Actually, I've been knitting quite a bit lately, but I haven't photographed either of my other complete scarves (yes, there are two!) because I haven't woven the loose yarn ends in yet. I also have two other scarves in the works. I'm a knitting maniac!
But tomorrow we head to Chicago for my niece Annika's birthday. I made her brother a hooded towel for his birthday (not sure if I posted that...), and Traci (her mother) said Annika really liked his. So, I give you Birthday Gift #1:
Yeah, it's a hooded towel. I wrapped just the outside of the hood in a fun, colorful fabric (Annika likes polka dots, so Emma chose the fabric based on that), and I used the tutorial over at Little Birdie Secrets. If you like to sew, she's a great reference page. Lots of tutorials for relatively simple projects. You do have to know a few sewing terms, though.I also embroidered(ish) a funky A on the back in the center. I didn't do that on James's towel, so I hope it's not a problem.
In addition to the hooded towel, I also knitted her a scarf. She doesn't have a winter coat yet, so I went for a multi-colored yarn. I give you, Birthday Gift #2::
It's important to add at this point that this is actually the second scarf I started for Annika. I started another one with a fun, bright yarn that was a mixture of orange, yellow, pink, and light green (I know it sounds awful, but it's not). When I came to the end of the partial skein I started with, I realized that I didn't have another skein of the same yarn to continue with. It was close to 10 p.m. when I made this rather horrifying discovery.
So on Wednesday night, I stayed up until 1 a.m. knitting like the wind (and watching terrible movies of Bill's choice: Blades of Glory, Nacho Libre, and Running Scared), and did the whole scarf in one sitting. It took about 3 1/2 hours, which I suppose isn't too bad.
