FO: watchmen hat

pattern: watchman hat

yarn: malabrigo rios

needle: sz. 9

started: february 1, 2012

finished: february 3, 2012

i wanted a more fitted "boyish" hat, and i really like this one...just wish it was a little more snug. this was a really easy patterm, kind of weird that its knit flat though.

i love this yarn so much! if i could i would only knit with malabrigo the rest of my days!!! :D

valentine's day FOs

pattern: heart shaped cloth

yarn: patons pure organic cotton

needle: sz. 7

started: february 12, 2012

finished: february 12, 2012


pattern: octopus

yarn: patons classic wool

needle: sz. 6

started: february 7, 2012

finished: february 14, 2012

hope everyone is having a lovely valentines day :) i've finished alot of little projects lately, but have been bad about blogging them (ah!) here are two things i made for my boy hehe

they might not be the most practical gifts but i think they're cute! and he liked them :) yay.

more posts coming once i take some pics of my FOs!

FO: vanessa headband

pattern: vanessa headband

yarn: noro kogarashi

needle: sz. 11

started: january 31, 2012

finished: january 31, 2012

i just got back from vacation in la and i had the BEST time! it was my first time going anywhere west of texas, and i wasn't sure how i would like it as i'm an nyc girl ;) but it was so much fun, the weather was beautiful and it was so fun being able to finally be the tourist. hehe

of course i went to an lys and got myself some vacation yarn! i got this and also some malabrigo that you will be seeing shortly! this was a really quick knit, normally cables really get on my nerves because it feels so fiddly but it wasn't so bad. the yarn is really soft and nice and warm...i finished it just as the weather got alot nicer! lol

it was hard coming back to the city, maybe its time i trade in the east for the west coast. ;)

FO: the natural

pattern: the natural

yarn: knit picks wool of the andes worsted in coal

needle: sz. 7

started: december 13, 2011

finished: december 18, 2011

i told a friend of mine i would knit him a hat...about a year ago, ah!!! well i finally made it :) its kind of hard to see the detail, but there are some really nice cables, kind of a pain to do (especially on the train) but i think it looks pretty good.

i hope it fits him! it fits me great, but i have a huge melon head...and a case of the mondays.

secret santa success!

tonight was our work holiday party and there were two secret santas going, one with the peeps that work the front desk and one with the teachers...and as a manager i don't really fit either, so i did both! lol

first up we have annemarie, i knit her the orange cowl and i think she liked it! :)

and remember how i knit that calorimetry, well i lost it somewhere in my disaster of an apartment! :( lucky for me i have a stockpile of knitted goods. so i picked out a cowl instead. here is tonya striking a pose in her new gift. i also got her those slippers...did not knit them but i bet i could! ;)

my co-manager alejandra did the sweetest thing ever! she knit me some adorable bracelets and i absolutely love them. as a knitter, i never receive handknit gifts and i really loved that she did this for me. <3

also, during all the party craziness i took a little knitting break in one of the asana rooms...knitting is the new yoga. ;)

FO: calorimetry

pattern: calorimetry

yarn: knit picks wool of the andes worsted in thyme

needle: sz. 7

started: december 13, 2011

finished: december 13, 2011

here is my final secret santa gift! the past couple times i've knit calorimetry its been so huge, and i have a big head so that's saying something! i tried to make this one smaller as the recipient has a pretty small head...and i think i might have made it too small?! it will still keep her ears warm though, so i guess thats ok.

i cast-on 88 which worked out great, but i only did 7 repeats on each side, i think next time i'll do about 10 or so (yes, there will be a next time!)

i WILL get this pattern perfect! :)

FO: luxe cowl

pattern: luxe cowl

yarn: knit picks wool of the andes bulky in masala

needle: sz. 13

started: december 11, 2011

finished: december 12, 2011

this is some yarn i had left over from my oatmeal sweater, and luckily the person i drew said she loved being warm and the color orange! it was meant to be. :)

i don't think i made the cowl as 'long' as i was supposed to, but i think it fits really well. i wouldn't want it to be toooooooooo bunchy.

i hope she likes it!

now i have one more secret santa gift to knit by friday O_O woo!