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This is the Farrow Rib scarf that I am making as a xmas gift for my father. I decided on US8 needles and doubling up. It was going to take forever on the US2s I started out with.



Eris

I am still working on the collar for Eris. Every weekend I sit down a plow through a chart. It's really almost done. The right side is looking so much better than the left that I am thinking of frogging it again. Andean Silk really doesn't frog well though.

Felting

This is a bag that I am crocheting for felting. I am really excited to see how it will felt down. I am trying to do the straps like the lucy bag from two old bags. I just have a little bit to finish up. It's a nice weekend project.




New Yarn

So an order arrived from Knit Picks (0ne that I was only supposed to make when I finished the collar for Eris, whoops!). I can now start on my KR gift elf present and my mosaic socks for the 6soxKAL. I am to be using the varigated yarn and the color your own for the socks.


Ella

I restarted Ella using the chart that's now provided. Actually I am a lot further along than shown in this picture.

Comments

JustApril said…
It looks like you have a skein of the same color Knit Picks stuff that I am using for my socks!

I don't know for sure of course, but it looks very similar =)

I making good progress on sock2
October 23, 2005 at 7:44 PM
Mothlady said…
I just love that green colour of your Eris. The link for the bigger picture of your new yarn didn't work for some reason, so I had to drool on the small photo :)
October 24, 2005 at 4:01 PM
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