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

Comments

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