blanket time

this is another post about my continual knitting projects. after finishing my hat i dabbled in several patterns but couldn't find any that i liked, so i decided to tackle a major project...my first blanket! it's wool worked on size 10 circular needles and is 186 stitches across. each row takes around 10 minutes to complete and there are many many many rows to go to make this a full blanket

here are the results after about 8 hours...

and here we have it after a week of work...

needless to say this project is going to take quite a while, so i will be adding more pictures as i get to milestones. i'm hoping to have it completed by christmas:)

first hat

you read that right, i knitted my first hat! i followed the 'hermione cable and eyelet' pattern, and it worked perfectly, at least i think so

i had never worked with double pointed needles before, so it was a bit of a challenge to get the hang of at first. as were 110 stitches across! but i got it down and i am so pleased with the results, almost happy that it got cold again so that i can wear this some before summer. here a picture of the cables and eyelets...

 can't wait to do another hat!! and if anyone wants one just let me know, you'd just have to buy the yarn since that part is a bit of an expense