Updates

So apparently I have been knitting more than I have been blogging. So here it goes: Over the past month, I've managed to get several projects finished, so I'll probably try to spread it all out over a few posts instead of putting them all in one.

After finishing the shrug, I was able to finish up two regular guy hats, which is only half way through the hats I need to make since I gave one to my store manager, Cody, who left us to go to Cartersville during a random changing of the management that occasionally happens at work. Here's him enjoying showing off his new hat:

The other one was shipped to Travis, my brother-in-law who lives in upper New York state. I really like the hat pattern. It is very simple, and a great "brought this in my purse to work on it during lunch" project. Though, after making two of them, I'm going to move on to a different pattern. I still have to make a hat for Lee at least, thought there will be enough yarn to make probably about two more hats, so I may as well! I also LOVE the yarn -- Lion Brand Wool-ease -- very soft and springy.

I also was able to finish up my first knitted shawl, Autumn flies. I really like the color, but it did end up really small. The pattern was very simple, each like written out individually, so it was really easy to understand. I did have to bind off a few rows short, though they were just stockinette rows. Even cutting the pattern a little short, I ran out of yarn only a few stitches from the end, and used another type of yarn in a very similar color to finish up the bind off -- Yes, bask in the glory of my willpower to NOT buy more yarn to finish up the last 10 stitches of a project ;-). Huzzah!