Say it isn't so....more Holiday Knitting.....

Well it seems I have been a busy knitter.  I don't know if you remember or not but over the summer I made a scarf for a friend of mine in Germany.  He liked it so much he requested a hat to keep him warm for Christmas.  So back to the needles I went.  Luckily I was able to find the yarn again so it completely matches.  However, the color is last season's so it is getting difficult to find.....

Of course while i was working on it I had to try it on.  It was a little too big for me but my knitting friend had to get a picture of it on my head.  With the strings coming down through my hair it almost looked like I had added blue dreadlocks to my already unruly hair ;-)

I used US 10 circulars (6mm) with Katia Fabula in color 98 (100 Merino Superwash).  I also added a pom pom to the top with two contrasting colors of Elle Rae Classic wool yarn.

Yet more Lembas Bread....

Ok I couldn't help it...I had to put in a Lord of the Rings reference...after all it wouldn't be winter without it playing on someone's TV. 

I have completed another pair of socks.  This pair is for miss Frieda in her favorite color.  I found this yarn at my local yarn store The Woolie Ewe last summer when it first came out and picked it up just for her.  I have since finished her dress and plan to add accents to the dress with the left over yarn from her socks. 

Since its the holidays and these socks are for a special little girl...they had to have a little bit of sparkle ;-)

I used Louisa Harding's Jasmine yarn in Color 25.  Yarn is made from 48% Cotton, 39% Bamboo, 10% Silk and 3% Polyester. I used circular needles size 3 mm.

Holiday Socks Continue......

Another pair of socks complete.  The gifts are filling up the bottom of the tree now.  Thank goodness we are starting to finish them up.....

This pair is for my dad.  If you have been following my blog, my dad received my first pair of knitted socks.  Now they weren't exactly his color because they were originally meant for me, but I made them too large for my feet.  So I figured I would give him another pair....but I would make them in one of his favorite colors instead ;-)

The yarn is another Online product Supersocke 100 Emotion II Color 50% Merino wool, 25% Viskose, 25% Polyamid Color 1230 and was knitted on 3.00 mm needles.

Now off to make more socks....I think my hands may fall off soon ;-)

Unusual Requests.....

This year I asked a friend of mine what he wanted for Yule.  He told me this year I would like for you to knit me a T-Cell....luckily when he told me I was on the phone with him so I could look strangely at the phone and answer OK...I will see what I can do about that.  When I got off the phone the first thing that came to my mind was what the heck does a T-Cell look like....so I conducted a Google search and found it. 

Now when I looked at pictures of a T-Cell, I saw pictures of DNA, graphical representations, etc.  It wasn't until I found an actual slide of a cell from under a microscope did I figure out what I needed to do.  So off to the local yarn store for ideas.  I was with my best friend and fellow knitter and we were throwing out ideas when we came across the yarn that we thought could work.......

Now mind you I had no idea how I was going to use the yarn I found because I had never knitted with it but I thought what the heck.  So I knitted for a while on one pattern and it didn't work so I started the project again.  It took me approximately 3-4 days of knitting to come up with the result below.....

Liz's first T-Cell design.......

Using puff ball yarn in three different colors and using an eyelash yarn weaved into it, this is the result.  I created a T-Cell pillow that looks like a T-Cell if you have seen the pictures. On the other hand it also looks like a demented cupcake if you didn't know what a T-Cell looked like.  Needless to say I was laughing my butt off when I finished this during my holiday knitting frenzy. 

I had the fortunate experience of giving the pillow to my friend in person.  He wasn't sure what it was....so I said remember when you asked me for a T-Cell.......he looked at me with wide eyes and said I didn't expect you to take me seriously ;-).  I said you now have a Liz Original Design T-Cell Pillow.  And everyone laughed so hard.  He was very happy and it made my day to see his smile.  So I said you will now always have something to keep a smile on your face and you will always have 1 rather large T-Cell.

May the mirth still keep you laughing all the while......even when life gets you down.....may you always find humor in your life.

Project was created with Bernat Puff Ball Holidays colors in red, multi, and white.  Also using Martha Stuart Red Eyelash yarn to accentuate the hair like structure of the cell.  I used size 9 US/ 5.5 metric needles.

Well it is getting to be a bit cold outside.....

Now I realize there are much colder areas in the world than in North Texas in the winter but here we like to dress warmer when there is a chill in the air.  Since it isn't quite as cold as it is in the north we don't need to dress in wool to stay warm.  We can use a lighter type of yarn to give us a bit of warmth.

A friend of mine loves the color purple and she likes to sparkle.  I found this yarn at my local yarn shop The Woolie Ewe and it had her written all over it. 

The yarn is called Tinseltown by Euro Yarns in Purple.  I used size 8 US/ 5 metric needles and knitted garter stitch.  It is a fun yarn to work with and knits up really fast.  My friend really enjoyed receiving her gift and was wearing it when we left dinner last weekend.

Woo hoo one gift given this year for the holiday and it was completed in time....now off to the next project....

Well this elf has been busy.....

Since the last post I have been busy knitting my way through the holiday gift list.  Needless to say it has been a busy knitting season.  While I was in Houston over the Thanksgiving holiday I finished this pair of socks for my sister's Christmas gift.  I like the way that these turned out.  The color is one of my sister's favorites so I hope she enjoys them.  They are made from cotton too instead of wool because she lives in the tropical area of Houston she might get more use out of these than the wool ones I made her earlier.

I used size 3 needles with Cascade Yarns Pima Cotton 220; 100% Pima Cotton; 100 g

I am off and running onto the next project....wish me luck!