the crafty room

hoodie blanket

Well, I finally finished the hoodie blanket for Joaquin and sent it off to him. Didn’t get very good pictures of it, but hopefully sis will take some of him in it and send ‘em to me.

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finishing

Oh, how much do I hate finishing? So, so much. Hoodie blanket is done, except for weaving in ends. Really need to get on that…

Next project might be a cabled slouchy hat for – OMG! – me! But I only have red yarn and would prefer something maybe in purple. Or cream.

li’l devil toddler hat

Finished! I hope the sizing turns out right – it looks toddler-sized to me, but I won’t know until I send it to the Li’l Devil it is intended for.

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loot

Woohoo! Thanks to my Secret Santa (Mom) I got a set of interchangeable needle tips and cables for Christmas, along with a yarn swift and ball winder. (Too bad I don’t have any yarn that needs winding at the moment; I totally want to play with them.) I’m really psyched about the needles – they seem to be nice quality, and I’m really looking forward to being able to pick up a pattern and know I have the needles for it.

Of course, I need to finish the two projects I’m currently working on before I can even start a new pattern… Finished the hat part of the previously mentioned and hopefully toddler-sized hat, but can’t decide if I want to do the kitty or the devil embellishments.

sizing from afar

I’m struggling right now with a hat I’m making for my nephew. I have the pattern for the Lil’ Devil Baby Hat. The pattern gives no indication of size – just the word “baby” in the title. My nephew is two years old, so he’s not really a baby anymore.

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Thanksgiving

I’m stretching the definition of craft to include cooking for purposes of this blog. I don’t think it’s completely out of line, given the creative and made-by-hand nature of cooking done right.

Thanksgiving was a complete success. Bo and I were on our own for the holiday this year, and as much as we like turkey, even the smallest one would have overwhelmed us with leftovers and ultimately gone to waste. So, we decided to try our hand at duck. A duck feeds 2-3 people, is sufficiently “special” enough for a holiday, and would go well with cranberry sauce.

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boredom

I am so bad at knitting when the piece is boring. Right now I’m working on a very simple hooded baby blanket for my newest nephew. It’s a pretty color but the bulk of it is just straight stockinette and I can barely summon the will to do a couple rows at a time. At this rate I’ll never get it finished by Christmas, let alone this plus all the other holiday projects I have in mind…

I am feeling the need to learn intarsia soon.

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