Norwegian Knits-Along: Weeks 17 & 18
Hallo! BF's mom is safely back in Nuremberg. She sampled a lot of Asian food (even lumpia, Teri), met my awesome nutty family, and got to visit the Getty Villa. Lots of pictures; I'll post a few in time. So it's back to the program now.
Sweaters & Vests
◊ Jill has finished her sweater! Woo-hoo! Nothing like a 16-day limit to spur you on, Jill. It looks fab-you-lous!
Socks & Stockings
◊ Kelly has made considerable progress on her stockings. Check out the colors, so rustic.
◊ Prim of The Prim Optimist is knitting the ubiquitous stockings in dark grey, red and white. Nice start, Prim!
◊ Kerry has posted the latest pictures of her stockings. Great colors, Kerry!
Mittens & Gloves
◊ Terri has a sneak peek of her gloves! And a post about a vendor (the previous day's). Opinions, anyone?
Hats & Headbands
◊ Monica of Two Left Needles has joined the hat group and will be knitting Adrian's Pirates hat as well.
◊ Kim is "getting there" with her Sweetheart hat! Looking good, Kim!
◊ Eva has finished her Traditional, yay! See what you can get done in 16 days easily?
Miscellaneous A new category!
◊ Andrea of Mellow Trouble will be making a colorwork bag. She can't get enough of color!
◊ Jennifer of Pie Knits has joined the knitalong; she's designing her own hat, but she's started with armwarmers. Go Jennifer!
Last year I made references to some squares I knit but never took pictures of. I never did think about them again until I looked through Kerstin's blog photos and found this. The floppy pink square with the upside-down heart in its middle (bottom left in the picture) was one of three I sent in to Annie. I love the way the blankets look, don't you?
That's awesome that you got to visit the Getty Villa. Had you pre-ordered your tickets when they first became available, or did you find another way to get in? I'm curious, because last time I looked they were "sold out" until the end of July.
Whoopsy daisy! We only discovered that the heart was upside down after we had sewn it up. Working on a deadline, you know. ;) That photo was taken before I washed them all. They were even nicer after washing as they kind of felted together a bit. I've been working on squares for more blankets. I love the homey look of them! Oh and that particular blanket with the heart square went to my in-laws. They were so touched by the work that went into it -- it really meant a lot to them.