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August 31, 2009

Hats that prevented me from going mad

The Selbu beanie is used some yarn J gave me a long time ago. I've wanted to knit Selbu for a long time. It is a fun pattern and easily converted into a beanie (that is just a touch long). There is not as much contrast as I originally thought. It turned out ok. Not entirely as expected.

Then I found myself doing more travel time to pursuit employment. That means another travel project. I did not have a lot of time and just quickly grabbed something. Flora is a very cute pattern and I like Lamb's Pride' Superwash. It softens a lot after soak. Both quick, fun, and simple projects. More knitting = less time go mad :D

August 19, 2009

A scenic route

The last couple of months have seen a few crochet projects (eleven so far this year, many of them very small) - a couple on the recent car road trip. I am not so sure it is easier to crochet on road trips (vs knitting). True that there is one less needle to drop in those hard-to-reach car crevices. Then again, I did drop my hook and had to reach under the seat ... my fingers found the hook and some gooey brown substance (ew!).

I may be ready to get back on the knitting wagon. With this warm weather, perhaps a small colorwork project ...