Brian's Carlton Guernsey

I made this jumper for my nephew and was so proud as I had no pattern. I will try to post the pattern soon. It's a size 5.

The Cuddly Menace

shudder & enjoy a book with the masking spell removed http://www.whatisdeepfried.com/zogg/zogg1.html

Knitting: Wrist Warmers

I really like this pattern.
It's a straight forward ribx2, and all you need to know is what kind of tension you do with the kind of wool you have. I got the pattern from the net and altered it slightly for the wool I had lying around so I'm not to sure of the specs: I think this one was about 8 ply mohair (feels like 4ply wool), with 3.25 needles (x4) and about 48 stitches (I think). It was a 6-stitch button hole for the thumb, with nothing else built on it. (This was not a big enough for a man's thumb).
This was my first go at circular knitting with multiple needles and I was pleased with the result. :)

Knitting: Blind Beanie & Scarf

I'm calling this a blind beanie because I really didn't know how it end.
I made the scarf first (waffle stitch), not knowing how far the wool would go. Once I got half way through the beanie I could see the it wouldn't last to the end, so I did a band of waffle stitch to link it to the scarf and then finished it with an pink wool of equal ply.
I also used the pink wool in the fringe. I tried a different style of fringing, rather than the simple loop hold, which required sewing it through. I liked the cross over effect in the end.
For some strange reason, the ribbing on the beanie turned out to be loose, so I sewed the pink wool through the edge in a cross-over style (to link with the fringing) and pulled it tighter. That is a pompom you can see there, hanging off about 4cm of wool (that was to use up the last of the pink wool)...
Its a weird mix in the end because I think the beanie is better suited to a baby, who wouldn't normally wear a scarf. And after all that I wouldn't normally knit anything like this if I didn't have wool to do something with. It does , however, prove that limitations often push your creativity.