Blogiversay 3!

Happy New Years to you! Happy 3rd blogiversary to me! I feel a little like: has it really only been 3 years? and it's only been 3 years! at the same time.

And with the blogiversary and New Years comes my knitting year recap. I did this last year, and found it interesting, so I thought I'd post my stats for what I made this year:

Hats - 18

Sweaters - 5

Scarves - 6

Shawls - 1

Headbands - 0

Socks/Slippers - 0

Bags - 0

Baby Afghans - 1

Mittens - 2

Dish cloths - 3

other - 3

All of those numbers are down from last year. (Except I made my first shawl, so that number is up.) With a long trip, and moving and WAY more soccer in the mix, I just haven't spent as much time knitting. But that's okay. It's still been a great year.

And here is one last craft from 2010. Aof the cardigans I gave for Christmas to my 2yo niece.

I hate to say it, but I hate it. I hate the sweater that is. The colour is okay... (not great...) but the result is just gross. Don't you think?

It bunched under the arms. And the collar is weird. And I'm not a huge fan of crocheted sweaters... But I'm going to blame the pattern. Not me. No. It's not my fault! Really... Probably... Perhaps? Luckily my niece is the cutest thing since this, and if anyone could pull off this ugly sweater it's her!

But all in all, it's been a good year. Hopefully there are more good crafts to come!

All the best in 2011!!

Petit Lapins

It has arrived! The time when I start to show off what I'm making the kiddies for Christmas! Here's the first cardigan, made for my youngest niece:

You may recall that I made something ridiculously similar last year. ... Yeah. It's the same cardigan... only the lace patter is different this time. And the colour. And really? It's so cute on N and that I wanted to make one for M.

(PS - as you can see... I found my camera. It took me a LONG time with lots of looking... and I found so many other things while looking. My winter boots! {phew} Fifteen dollars. Some old CDs. ... but I finally found it. Where? you ask. ... you'll never guess. In the middle console on my car. You know... between the two seats? Whatever possessed me to put it there I'll never know. But at least it's been found!)

Kleptomania

I can't explain it, but sometimes there are just projects that I *love* to knit. Sometimes they are the randomest things too. Some are easy. Some are hard. Some are because of the yarn. Some are because of who I'm going to give it to.

I just started one of those projects. I'm in love with it.

It's hard to explain why. I don't love the colour. (Free yarn from my Grandma. She gave me some of her stash last weekend because she can no longer knit. :( ) And I don't love the raglan increases, but I am in love with the image of the FO I have in my head. It's going to be so CUTE!

But really, I have no idea how this is going to turn out because this is another one of those patterns that I'm making up as I go along.

See... I have this problem. It's a stealing problem. Yes. When it comes to knitting I'm a kleptomaniac. I stole so many things for this sweater. I stole this lace pattern.

I saw the little bunnies in another pattern and thought - I should use that. So I am! I stole of the body from a sweater I gifted last year for Christmas. And I think I'm going to steal a few other ideas for the sleeves.

But that's how it goes with knitting. Isn't it? See something. Love it. Use it. Make it into something new. I just hope my stealing ways turn to profit, cause this could be one cute Christmas gift.