BOO!

Just a little something I whipped up for this witchy day.
A modified design from the We Call Them Pirates hat pattern.
Stay safe tonight.

TGIF

Source: decompositionbeauty.tumblr.com via Debby on Pinterest

It's a Scarf Thing

If anyone is like me, tying a scarf can be challenging at times. Not only do you want your scarf to keep you warm, but you want it to look like you have some fashion sense rather than looking like you're wearing a dog collar or worse a noose around your neck.
College Prep posted this great tutorial found on youtube, about 25 different ways to tie a scarf. For those of us who are challenged in the scarf-tying department this is a must see.
You can hop on over to College Prep's blog, hop on over to youtube or click on the video below for today's style lesson.
Enjoy!

If you'd like to read about the making of the video/behind the scenes click here.

Have a great week!

Monday Mantra

credit: tumblr

Just a little something to keep me going. :-)
Have a swell week!

Wordless Wednesday

Hat fail. :-(

Monday FO

My Twisted Rib Neckwarmer is D.O.N.E.
Details on my Ravelry page. :-)
And, true to character, I could not carry on fully knowing there was a small knitting error, especially when it was noticeable after the 12th rows. :-/

28 gazillion frogged stitches later, the finished FO made it all worth it. Now, I have to learn how to drape it, wrap it and twist it to be able to wear it properly.

I've decided to dedicate this month to all my wayward WIP's...the reindeer hat being one of them. Yup, that reindeer hat from way back in December... 2010 Olympics.
I've already made some modifications to the chart design and brim.
I decided to give it a picot edge and redesigned rows 4 -12.
The reason being, I didn't want a break in the yarn. After a few tweaks and many charts, I finally came up with one that worked for me. If anyone is interested in the new design, let me know and I will happily share it with you. Hopefully you can see it after clicking on the picture for a closer view.

I wanted to share something I started doing with my Clover bamboo needles. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing but,...
I started sharpening the tips of my circular needles with my old school pencil sharpener.
Does anyone else do this at home, or am I the only person with an OCD about pointy needles? Oh well, maybe it's just me. Like the saying goes, the cheese stands alone. Lol.
Anywhoooo, after sharpening the tips, I then use a light sandpaper to smooth out the roughness. Once smooth, I dip them in lavender oil. No real reason for the oil, I have it on hand and it smells pretty.
I really like the sharpness, unfortch, it also turned them into weapons.

Tonight is TV night. All my favorite shows are on. Hart of Dixie, Two and a Half Men, and DWTS, lots of channel hopping. Btw, David Arquette's little girl is adorable! She definitely has his personality.

Happy Monday night!

Weaving

It all started with M!ss0n! mania.
Remembering I had a simple hat pattern resembling those infamous zigzags in my pattern library, I made a copy and got to work.

The creative juices were flowing and many ideas were frogged and thrown out.

If you don't succeed the first time, try, try again until you get it right.
Done and done!
Final touches...weaving.
FYI, I hate to weave in the ends....so, so many and so much work. Ugh. :-/
The result makes it worthwhile though.

Crown view.

The final product. :-) (click photos to enlarge)

Next up...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and in honor of this very important fight against cancer, I chose to knit the Twisted Rib Neckwarmer in pink.
Unfortch, I've already made a mistake...missed a row or two of the ribbing. Knitting while watching a movie (Less than Zero with Andrew McCarthy and Jami Gertz) proves to be difficult for me tonight. I'm debating whether I should undo an hour's worth of knitting or let it go. Hmm. Wonder how long it will take for my OCD to kick in?
Anywho, if anyone is interested in this beautiful neckwarmer/cowl, it happens to be a free pattern download on Ravelry.

And, I have to take a moment and go back in time a month or ten! I thought I would post a pic of my nephew's hat I promised him Christmas of 2010! If I schedule accordingly, my nephew's knitted Christmas gift for 2011 should be ready by ... Easter?

I'm on a knitting mission this month and need to continue knitting despite the lack of natural oils on my fingertips.
Eek, my fingertips are actually pruning.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week.
Happy knitting!