A Rainbow Belt

I decided that I needed to pull my finger out and do something else in this KAL.

Here is the result of a few hours here and there the other day. A knitted belt for Miss A.
I also tried some dying the other day (food dyes) and used the instructions from Issue One as a guide.
And a tip for next time - when the instructions say 'wear gloves' it might be an idea to actually put them on and not leave them on the bench...

Vested Interest

Jelly Belly vest by Jenny McElhinney from Issue 1, December 2005. I call this one Coconut Ice, because that's what the yarn looks like.

SIZE: One size 12-18 months

YARN: 2 x 50g balls Nastro Four Seasons cotton/acrylic blend. It's a weird yarn. 2 chains of different colours, in this case a pinky apricot and a cream that sit flat like a tape. Knits up pretty, though, and has an interesting texture.

ALTERATIONS: Knitted in the round to the underarms, then flat so there were only the shoulder seams to sew. Also, I used the same finishing on the armholes as the neckline instead of the pattern's double rib, mostly because I was concerned about running out of yarn. As it turns out, the concerns were well founded and I have a scant 4m left.

There's another one of these on the needles which might get fininished tomorrow if I actually sit down and knit it.

Happy New Year to you all. :)

Wine Sock Success!

I finished the wine sock just in time. With a little help from the dryer to speed up the drying time it was ready for gift giving earlier today. The recipient was very happy & impressed with the whole knit/felt process. So impressed she has asked if I can do the same to make her 3 hot water bottle covers.

Wine Sock

I'm still knitting away on the Angel Puff Scarf and just about ready to cast off & felt it.






But before I finish the scarf I started thinking about a Christmas gift. I usually give a bottle of wine to this person & thought that this year I would dress it up with a Wine Sock. So my 2nd project for the KAL is from Issue 1, another felted item.