It's cold outside

Finished this scarf just in time; the temperature dropped from a balmy 80 degrees to an arctic 40. It went to a coworker who loves scarves and seemed thrilled to have a new one. The pattern is the Filippi Scarf from 101 One-Skein Wonders, and is made in a simple one by one rib with ruffled edges. My preference is for longer scarves, so I used more than one skein of Jo-Ann Sensations Angel Hair yarn.


This yarn is incredibly soft and slippery on the needles. Frogging is difficult because the little hairs tangle together, so it's a perfect yarn for quick and easy projects.

The pattern called for a k2tog bind off, a new one for me. I searched around and found several different directions and decided on the easiest one. It created a very loose end ruffle, which is sort of the effect I was going for, but I am not sure if the instructions in the book would have resulted in a tighter, better looking ruffle.

Girls day out

Took a much needed day off from work on Friday. I was pretty much planning on wasting the entire day by doing nothing at all, but ended up getting a pedicure, learning some Vietnamese, shopping for glasses, and watching an awful show about a possessed paranormal investigator.

It's been a long time since mom and I have been able to spend a day together. Can you believe we didn't bicker even once?!


This was mom's first pedicure ever! I am not sure what she enjoyed most: the massaging chair, the lam lams, or the fab feet afterwards. My toes were supposed to be a more festive red but turned out sort of bright pink. So, here we are showing off our pretty tootsies by wearing sandals in the middle of December; sadly, our fall weather has been mostly summery.

Knits galore

Great find at the flea market (thanks, Mom!)--knitting and felting books for just $2 each!


Felt It! 20 Fun & Fabulous Projects to Knit & Felt by Maggie Pace


Felt Style 35 fashionable accessories to create and wear by Chrissie Day


The knitter's Bible: Knitted Bags by Claire Crompton


Never Knit Your Man a Sweater...unless you've got the ring! 22 Handsome Projects for Every Level of Commitment by Judith Durant


One-Skein Wonders 101 Yarn shop favorites by Judith Durant

Looks like I have a lot of work to do. So far I've made a scarf from the One Skein Wonders book. There is at least one project in each book that I'd like to finish. Plenty of yarn, not enough time!