January 2003
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Project Name: Wonderful Wallaby
Designer: Carol Anderson
Pattern Source: Cottage Creations Booklet
Yarn: Wendy Velvet Touch
Yarn Source: Needlework Unlimited
Date Started: 10/25/02
Date Completed: 1/4/03


Comments: I decided to give this to my friend Nikki, who had a beautiful little baby boy. I really like this yarn - it's nice and soft like the Plush, but at a finer gauge. I did run into a few knots though.

 

 

 

Project Name: Museum Sweater
Designer: Ros Badger & Elaine Scott
Pattern Source: Little Badger Knitwear
Yarn: Rowan Denim
Yarn Source: Needlework Unlimited
Date Started: 10/15/02
Date Completed: 1/12/03


Comments: I knit this for one of my Book Club mates, who just had a little boy. Denim Rowan yarn is supposed to behave like denim - it fades and gets softer over time. It also is supposed to shrink after the first wash. It did fade and got a little softer, but not much. The yarn crocked all over my fingers and the wooden knitting needle. It did not shrink at all, though, so it's way too long. I washed it again in my brother's washing machine, then again in my machine and it did shrink a little more, but still not as much as it was "supposed" to. I forgot to take a picture before I gave it away. I've noticed when I'm not happy with how something turns out, I forget to take pictures. Paging Dr. Freud....

 

 

Project Name: Ladybug Purse
Designer: Kathleen Day
Pattern Source: Fiona's Friends Kit
Yarn: Cotton
Yarn Source: Bought kit at Stitches Midwest 2001 - not sure who the vendor was
Date Started: 1/12/03
Date Completed: 1/15/03


Comments: This is a super cute and easy little purse. I knit one for a friend's daughter's birthday and filled it with chocolate coins and another for my niece's birthday and filled it with Hershey's kisses.

 

 

 

Project Name: Striped Scarf
Designer:
Pattern Source: Knit It 2002
Yarn: Lion Brand Kool Wool
Yarn Source: Got some of the skeins from Jo-Ann, Etc. and some from Hancock Fabrics
Date Started:  
Date Completed: 1/28/03


Comments: I originally made this scarf for my sister, Laura, but she decided it was just too much for her - it's about 9 feet long. I really liked it, so I told her to send it back to me. I used the remaining yarn to make a matching hat. I forgot to take a picture before dropping it in the mail, but when I get it back, I'll take one and post it here.