there is life here......

And in the More Portable Projects category, I finished these socks last night. Just need to weave in the ends.



And in the Scrumble Exchange From Last Year That Isn't Finished Yet category, here are the scrumbles I finished last week and mailed out on Tuesday. This first one is for Kerri, who requested fiery colors.



And this one is going to Kathie, who made no particular color requests. I decided to use some favorites.

contest results!

Yesterday I got the results from the Vanna's Choice Contest, and my freeform baby blanket placed 3rd in the Baby Category! I'll receive a $100 gift card to Michael's by the end of the month. That gives me some time to think about what sort of goodies I'll be shopping for!

Here are some pictures of the blanket. I'm looking forward to getting it back and deciding what to do with it. It's a really good size for a wall hanging.....

malabrigo lace

Mmmmmalabrigo Lace, what a great yarn. I'm doing the Alpine Frost scarf from Interweave Crochet (a few issues ago), and it is a nice easy project. After blocking, the design opens up beautifully and looks snowflake-y.

sock knitting

Last month I started a couple of pairs of socks with yarns from Cozy. First, the Berroco Sox, a self-striping yarn that we'd had forever, but I had never tried it out. It's a simple toe-up sock with a short row heel, no official pattern. Here are some progress shots.





And the other pair is Malabrigo Sock yarn in the Velvet Grapes colorway. I'm doing the Waving Lace socks from Interweave's 25 Favorite Socks book. Fun pattern.

spiral pillow class

Last week I taught the last session of a 3 session spiral pillow class at Cozy in Durham. Mary, Tish, and Laura were in the class, and I have pictures of Mary's and Tish's pillows. Pictures of Laura's soon to come!







If you're interested in taking this class with me, I'll be teaching it at Yarnbirds in Raleigh in June. Come join us! If June is not good for you, watch for it to appear on the Cozy schedule sometime in the future. This is a fun one.

another scarf to save for cold weather

The bag of black Koigu KPPPM that I bought years ago through Great Yarns has dwindled a bit more. I used 3 or 4 skeins for a mini-Clapotis scarf, and finally finished it last week. This one will be so nice for cold pits and cool outdoor wedding gigs. It turned out very nicely.

malabrigo sock yarn...

....makes a great scarf! This was a perfect yarn for a Frilly Scarf.





I finished it just in time for warm weather. Oh well, I'll look forward to wearing it next year!

scrumbles mailed out

Though I haven't accomplished a lot of yarny projects in the past few months, these scrumbles were finished and mailed out to some of the ladies in the freeform scrumble exchange group. I'm a little more than halfway through the list!

blanket update

No pictures today, just an update on the Vanna White contest. I found out today that my freeform baby blanket (pictured in the last post) has advanced to the finals in the contest! I need to send it in for hands-on inspection and judging. I'm very excited!

contest entry

Sunday was the deadline for the Lion Brand Vanna's Choice contest, and I just slipped in under the wire. I finished the baby blanket Sunday morning, took pictures, and sent in the contest entry later that evening. The results will come out around May 1.

Here are photos of the finished blanket: