Socks: finally finished.

Socks

New Knitting!

Been sick all weekend, so I finally finished knitting this turban. It is a little hard to figure out how to wear it, but I like the way it turned out. Excuse my super sick looking face... Gatorade has been hooked up to my veins for a speedy recovery.

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The Sweater Completion!!!!!

Finally, the sweater is finished, and it only took 3 months. Note the great lighting in our apartment (not).

unbuttoned

buttoned

Yippeeeee!!!!! Onto other projects!!!!!

Cool.

Ahh! I forgot where I found this but I LOVE IT.

(*found it)

Projects

I've been spending the first weekend of the new year on two major projects: my first knitted sweater and my first hand bound 2011 planner. I'm sort of winging both and hoping that they turn out alright (this is how I approach most things in my life actually).

The sweater I started during a hand knitting class at FIT in the fall, and I just bought "How to Make Books" by Esther K. Smith which has given me a lot of ideas about how to make my planner.

Both are turning out to be more expensive than if I had gone out and bought them in a store, but this is partly due to my ignorance in designing a knitted garment and knowledge of affordable paper. I'm learning as I go, which I'm generally alright with. Hopefully these will be finished this week!

The Fall Season

Knitting/crocheting season has officially begun today. Made a pumpkin of my own pattern creation. So exciting. Lots of things in the works this year. Will be knitting/crocheting all winter. Love it.