Summer Knitting: A Whole New Kind of Fiber

On Ravelry, there is a lovely little group called the 3 Country Shawl KAL, where myself, my buddy from Canada, and my buddy from England are all mods and we have a rotating schedule of things to knit (or crochet!) along to.  There's generally a big, 3 month project going, and on the off months we do minis - fun little things to keep us busy until we start the next big project.  As we're getting so close to Summer (I can't wait, it's my favorite season), we wanted to do something a little different, and suggested a little Summer knitting in a fiber that hadn't been used before.  We figured it was good motivation to step outside the comfort zone.

For me, that unused fiber would be cotton.  I love using animal fibers and have been hesitant to try plant fibers, they're not usually people's favorite fibers to use.  But after I had such a good experience with linen, I figured "why not?"  I bought some kitchen cotton years ago when I was first playing around with crochet, and it's finally time to use it.

So I'm working on cotton cleaning scrubbies.  So far, I have one done.


Unofficially, it also makes for a fashionable 1950s style kitty cat hat.

I've Finished Things!

Whew, last week was LOUSY.  I spent all of it being ill, and could rarely stay awake long enough to make any progress on knitting.  When I could stay awake, everything was hard, and I often found myself zoning out in front of What Not To Wear.

It is even more amazing then, that I have completed THIS:

I know it's not the best picture.  I just pinned it out and was too excited, I had to share.  And it has BEADS!

Isn't that pretty?  It's all sparkly and stuff!  This is Juneberry by Jared Flood, and is a generally clever pattern.  It took some concentration, but I'm pleased with the final result (that the cat is now rolling on...c'mon, I don't roll on her stuff).  Anyway, now that I've got that off the needles, I can focus on socks!  I just cast some new ones on last night when I wasn't having any fun with this Juneberry!  XD

This little guy is complete, too.  He is ridiculously cute.  I can also turn his mouth upside down for hilariously distraught face.  D:

Blarg

I've been collecting ideas for blog posts for you to enjoy, and then as of Sunday was stricken down by the flu.  Complete sentences aren't happening, but I was sad my blog wasn't updated, so I leave you with THIS.

Giant hat transform in to cute!  He still needs arms and a mouth.  Please note how much hat is left.  There's still enough for like 2 hats under there!