Ravelympics Finisher!

I signed up for the first ever Ravelympics 2008 and I finished all my projects! (The goal was to pledge to finish specific projects during the Olympics.) I decided to do one larger, new project and then to finish up some works in progess so I didn't have to keep looking at them.

Event: Shawl Relay







I knit this shawl as a housewarming gift for my Grandma who moved recently when she didn't want to. It was super quick to knit and the instant gratification was so intense that I wanted to cast on another one right away. I couldn't though...I had another event to compete in! The pattern is free from Lion Brand: Easy Triangle Shawl. It only took two skeins of Homespun and maybe about 10ish hours of knitting, give or take an hour or so.



Event: WIPs Wrestling







This scarf had been sitting around since December. I'm going to send it off to Heartland Rabbit Rescue for the craf fair. It's a dropstitch scarf made from Moda Dea Prima - very soft and fluffy.



This little pumpkin dishcloth was supposed to be for last Thanksgiving...at least it's all ready for this year. ;) The pattern can be purchased from Knitwits Heaven.



Ruby Slippers - I have no idea who I'm going to give these to...I just made them for fun. I wanted to find either star buttons or scottie dog buttons, but ended up using some I had around the house. The pattern is Saartje's Bootees made out of Patons Brilliant. These were quick and easy to knit. They would be a great quick baby shower gift.



My Pretty Scarf - finished and I'm keeping it! :) I'm going to make some Newfoundland Mittens to match. Now I have my very own scarf for the winter! This is the first thing that I've knitted that I'm keeping for myself. It's a little shorter than I'd like, but I haven't blocked it yet. I only had one ball of the yarn left and the store is out, so I wanted to save it for the mittens. The scarf pattern is Wellenreiter and the yarn is Plymouth Boku.



And finally...That 70's Bag! My only Ravelympics crochet project. The pattern is Fat Bottom Bag from Happy Hooker, and the yarn is Bernat Boucle. The actual crocheting was pretty quick...it was the details, like lining the bag, that took a little more time. This was a present for my sister's birthday. :)



I'm a Ravthlete!

My First Spinning Experience!

A lady in my knitting group, Mary, invited the group over to her house one Saturday morning to give us a glimpse into the world of spinning. (Thanks, Mary!) It was very educational and fun to play with the wool, however, I don't see a lot of spinning in my future. ;)

Here's a picture of a few of Raleigh's fantastic knitters in our group:


And here's the "stuff" you need to spin:


And here's my before and after shot...I'm not even sure it looks like yarn...spinning is tricky business. ;) It takes a little skill and a lot of practice!