My summer is progressing, although not with the same regular schedule I had anticipated, and the things that draw my attention are also not exactly as I had anticipated.
For one thing, I've become a bit crafty. This is largely brought on by Christie's uber-craftiness, and her teaching me how to knit. I've completed three scarflette's (aka my so-called scarf, aka Scholar Collars) and one three quarters length scarf.
The above brown scarflette is one I gave as a greatly belated birthday gift to my friend Gabi.
This one was a birthday gift for Maria. It made use of the extra yarn from Gabi's scarflette and the orange one I made for Molly, my sister.
While Christie was in Europe getting her teeth knocked out I was using her kitchen to block my scarfs, only to have her inform me when she returned that mostly acrylic scarfs don't block too well.
And of course, a watched scarf never blocks.
Pictures of Molly and Kate's 10th Anniversary scarflettes to come. As soon as they send them.
Next up is a Windy City Scarf for myself, that my sister-in-law Kate is going to make at the same time, and come autumn we'll compare. This one is for me. Christie and I went to the yarn store and she patiently helped me pick out the right yarn and needles, and gave some sage advice on colors- which was difficult because our favored palates couldn't be different. She likes bright, sherbet colors and I like dark muted colors. I also got my very own knitting bag (for FREE) and the nice ladies balled my yarn (hello!)
I also taught CW how to make bowls out of old LPs, which was a pretty big success. I didn't get pictures of her bowls (she's modest that way, OH SNAP!) but they are fairly similar to mine (eww, gross).
Oh, and I made an ashtray out of the awesome 45 I found for $1 at Landlocked.
