Finally in my own place!

My daughter and I moved into our own little apartment and things are going smoothly. I have a nice little herb garden up and going and my health issues are under control at last. I really love our new apartment. They have all the amenities that I need here; a swimming pool, an exercise room, lots of tree lined lanes to walk on, and they come out and fix things quickly.

My knitting as picked up as well. I have a list of items that people have asked for and I'm working them off one at a time. Right now I'm working on a pair of camouflage socks for my son, John. I'll post a picture when I get them done. I made a Jayne Cobb hat for a friend and here is my daughter modeling it for me:



I also made a hat just for my daughter, Michelle. I used the same basic pattern that I used for the Jayne Cobb hat, but tapered the top instead of just gathering it. I didn't want all the lumps on top. I also changed the ear flaps and left off the pom pom. She wanted ferret ears on it, so I designed that and used a little fun fur to set them off. I used Lion Brand "Tweed Stripes" yarn for it and used the color "Tundra", color 203. I loved the yarn, it was very soft and plush and it worked up easily and fast. Here's a picture of her in her hat:


Another thing that I've been working on are fingerless gloves. I love this design because it leaves the entire fingers free for working on the computer or for knitting. I have a pair for myself that I made up in worsted weight dark blue. These, I made for a friend. I used Lion Brand Wool-ease and size 5 double points.


That's all my knitting news for now. I have a shortage of camera and have to get Michelle to take my pictures with her cell phone for right now. Hopefully that will change and I'll be able to start taking some pictures as I go on some of my projects. I have a couple more Jayne Cobb hats to make for friends (People see them and ask for one for themselves!) and some more gloves to make for a friend who likes to go to firing ranges to shoot and thinks these will be perfect to keep his hands warm while he does.
I joined a charity, Volunteer Angels: http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/volunteer-angels.html and I'm hoping to get some things made for them soon. I also got my knitting business up and going after closing it down for a couple months during the holidays and while moving.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/momsalittleoff

Take care, and more will follow! I promise!!
Peg