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seven fo's and one random oddball

The Ravellenics have ended.
I finished four *wips and knit three hats.
I entered five wips but never got to that fifth one.
It's getting entered later today in the 'close but no cigar loser thread' (that's not really the name of it but that's what I'm going to call it)

So in no particular order we'll break it down.
Baby Socks:
Main Color: Knit Picks Felici in Sweetheart
Toe: Stroll Glimmer in Glamour
Size 1 needles
ripped and restarted 1 time.
LOL loves them
win

Gather by tincanknits
size: baby
Yarn: Socks that Rock Heavyeight in Mossay shaded solids
Needles: size four and six
Headed for Colorado and the sweet little nugget of my cousins bebe`

The Walt Painted Chevron Baby Blanket
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash
Main Color: Dove
Contrast Colors: Mineral Healther, Brass Heather, and Avocado
Needle Size: eight
ripped and started over: once (was using the wrong needle size)
Getting ready to block and deliver to BBKII this weekend since he's due like any time now.

Super Bulky Hat by Purl Soho (above)
Gap-Tastic Cowl (below)
Yarn: Bernat Roving 
Needle size: 10.5 (hat)
Needle size: 13 (cowl)
donated as a fundraising item for my nephews school along with the cowl below.
It was paired with a trip to Leavenworth Washington and captured a auction price of $600.00
We all know it was the hand knit that pushed it that high...


Gather by tincanknits
Size: God willing Newborn if not Miss E will be gifting it to her first baby doll.
Yarn: Blue Moon Socks that Rock in heavyweight
Color: Psychobarbie
Needle size: 4 (I forgot to switch to the 6 hence the baby doll size)


Watermelon Socks
Seriously I started them in 2010.
Finished the first one in November 2013
Guess what happens when you wait this long to finish a pair of socks
your gauge gets about as f'd up as you can imagine but I said a couple bad words and slapped them on my feet.
Yarn by Abi Grasso on Etsy ArtYarnsbyAbi is her shop name
all you have to do is message her what you want and she's super wonderful!
needle size: 1



Now for something random
I bought this yarn at Madrona
I've admired this colorway for years on the website
it's called Foxglove.
I love Foxgloves.
I'm not loving this.
I'm on my second restart with the socks.
what to do what to do what to do...
I'm open to suggestions.




*work in progress

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