Finished the scarf!

So I finished Chris' scarf tonight. Will start on his hat tomorrow. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out. He wants me to add fringe to it but I am not sold on that yet. Gonna finish the hat first and see how much yarn I have left. Then I am going to work on my husband's hat using the same pattern I used for Nick's hat. But for now...bed.

I have been a knitting fool...

I have about five projects lined up, at LEAST. :)

I love knitting! It is so relaxing and fun. I finished Nick's scarf and even though the pattern kept switching sides, it came out pretty neat! He loves it despite the look on his face!

Once I finished Nick's scarf, I started on the matching hat. Using a k2, p2 rib, it was the EASIEST hat ever. Took me two days to make. Nick has trouble when I use a flash! :D I am so happy with the way it came out.

The next project that I am working on is Christopher's striped scarf with his school colors. I was so nervous about alternating colors but it is SO EASY. I am using a simple K1, P1 rib. It makes a seamless color change too. It is coming out great and I am almost done with it. Once I finish it, I will start on the matching hat.


After that, I have a few more projects lined up. Making my husband a hat. A few presents for my friend and her kids and making my grandmother a shawl. I have a few other projects for my mom and her bf. Then myself. I want a scarf. It gets cold up here! :D

If I don't get a job soon, I will be knitting pretty much daily. I did have an interview last week. We shall see if that develops into something. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

Well.. that's it for now. ;)

Finished first scarf and next project in the works.

Ok so I made a lot of mistakes and it was a GREAT learning experience. Brian loves it of course. He calls this his "Sears pose". The finished product was approx. 4 ft in length but on him it looks small cause he is so tall.

My next project is a scarf for my oldest son. He loves hunter green so I am using a medium yarn and a US8 needle. I started with a CO of 39 stitches. I knit 8 rows of straight garter stitch for the bottom.. then began a R1: K; R2: P1, *K1, P1* pattern for the rest of the project. I am currently about 70% done with it. This one is turning out to be way easier, less mistakes and my speed has increased greatly. I am having one issue with it and I am not sure what I am doing to cause this. Regardless, I like the alternation that is happening so I just am leaving it for now. I wonder if any other knitters out there can help me understand why this is happening where my pattern switches sides. See pictures for more.

 See how its flip flopping? Whatever is causing it, it hasn't for awhile now. It looks like I did it on purpose though.

It is almost finished but you can tell I am a beginner.