It’s been all knitting all the time here at Chez Gravy. So not only do I have finished knitting, I actually have pictures of some of it. I know. Shocking.

Let’s dig right in, shall we?

Habitat in Berroco Cuzco. Damned if I remember what size needles I actually knit it on. 9’s? 10’s? Something. Super quick and well written. Really want to do this one again in a different color for myself. Cuzco is YUMMEH. This one is for one of my coworkers for xmas.

Forest Canopy Cowl in Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend in a VERY intense magenta. I loooooove this yarn. A lot. In almost every color it comes in. This was supposed to be for the Booger, but she wants it in the bright acid green instead, which means this one goes to Someone Else (someone who maybe reads this sometimes), and I only have to knit it once in this color and I can do something different with the second skein. Huzzah.

Jean Wong’s wonderful diagonal hat. The picture on the pattern itself is… maybe not so good. The pattern itself, however, is GREAT. I’ve knit this one a bunch of times now, and this particular one is going to the Booger to replace the one that she wears almost every day, year round, which is starting to look a bit nappy.

A trio of xmas socks. There should be 5 pairs in this pile, but, alas, the two for the menfolk aren’t done yet. I blame the door frame that took out my wrist for 2 months.
From the top down, we have:

Um… some green socks. Pattern was… um… er… Oh. Right. Mostly this. I remember having issues with the pattern itself, so I used the main stitch pattern and made the rest of it up to suit myself. I also increased the back leg as I went up, incorporating that into the stitch pattern back there (which, of course, doesn’t show in the picture). The yarn is the nice, squooshy “Smooshy” sock yarn from Dream in Color, in a color that I don’t think is available anymore.

Monkey! Yeah, yeah, I know everyone else has already knit these and I’m just slow on the uptake, but they were fun. And easy to drag around, since the pattern is easy to memorize. Yarn is a 1-off from Blue Moon (a “rare gem”, as they’re called).

Also Socks That Rock (I’m pretty sure, it’s what I have the most of in The Craft Pit), and probably another rare gem. Pattern is the original Pod Baby, by Lower Canadia’s most talented designer (who won’t admit that, silly girl).

And, lastly, some handspun, since I have a new wheel and I’ve actually used it. Go me. (And no, Kerry, I am still not BFF with it yet. Getting closer, but not yet)

I *think* this is merino from Blue Moon. I could be completely off my nut on that, though.

This I know is merino. Superfine. From Butternut Woolens, whom I’m sad to see is no longer a dyer, and has apparently had one hell of a shite year. She’s a lovely woman, and her stuff was always some of my favorites at OFFF and Black Sheep.

This is… uh… Some wool. And stuff. I know I got it at OFFF in 2007 and that it came from a booth in the very back corner by the sheep barn next to the booth with the pygora. DAMN that’s helpful now, huh? Right. It’s crazy soft and sproingy, but sadly there isn’t very much of it. All three skeins are destined for the xmas basket o’ goodies for a friend of mine.

I think that mostly covers it. There’s more homework, but I don’t have pictures of that yet and the battery in the camera has fizzled out. So there.

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