Owl Hat

Another hat going into the silent auction. This time I used size 8 needles, rather than the listed size 7 (since the last hat I knit with 7s turned into a child-size hat). And the hat turned out quite nicely and fits perfectly with the size 8s. It's supposed to be an owl hat - the cable pattern forms little owls, which I think are actually visible (though I'm not sure if people would pick out the owls without knowing to look for them).

Used Cascade 200 superwash - I had some left over in the Ravenclaw blue color, so that's what it is.

Green Irish Hiking Scarf

I had made an Irish Hiking Scarf for myself (I love it!) and so I decided to make one for the Comitatus silent auction. While gaming, I've been knitting on the scarf (the pattern is easy to follow so I don't have to concentrate very much on it). Well, one of the gamers has been commenting on the scarf and how much she loves it and that she'll definitely be bidding on it in the auction. I know I should probably leave it for the auction, but she really seems to love it. And handknitted pieces are things that I'd really like to go to an appreciative home - I probably spent well over 30 hours on this scarf. And her birthday is tomorrow. I finished the scarf today - perfect timing. So tomorrow at game night, she'll find the scarf all for her without having to worry about losing it to someone in the auction. (I'll just have to make some other projects to make up for this one.) Oh, and this one is made out of Malabrigo as well!

Green Cable Hat

This hat didn't quite turn out as planned. Oh it looks quite lovely and I'm happy with the way it turned out except for one bit - the size. It's a wee bit smaller than I had planned. That's what I get for not doing a test swatch to check my gauge. It should fit a young child quite nicely, though, so I'll be putting it in the Comitatus silent auction. (And the yarn is - you guessed it - Malabrigo!)

Dice Bag

On Thursday nights this semester, I've been playing D&D - a first for me, but I wish I had discovered it earlier because I love playing! I got a set of beautiful dice for my birthday and needed a bag to carry them in. So here it is - made out of a lovely purple Malabrigo, the oh-so-soft wonderful yarn that I love most.