Sunday 31 March 2013

{finished} Seed Stitch Cowl & More Mittens!

We moved again!  To Fort McMurray, Alberta this time.  It's a big move for us.  The hubs got a great job (he's going to be a Firefighter!!) and I am happy to tag along for this new adventure :)

The drive to Fort Mac was about 11 hours.  Which is prime knitting time, of course!

seed stitch cowl

Pattern:  I made a simple seed stitch cowl with a mobius-style twist.  I followed the guidelines from this cowl that I made last year.

Yarn:  Loops & Threads Cozy Wool in Mushroom.

Raveled here!

seed stitch cowl

Hopefully this keeps me warm up north!  Good thing it's spring - the mild winters in Southern Alberta haven't exactly prepared me for the temperatures we might get up here.

I also finished this pair of mittens a few weeks ago.  I followed the same basic pattern that I used for these mittens, with a couple of modifications to help them fit my hands better.

striped mittens

My modifications included one row of increases from the cuff into the body and can be found on my Ravelry project page here!

{I've also been getting great use out of my Array Cowl!}

So...what do I miss most about Lethbridge?  Family and friends for sure.  And being close to real mountains to ski at!!  I am already looking forward to next season.  Hopefully we will be able to book some time off to fly to resorts that we have not experienced yet :)


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At Castle Mountain.  This was my second day skiing black diamonds.
Not bad for a first season!!



DIY Ruffle Headband

I took a break from knitting and decided to upcycle a headband!  I was inspired after reading tutorials like this one.  Unfortunately, I didn't think things through and I didn't take a "before" photo.  Try to imagine starting with a plain red headband...Add a glue gun, fabric from a shirt and a little bit of imagination and you get this!!

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This project only took about 20 minutes!  I don't think I can knit anything wearable in 20 minutes...!

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Must make more of these!!  :)