Monster Sweater

I call this my monster sweater after the Monster Sock Group on Ravelry (no, it's not a monster to make). I used my leftover sock yarn - so I have a pair of socks that goes with each of the colors in the sweater. Once I completed it, I thought I would have space in my sock yarn tub, but I swear sock yarn is like linguini noodles - the more you use the more it seems to grow!

I finished the sweater around the first of the year and wore it once. It was a little long from the shoulder to the armpit. Usually, I have the opposite problem. I discovered I wasn't wearing it as much as I thought I would and decided it was because of the extra length. Recently, I frogged back to the where I connected the body of the sweater with the sleeves and re-knit. I'm much happier with it now.

The bottom of the sleeves and the body have cabled ribbing. After I re-knit the top, I added about a 1/2-inch of 2/2 ribbing to the bottom of the cabled ribbing. This has helped the bottom from rolling up. I've never had that happen with a cabled rib before, but it may be because I staggered the cables.

Gneil Gnome

One of the fiber guilds I belong to decided to use gnomes as our holiday theme. I thought a variation on the Sven Scandinavian pattern by Cottage Creations just might be an easy way to do that. I was right! I used sock yarn and smaller needles, as opposed to sport weight yarn. I also sized down the lengths, so he's not as tall as a Sven. He's a fun project and looks gnomish enough to fit the requirements.

Given the little bit of white in his eyes, spooks my cats. I love moving him around the house when I know they'll run into him. It didn't take Hans and Greta long to figure out I was behind it!

Entrelac - Mission Accomplished!

Entrelac - The Adventure Continues

The main part of the bag is now complete! The i-cord handles are also done and waiting to be felted. I decided to knit two interior pockets that will be felted at the same time. I like having a couple pockets in the bag for those smaller items that like to hide in the bottom of the bag (i.e. ringing cell phone). I can't wait to felt this to see how it comes out. I found this project challenging, yet it went quickly enough to hold my attention - I couldn't wait to see what it looked like once the next tier was on. I put a ruler at the top to show how big it is before felting. Right now, my large male cat likes to crawl inside. All of him fits and all one can see are his amber eyes! I think he's going to be disappointed when he can't fit in it anymore. At least, I hope he won't be able to fit in it after felting!