Progress?

I'm addicted to summer KAL it appears.  I finished one in a record 2 weeks.

I finished my Laneway shawl.  KAL here:  http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/judy-marples-design-group/3439873/76-100#93  There is yarn as a prize!

I'm past the halfway point on my Creedence shawl.  KAL here:  http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/picnicknits/3431915/301-325#309

Since I finished one of the KAL.  I decided to do this KAL:  http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/maliha-designs/3445339/151-175#159  This is my Reversa shawl.

Pictures?

You may of noticed that my pictures seem different.  Well, its due to the fact that my laptop finally decided to die.  I have a Kodak camera and since Kodak is no longer in business, I can't get software for my Surface.  It's been a learning curve using the photo software that comes with Windows 10.  The pictures seem brighter but its sometimes hard to get the colors right like the pink on the robot.

This was with the Windows 10 software.  I got the pink I wanted but then the background was pink.  There was a button with Kodak that I could click and say this was suppose to be white to get the colors right.

 This again was with Windows 10 but the background is blue.

This was with the Kodak software.  The Kodak had a hard time with certain purples.  They would be more blue then purple.

Summer Means More KAL

This is my entry for PicnicKnit's Summer Shawl Along #cfssal http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/picnicknits/3431915/76-100#88

We will start knitting June 1st and run through the end of July. There will be prizes along the way, drawings for casting on, using the hashtag #cfssal online, posting pictures/projects, etc. Prizes will include yarn, notions, patterns, and books. I’m working on the prize pile right now!

This is my KAL for Judy Marples's Summer Holiday 2016 KAL http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/judy-marples-design-group/3439873/1-25#8

Never Ending Cycle

I have some FO but then again I feel the need to start new WIP instead of finishing more WIP.  It's my cycle.  Eventually I will finish these projects.  LOL!

I started this hat is Jan. It's not hard I just get bored of the 5 rows of purl and then 4 rows of knit for 8 times (I was suppose to do it 10 times).

This was a KAL for May so I was happy to get it done before the end of May.

I'm almost done this scarf.  Again only 4 row pattern but I get bored easily and I don't like working with heavier weight and bigger needles (it hurts my hands).

I'm happy to say that one sock is done.  A good start to the 2nd one.

My last of the robots for now.  This is number 3.  I have 2 more to do for my daughters but that will be later since I get tired of doing the same patterns too.  LOL!

KAL

Why do I keep getting pulled into KAL (knit-alongs)?  I don't like deadlines and I have a bunch of things that I need to finish up but I keep sign up for them.  Here is my May KAL that I managed to finished before the last day.

 

 

This was for Judy Marples May KAL. 

Details: 

Needles:  Size 10 circular
Yarn:  Premier Yarns Deborah Norville Serenity Chunky Prints in Berry Burst
Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cedar-grove-shawl



I have yarn wound up in a cakes for a June KAL too.  It's by PicnicKnits.  Details here:  http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/picnicknits/3431915/1-25

It doesn't help that I already have these patterns and the yarn to go with it already.

Can't Help Myself

I got this neat double knit sock blank from Gale's Art during my trip to Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.  I couldn't wait to start knitting on it.  Double knit refers to that there are 2 strands of yarn so you can knit 2 socks at a time.  I'm not crazy about knitting two at a time (I can't do both heels at the same time) so I decided to unwind it and separate them into 2 balls.

 

 

It took me some time since the yarn got tangled while I was separating it into 2 balls.  I did finally get them into 2 balls and then wound them up (easier to knit then a ball that rolls around).

 



 

I started on them last night.  I'm using my go to sock pattern from Wendy Johnson.  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gusset-heel-basic-socks  So far I like how its knitting up.  It of course looks a lot different then the sock blank. 

Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival 2016

We only spent Saturday there but we sure did shop a lot.  Here are some pictures of the Festival and what I bought.