Noro leg warmers

These are my legwarmer! They are knit in Noro. They are very warm and match a wool skirt of mine perfectly. I am making a pair for my cousin in yarn that changes from hot pink, purple, and black.
My mittens that I posted yesterday are now for sale at the Falconer Yarn Loft. I will be making more for the holiday season. Perhaps I will make Christmas stockings!! I am brainstorming about making smaller stockings for dogs and cats to sell at the humane society.
Tomorrow I am making cookie dough for Halloween cookies that Jen and I will be decorating. MMM sugar cookies....

more scandinavian mittens!

The first pair are from Knitting with a Smile a swedish knitting book. Its a beautiful book with many tradtional swedish patterns. I knit them is Briggs and Little, the black is regal and the ecru is tuffy. The second pattern is from Folk Mittens, called Lapland Mittens. The Laplands are the northern most parts of Norway, Sweden and Russia. I used the same black and cream, the purple is called mauve, from Briggs and Little. I feel that the picture doesn't do it much justice. The colors match beautifuly. Both pairs will be christmas presents to family members and friends, or to however calls dibs on them first. Currently they are on display at the Falconer Yarn Loft, my favorite LYS. Jane, the owner, has a large selection of Briggs and Little, Noro, and Debbie Bliss yarns. I can'twait to go there on thursday when I go to my parents house. She said last time she was ordering a large amout of Briggs and LIttle. Woohoo new colors!

trying to catch up...

I finally got internet at my apartment! Now I can post all the stuff I've made in the past oh 8 months I havn't blogged. I will start with "Fetching" from Summer 2006 Knitty. I made them in Debbie Bliss cashmerino aran. This took one ball, literally, I had two feet left when I was done. I bought the same yarn in a grey to knit a pair for my cousin's birthday. Fetching is very fun to knit up and quite quick. The kitty in the background is Winston Eugene. He loves yarn as much as I do! Although for very differnt reasons. I got him a few weeks ago from the Chautauqua County Humane Society. He had been there since March 10th. Poor little guy. He is so happy to have a home. I'll write about him a lot, if you knew him you would too. Ok , I'll post another project tomorrow ( in theory).