A more fun posting

Ok, enough of complaining. Let's do a little show and tell, okay?

First off, is my secret scarf swap from Ravelry . I goofed and let my partner know who I was, so I had to keep my work a secret. I used Saphire malabrigo chunky from Fibre Space and the Twisted Drop stitch pattern. It's a freebie you can get by clicking on the link. My Ravelry link. I think it was a good match with the yarn. I did block it (sorry, forgot to photo before the blocking) and the stitches really opened up. I may have worried needlessly about spilling the beans, as she never posted on the board (or any other) after her informational post. It would have been fun to "hear" from her looking forward to receiving it (um, or letting me know she got it....) but I enjoyed making it and mailed it ahead of deadline.

I had extra yarn and decided I wanted a new earband. I used 6.5 dpn's (my first in-the-round project) and just stockingette stitched until it was wider than my ears and bound off. There, you have my pattern for what (little) it's worth I also used double yarn knitting from both ends of the skein at once. I think the pattern difference between the two projects is very interesting. (ignore the color variance - that's a photography fumble). My hair isn't THAT red. But look at the pooling - I was quite surprised since I used a double strand. It curls when off, but flattens out on my head. I was just happy it fit.

And I do love me this yarn. I may go back and get another skein tomorrow and make a scarf to go with. Actually, I in lust for a hooded scarf, but this yarn may be a bit heavy for that. Maybe. And I think it would cable pretty. Hmmmm.

I also received a scarf from my scarfer. This is beautiful and the softest yarn I've ever felt. (note, not felted...) I believe she said it was Alpaca. I love the end ruffle. Way better than fringe, don't you think?Here's her link, my colors and pictures are a little better, but she was being stealthy. I wore it to work yesterday with a dark purple sweater and it was beautiful.

And finally, I took a pic of my first jelly roll knock off project. This was way fun, though there wasn't a lot of fabric so it ended up as a wall hanging in my sewing room. Oh, and I forgot to take a picture of the back. Again. Dang-it. I still owe you the back - you'll love the fabric. I promsie. The pattern is called French Braid. You construct as you go, rather than block it. And I suppose you could quilt as you to, as well, though I did not. I used a bamboo batting, purchased the maroon accent and store-bought binding (unusual for me, I usually make my own). I have no photo's of my next jelly roll, maybe tomorrow. It's far from finished, only the braid (yeah, same pattern) pieced. I need backing - I have batting.