Saturday Leftovers - Weekend edition

I've been working away on two lace shawls this week. The Juno & Regina mentioned in last weeks post, as well as an Aeolian in mohair with purple beads.

The best part about the Saturday leftovers projects is that they are fast to complete. It's a satisfying feeling to finish something.

This Saturday I tackled my first ever knitted toy and wrap and turns. I saw this Stegosaurus pattern in the Obscurity group on Ravelry and added it to my queue for my nephew.

It was an interesting knit, and took more yarn then I anticipated. It also took more than just Saturday. I finished it this afternoon during the magnificant thunderstorms that keep passing through. I have named him Franklin (as you must name all creatures right?) and took him outside for a photoshoot. I got one picture in before big fat raindrops fell on us.

It was a good one though.

Ladies and Gentleman

Franklin the steggie

The pattern is great to work with, pretty clear, the time consuming part really was all the seaming and attaching of small parts. I was done the body yesterday, but the spikes took me into today.

Saturday Leftovers!

I have proclaimed that on Saturdays as often as possible, I'm going to try to use up some of the leftovers in my stash. I have miscellaneous balls from years ago, I don't even recall what they are anymore (thank goodness I have a ravelry now to help me keep track of these things) because the ball band disappeared long ago.

So this Saturday's Leftovers project was a tea cozy. I have been wanting to make one for a while, but never found one I liked. I found this beautiful tea cozy pattern so I had little excuse. I also had just enough (literally) of this lovely soft wool i bought at the old Lewiscraft in what I think was 2003 for my first major crochet project (an afghan of crochet squares, crocheted straight across).












The button is also a left over! One of those extra buttons which comes with a new pair of pants. I'm not even sure which pair. I have a mint tin which I keep all the extra buttons in, it's getting quite full so it's good to get some use out of all those buttons!

I scored really amazing baseball tickets for tomorrow so I'm taking my niece and nephew to see the Jays game. Which will be great! I of course will take my knitting. I'm currently working away at a Juno & Regina Stole in a beautiful colourway of handpainted misti alpaca. It's so soft, but a bit warm! I hope it's not too hot tomorrow!

here it is, part way done. I've reached the halfway point. the mid section is taking quite a while.

I am on a roll

This week is turning out to be a FO week for sure.

On the heels of my Laminaria, I've also managed to finish off my travelling project.

A ribbed purple shrug out of Mirasol which is soft and bouncy.

I am going to attempt to spend the rest of my July commuting time making crocheted squares for charity, but as I am a total newb at crochet (I've learned it once from my mom and made blankets but never in the round) I expect this will be interesting. I've recruited a coworker to the cause so that means double the squares.

I have found the light at the other end of the tunnel

As mentioned in my previous post, I have been chugging away on my Laminaria for months now.

Well I am thrilled to report that it is finished!!

Here it is!!!


And finally here is a picture of me loving it.

There were times when I never thought this day would come!