yarny goodness

I have been knitting lately, here are a couple of finished projects, and
what I am currently working on!
First up is Brian's hat. Not quite finished yet- I need to weave in the ends and put a tassle on the top, but I think that it turned out pretty good. I alternated knit stripes with stockingette stripes. In hind-site, this was a bad idea, as stockingette takes more yarn than had I just done the alternating stripes in perl. Oh, well.
The next picture is a pair of longies for Ellie for the fall. They are super long, I think that the inseam before the cuff is about 8 inches, then the cuff adds another two inches, so a 10 inch inseam in all. But, since the cuff will keep the legs up, she will be able to wear them for a long time! They do, however, have an uncanny resemblance to hammer pants! Love love love this yarn, though! Once again, it is from my friend at Mamazluv creations on Hyena Cart. Seriously, she does great things. I think that she is also opening a second shop just for her yarn, called Anticipation!
Lastly is my current work in progress. Another pair of longies for the fall, this yarn is Horton from Bugsnuggers yarn, also on Hyena Cart. I just started these yesterday, so only have the waist and a little of the body done so far. I am liking the colorway, though for some reason it isn't exactly what I was expecting. It looks a little patriotic to me, though in a sorta girly, pink way! Not a bad thing, just not what I was expecting. We will see how it goes, pooling wise. I have two balls of this, so I can always alternate rows if I need to.

Current Projects

I have been knitting quite a bit lately- here are a few pics of what I have been working on.

Here are my first pair of capris that I made- These were made with Donnegal wool (which, ironically, was spun in the US from wool

that came from South America) These were really a first try at usin

g this pattern, and I think they turned out nicely. I learned a lot from this

project, including how NOT to graft knitting together! Overall, the colorway is OK, but not my favorite. I really don't like the patterning of mass-dyed yarns. The seed stitch cuffs took me forever (having never used the stitch before) but I am

really proud of them!

I am currently working on these, which will fit Ellie in the fall

(hopefully, she is such a tiny thing!) I love this wool, it is hand-dyed licorice twist, I got it from Mamaz Luv Creations on Hyenacart, Shirley is a great mama to work with and dyes the prettiest yarns. I have another colorway of hers that I will work up soon! This one is called Sunset, the other one that I have is Gumdrops.

The grafting went much better on this set, and I am loving how the yarn is working up. Licorice Twist is a really soft yarn, it is made using four plys, one of which is a different type of yarn, so it takes the color differently than the other three. I have been knitting this straight off the ball, and not alternating skeins or anything. No pooling at all! Like I said, this is great stuff! Though it is a worsted weight yarn, it is a fairly light worsted, I would say, and is a little lighter than other stuff I have worked with.

Here is an up-close pic of the licorice twist. This one is the gumdrops yarn.

This has got to be one of my favorite yarns, I am seriously considering using it to make a hat for myself instead of longies for Ellie. I might have enough to do both, though!