked it up.  Must be in the genes!

Pattern: The Angels have the Phone Box

Refreshing the sole

Preparing myself to throw away yet another pair of slippers, I realized that the Nola pattern is super easy to resole. As the sole is the last section to knit, you can just split the fabric, pick up the live stitches, and....

...voila!  Just like new in half the time.  I might be a little more forgiving towards the slipper monster now that I know how to rework this pattern.