Serendipity

Even though I didn't get a 3-day weekend and after spending most of the day Saturday out and about running errands, I got quite a bit accomplished. I completed my January 2008 Rockin' Sock Club socks on Saturday evening.


Yarn - Socks That Rock lightweight in Dragon Dance
Pattern - Serendipity by Adrienne Fong

Sunday was a very productive day. I knit a hat for my 9 year old son. I also crocheted 2 Swiffer Shrugs using some leftover cotton.

First the hat.


Yarn - Handspun that I received in a swap from Yoyo Knits. It's 100% Superwash Merino and super soft. The color is called 'Red Rum!'
Pattern - Pro Bono Hat

Next the Swiffer Shrugs. These were fun and quick to do. The pink and purple one follows the pattern as written. The pink/orange/yellow one I modified a little. They both fit my Swiffer and I haven't decided which I like better yet.


Yarn - Leftovers of Sugar 'n Cream
Pattern - Crocheted Swiffer Shrug

Finished Objects

Two finished objects to share today!!

Another baby afghan.



I used Bernat Softee Baby yarn, color Chiffon print. You can't tell from the picture but there are little specs of blue, green, yellow and purple in there. The pattern is "Dainty Keepsake" from the Leisure Arts leaflet Keepsake Baby Afghans.

And socks.



I used my own handspun yarn. The roving is from Hello Yarn. It's superwash merino and the color is Blue Raspberry.

Baby Afghan

For years, I crocheted like a fiend. After I learned to knit socks, I barely touched my crochet hook. Well, the hook is back for a little while because a girl at work asked me to make two baby afghans for her, and well, I like to crochet them. One for a boy and the other in a neutral colorway. She asked me to make the "boy" one first. It worked up much faster than I expected and it's all done now. I used my usual stand-by for baby afghans...Bernat Softee, but I was less than thrilled with the yarn this time. Maybe because it was one of the "Marl" colors. The yarn was undertwisted in several places and a single strand was broken in others. So, despite the fact that I should have only had a few ends to weave in, I had lots.



The neutral afghan is up next. I have a white yarn (Bernat Softee again) with tiny specs of baby colors picked out for it.