5-HOUR SWEATER FINISHED FOR PJ

I sewed on the last button on Wednesday and Rudy took it to Harper for Margaret to pick up at her department office on Thursday. I hope she takes a pic of him wearing it. I think the navy and orange (Go, Bears!) will look better on him than the green lacy set I made before he was born.

I'M ON RAVELRY!

I got accepted at Ravelry (a new yarn-related forum/blog/project-source-database/community, etc.). I didn't have to wait too long to get in, either. My Ravelry name is (predictably) "LizzieHelen".

RED AND GRAY SPIRAL HAT

I'm finally putting up the picture of the red and gray version of the spiral hat, the one I made for Yvonne. This one turned out too snug. I have to make her a new one, too.

KNIT SPIRAL HAT

This is the hat I knit last year during The Apprentice and American Idol. The pattern is from Handknit Holidays: Knitting Year-Round for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Winter Solstice by Melanie Falick.



Although every time I measured it seemed to be in gauge, it turned out huge. I gave it to Fabien, but he gave it back saying it was too big for him(!)--and he didn't like the I-cord top. I was going to frog it, but, instead, I donated it to PADS. I hope it fit someone and kept them very warm.

I made the hat again, much smaller, in red and gray for Yvonne--with just a plain top. [Picture later] I'll have to make something else for Fabien since I'm tired of the pattern.

[This has been a test of putting phots online again; I think it worked.]