Monsters, with pockets!

Leila, Lydia and Lucas the momma and baby monsters, pattern by Rebecca Danger (Dangercrafts), from the Big Book of Knitted Monsters.

Cookie Baking Day!

It was cookie baking day at the clubhouse today!

We got to test out my new cookie cutters.

We made chocolate chip cookies too.

We decorated.

Then we ate, drank OJ and played, of course!

Helsinki Market Photos

Fiber photos from one of the markets overseas last year. I love all the knitty, colourful goodness!

From France

From last year, along the Avenue de Paris in Versailles, France



Also last year, Paris, obviously...



Yarn!

Koigu Painter's Palette Premium Merino
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Angora Snow

Good morning!

Today is a warm but snowy day here. The snow has been falling slowly in big flakes reminding me of a snowglobe. It's very pretty.

Today's stash/yarn photo follows that theme. Fuzzy, fluffy, light and white.



That's a Fleece Artist 100% Angora yarn, appropriately named Peter Rabbit. It *is* as soft as it looks.

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Saroyan Scarf

I made my mom a scarf for her birthday.

I did it in record time (for me!) of 7 days.

I used the Saroyan pattern by Liz Abanante (Ravelry link).

I used super soft Misti Alpaca worsted weight yarn and the scarf turned out to be awesome and she loves it.

Great pattern, well written and easy to follow. If I make another though, I will choose a yarn that is less soft and drappy and that would hold the stitch defination a bit better to show off the leave edging.

Another thing -- the way the pattern is written was a little confusing to me. There is a row that says to P2tog, bind off three stitches. To me that means to P2tog then to bind off the next three stitches but in this pattern it means to P2tog then to bind off that stitch you just created plus 2 more. It was easy enough to figure out, though a beginner would have troubles with that.

Here's a few more photos: