Red Lace Gloves

Clue is in the name. I like these but for some stupid reason I cut the ends a bit too short. They stay put though. I just dashed these out in a day because I needed gloves and I like this yarn.

Please excuse my gross arms.

Seaflower Jacket

 Original Pattern: http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=123&d_id=1&lang=us

This has taken me FOR EVER. And it's still not even finished. I have plans for buttons, embroidery, beads and adding a flower on the right front panel. I'm deliberating whether to just knit one, or learn to crochet for the purposes of this jacket.

 Here it is in all its majestic glory.

If I could wear one colour for the rest of my life, it would probably be this turquoise.
As soon as I can afford buttons and beads, the saga shall continue...

Que Sera Cardigan

Original Pattern: http://knitty.com/ISSUEss10/PATTquesera.php

The trouble with not living in America is that I can rarely get hold of the suggested yarns for a pattern. What's widely available there is often a) not available at all here b) available, but in small quantities at a time and/or in lame colours or c) ridiculously expensive, because it's shipped from the States.

So I ended up using Cascade 220, and let me tell you this: It's lovely. Possibly the nicest yarn I've ever worked with. Soft, washable, gorgeous colourways, kind to even my ridiculously temperamental skin.

Here is my cardigan in its natural habitat:

Here is a closeup of the lace pattern:

Unfortunately I made this at the completely wrong time of year (I finished it in June, and wearing a 100% wool cardigan in June or July is a bit much even in this stupid country) so as soon as I'd finished I started making a 100% cotton summer jacket on tiny needles...that is taking so long to make that it probably won't be finished until November (if not later). I need to get my seasonal head on.

Hooded Scarf

Original Pattern (scarf): http://brookenelson.com/leafscarfpattern.html

Original Pattern (hood): http://carissaknits.blogspot.com/2008/10/heelhead-scarf.html

Modifications: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mmessmer/heelhead-scarf

Much like mmessmer, I improvised in combining these two patterns, and in retrospect I can't remember how at all. I'm not even 100% sure what to call this. A scarood? A hoodarf? Either way, it's headgear that also keeps your neck warm. It's also my first proper commission, as I made it for a colleague of mine.

Since I don't want to post pictures of my own stupid face, I improvised by forming a makeshift head out of carrier bags. Imagine a face on it.

Here is the detail for the scarf, which fishtailed a bit at the end for reasons I can't quite fathom but I like the way it looks:

It's not blocked yet, so I may post another picture of it once it is.