Good morning!

It's a beautiful day here in Georgia!  It's not too cold and it's sunny and clear.

Our weekend went well.  How about yours?  While Emma had a full day of drama practice on Saturday, Steve and I cooked for a church reception to be held on Sunday and I got some lesson planning done, too.  We finished the day off with chili for dinner (It looked pretty with cheese, sour cream and sliced green onions and I almost took a picture of it for the blog but decided to eat it instead!) and watching the Olympics.  Then yesterday was church in the morning and the installation of our new pastor in the afternoon, followed by the reception.  Plus more Olympic watching at night!

I tell you, I am really going to miss the Olympics.  Usually I don't sit and watch TV at night.  But I got so much done while watching the Olympics that I may have to start watching more TV.  The following photos are not great, but here is what I accomplished in the last few weeks...

 

  
Moss socks - Even though I had finished the first sock quickly, these had been on the needles for a year.  It feels great to have them finished and I've been wearing them a lot.  I'm hoping to get better photos but right now I have a reluctant photographer.

I used Silver's Sock Class as the pattern (one sock on two circs) and really loved it!  I chose a stitch pattern from my knitting stitch dictionary for the mock cables.

 
Hamamelis Shawl #1 - This is the one for my friend that I knit from worsted weight wool.  I like how it turned out but I would like it even better if I had knit it from fingering weight yarn.  I loved knitting this and am looking forward to getting back to knitting the one for myself (after I finish a few other projects).

Palindrome Scarf - While I really like the look of this scarf and I didn't mind all the cables, it took me forever to knit.  In all fairness, I had other projects on the needles at the same time.  But scarves just seem to drag on and on.  Now I have to decide whether to knit February's Rainy Day Scarf or March's Multidirectional Diagonal Scarf for the 2010 Red Scarf Project KAL (Rav link).  I think I'll go with the Rainy Day Scarf since the other red yarn I bought isn't variegated.  (By the way, I ran out of yarn and only ended up with 57 out of the recommended 60 inches.  I'm hoping to block out three more inches.  Do you think it will work?)

Thanks again to Estella for having the idea for the FOFI Olympics and to Jennifer for creating that group!

I hope you had a great weekend and that this is a wonderful week for each of you!

Comments

[jingle]

Greetings, Beth:

beautiful projects.
Nice to see u well and productive!

[Carole]

That's some beautiful knitting!!

[Karen]

Your were a busy girl! Love all your projects.

[greetingarts]

Oh my gosh, gorgeous things! And are those socks perfect for St. Pat's Day or what?!

[Sheepish Annie]

Holy cow! You've been so productive! That shawl is stunning. Excellent job!

[caitlyn]

Wow, you've been cranking out those FOs! Everything looks beautiful.

[erin]

wow, you're on a finishing streak! The shawl turned out so pretty, I'm sure your friend will be so happy to receive it.

[Mary]

It always feels like a project is taking for-ever when you've got a few going at the same time...but then you end up with multiple finished items! Which means you can fuel your start-itis some more! Or maybe that's just me? :).

[lynne]

Beth, both the shawl and the scarf are just beautiful. Nicely done!

[Ruth]

Beautiful projects, Beth.

[Terrie]

These are really beautiful projects! Way to go :)