New starts

We had a great Christmas holiday with family and friends, everyone stayed at our house for almost at week.  Then.....I retreated to my chair and knitted to rest and recover :-)  I gave 4 hats, 2 cowls, 2 sweaters and a shawl as knitted Christmas gifts. 

My pictures are out of order time wise but here goes....  It's just like quilting.  I always have lots of projects and like to start more projects.  Good thing I finish most (some?) of them!

I am doing a sock KAL with knitpurlhunter.com  I am waiting for the correct size needles to come to use with my CoBaSi yarn.  But while I was waiting I started with a different yarn and needles.  This is my first attempt at socks two at a time.  This one is done Magic Loop, 40 inch circular Addi Sock Rocket needles.  I did the sock KAL last January also but only managed to get one sock completed.  Two at a time means I'll have a pair!

Next photo is the Loopy Ewe challenge - yarn mixers.  The rib of the hat is two strands of  Zauberball. When you get to the main part of the hat you break one strand and pick a strand of ShibuiKnits Silk Cloud.  The pattern I'm using is Green Tea Latte.  Mine is a little more colorful than the pattern picture.  So far I like the main part of the hat a lot, not too sure about the ribbing yet. 

I also started, finished, gave away because it was too big for my head and started a new hat from the Bunhead pattern.  The yarn is a chunky Malabrigo, so soft.  The pattern knits quickly, hopefully this one fits me!

The last knit photo is the start of the Brickless shawl for me. My daughter and son-in-law gave me the yarn for Christmas.  They had purchased it in Oregon on vacation, Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Twisted. 

I also have one quilt finish - I got the quilt done for my neice.  She likes Japanese type figures and black and white quilts.  I did 24 embroidered Japanese Dolls (from Designs by JuJu) and did simple piecing around the blocks, set together in a straight set and added borders. 

Happy New Year to all!

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