The Failynn Fox Cowl

I finally finished the fox cowl! Woohoo! it turned out pretty well, although it could have been better. I just think its impossible to look as adorable as the girl in the pattern. Anyway. The pattern was not free, but I adore it so here is the link to purchase one:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/118097522/knitting-pattern-the-failynn-fox-cowl?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=failynn+fox+cowl&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_ref=auto1&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=failynn+fox+cowl

I used lion brand wool ease thick n quick in spice, and charisma yarn for the contrasting brown.

Pattern: Last Minute Cowl

This cowl is a gift for my mom, wince its her birthday today. While she is out celebrating, I quickly whipped this up using four 50g skeins doubled up. You may recognize it as some of my Christmas yarn that I used to make my potato chip scarf. Anyway, this is a great last minute gift. It only took me 3-4 hours to knit. It's very straight forward:

Materials:
-4 50g balls of yarn, medium weight. You will be knitting with two together, so two balls of a super bulky would work well.
-Size 13 29" needles
-Stitch marker
-Darning needle/crochet hook to work in ends
-Scissors

Skills:
-Cast on/cast off
-Knit
-Changing balls, if needed

Cast on 65 stitches. I use grandmothers easy cast on method, which can be found on YouTube. Use whatever you prefer.

**MAKE SURE THE STITCHES ARE NOT TWISTED**

Row 1: knit all the way around
Repeat row one until desired thickness.

Cast off.

This pattern will have the rolled edge, and if you don't like that, this isn't for you. This could be easily modified to include ribbing, cabling, stripes, or other fun stitch patterns. I like the simplicity of stockinette stitch. Happy knitting!

One Cable Mitts

Finally finished these mitts, and they turned out pretty nice! These would make great last minute gifts, and are pretty cute. The link is on ravelry, and can be found in a previous post.

Some New Stuff

The thrift store truly never fails me! My mom mentioned she saw a little grab bag full of knitting supplies, so I went to investigate. I did find the bad, in addition to anther bag of circulars and some more yarn. It was full of everything you need: stitch holders, needle protectors, markers, counters, bobbins, cable needles, some very handy knitting reference cards, and a darning needle. The bag full of circular needles was an equally wonderful find. Most are 29 inches, but two are 16 inches for hat making. There are tons of different sizes, including the size I need for my next project. The yarn was a good find too. Overall, I'm quite pleased with my find!

Padawan Learner

I don't know if I spelled that Right, but who cares. Tonight my best friend came over to learn how to knit. I'm so proud of my little grasshopper.

On My Needles: One Cable Mitts and Big Sack Sweater

Hey kiddos! I figured it was high time I elaborated on my last blog post, where I briefly mentioned that I had started the Big Sack Sweater from Stitch n Bitch. Since that last post, I have made little progress on it, because I started a secondary project that was smaller and portable. Those would be these delightful fingerless mitts, called the one cable mitts on ravelry. The pattern, which is not mine, is here:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/one-cable-mitts

So far, the knitting is pretty quick and I would probably be done with the first one except for the fact that I made a HUGE mistake that was not salvageable, so I was forced to frog it. Anyway, pretty fun problem that only needs one skein of worsted weight. I had been looking for a pattern like this for quite some time, so it was a nice find.

I will post some pictures when both the mitts and the sweater is complete. In other news, my best friend says she wants to learn how to knit. Pumped! :D