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Parade of old FOs

Lazy blogger that I am I have neglected to show these as finished objects, only in process. I’m totally absorbed in The Lost Room right now and I don’t feel like coming up for air. It’s crazy. I greatly admire the imaginative mind behind it. Right now I’m working on the adorable Give a Hoot mittens in Mission Falls 1824 Wool for a gift exchange coming up next weekend. I’m hoping people fight for them. I’m very grateful to Kelbourne Woolens and Kate from Zeitgeist Yarns for providing the pattern. So begins the parade:

Here is one of my second pair of Endpaper Mitts:

endpaper-mitts

I swear they’re both done. I just felt bad for making Drew take a million pics until I was satisfied, so I photographed this one myself. I can’t remember the yarns exactly. I’ll try to post more accurately on my ravelry page soon.

This is the finished Clapotis. Still unblocked. Yes, I’m a bad girl. The color is a little more green than this photo. It’s Malabrigo worsted in Water Green. Soft as butter and oh so warm. It’s a bit fuzzy now, but I don’t mind.

clapotis

I added 2-3 repeats to the length, but otherwise followed the pattern fairly precisely.

Last but not least, the Mustard Hat from Rebecca 32 in a very un-mustard color. This is Manos in a Stone color. I can’t remember the exact name, but it’s a delightful grey green with a bit of reddish hue now and then.

un-mustard-hat

It’s also getting a bit fuzzy, but it’s nice and cozy. It’s done in Fisherman’s Rib and was a bit weird at first, but this is the fourth Mustard Hat I’ve made, so there must be something I like about it.

I probably won’t be posting for awhile because I’ve got end of the semester projects and a final to study for. Wish me luck! I’m sure I’ll still be reading blogs and commenting. I can’t seem to take a break from that. It’s my go-to procrastination move.

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Clapotis meets the parents

I’m at my parent’s house for the weekend, hanging out and not doing much, which is exactly what I wanted from the weekend. This is just a quick hello and an update on the progress of my clapotis. I love the way it’s turning out. I’m going to extend it by 2-3 repeats before I decrease. I’m really glad I didn’t rip anything back in an obsessive attempt to control the color changing because it looks nice now.

In other news, I had surgery on my lady parts and it went well. No cancer. I just have to get checked in 6 months. I also received my final reiki attunement on Thursday. I was really excited to do that. I’m writing this on my phone, so I don’t know how to make things link, but you can google or wiki reiki if you’re curious. It’s basically a form of energy healing used hands on or from a distance.

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WTF?!

I started Clapotis, ubiquitous in the blog world, but nevertheless something I desired. I was thoroughly in love with the yarn and this project until I started the second ball. Can you see the color difference? It’s driving me nuts. I could tell that the ball on the left was a bit darker, even though they’re all the same dye lot. Has anyone else had this experience with Malabrigo? I really don’t want to tear this out, but this may make me crazy.