Progress!

I'm making progress but I don't see it being done by the end of the month.  I'm making a shawl out of this pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/icehouse  I'm also worried that I didn't get enough of the blue yarn.

Yarn:  Cascade Yarns Avalon in Red Orange and Blue Radiance.

I'm Not Going To Make It

This is the start of my Icehouse KAL.  The other piece was just a sample and I realized that I will have to knit and write out my pattern as I go.  I need 2 more knit rows and then I can start the pattern.  I won't be making the Feb 28th deadline for sure!

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/icehouse
KAL http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/cooperative-press/3078452/151-175#151

Squirrel!! By That I Mean Distractions

"Squirrel!" gets yelled out at our house.  It refers to Dug the dog in the movie "Up".  He's a dog and squirrels distract him.  I'm very much like Dug when it comes to crafting (or my husband would say "life in general").  I should be focusing on finishing Christmas gifts as I have probably said in the last few posts.  I also spend too much time on Ravelry.  Anyway, one of my favorite publishers Cooperative Press is doing a KAL (knit-a-long).  http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/cooperative-press/3078452/1-25#19

She has a free pattern up and the deal is that its basically a pattern for a scarf.  Free pattern here:   http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/icehouse

Now she would like people to knit it up but you can knit it up as a cowl, hat, double knit or any way you like.  A shawl came to my mind and below is my idea and a page of the pattern (its like 3 or 4 pages long!).