I managed to snag 2 weeks off work at the end of 2011 and I managed to be so frickin' lazy. Productive with knitting but still sitting and watching TV and movies, listening to podcasts and audiobooks and knitting. I felt really great when I returned to work. And naturally, that relaxed state disappeared pretty quick.
I worked on my cardigan on break, determined to get it done. I got about 10 more inches knit before I moved on to a slouchy hat. The cardigan WILL be done soon. It's next to my chair and now is my only knitting project. It's the Stockinette Stitch Shrug from Lion Brand (you might need to log in to see it) and it looked like a good starter project to making a real garment, as opposed to scarves and hats and things. It is pretty easy and the recycled cotton yard is just so squishy and soft. I'm going to like wearing this when it's done.
I really wanted a slouchy hat, even bought the yarn for it over a year ago. Over break, I decided to make the hat, dammit! I found a good pattern on Ravelry and finished it within a few days. I love it! Now I need more!! And now my mom wants one. Of course, being winter in Indiana, I should be putting this to good use. But no, we've actually had unseasonably warm weather later. But no fear, the high is 20F on Thursday. I'm breaking out the hat.
To use up the rest of the yarn, I made a matching scarf. I found a Farrow Rib pattern and just made a color blocked scarf. It turned out quite nicely. The pattern I used was:
Size 8 needles
CO 25 stitches
Row 1: *K3 P1* repeat to last stitch, K1
Repeat row 1 ad nauseum then BO
I think the hat and scarf look nice together.
Besides my shrug, my next task is repairing one of the monsters I made. A puppy got hold of the girl monster and she's....well....wow. I managed to get the loose stitches caught and sewn up. She's been restuffed. But I'm no plastic surgeon so I'm using the leftover yarn to make "bandages" to cover up the gouges and scars. She lost an eye and part of her mouth so once I redo those, I'm hoping she'll be ok and the little girl will still like her. Poor monster.
