Tea Cozy Causing a Stir

Now this is one big tea (T) cozy. Check out the commotion.

More Stuff I Made Before

I was gathering things up the other day and putting away some winter stuff when I came across these. I made the hat for myself because my head was cold. It's a little big since washing, but it comes down over my ears, which was my goal. It's the thick Lion Brand chenille in black. If you've never worked in black chenille, my suggestion is a LOT of light. It's very difficult to see your stitches if there's not enough light. It might be easier knitting in lower light. I'll have to get back to you on that. I haven't tried it yet. The scarf is the same yarn. DH said I never made him anything so I made him the scarf. He likes it because it's nice and toasty.

Cotton Baby Afghan

Poor cold baby almost a year old by the time I actually finish the blanket. :-P But really, this pattern came from the Best of Terry Kimbrough Baby Afghans by Leisure Arts. It was actually one of the harder ones I've worked in a long time. I don't know if it was me or the pattern, but it was consistently hard to follow and stay on track with. After I finished the pineapple border the first time, it was so curled that I frogged the whole border and started over. The second rendition, pictured, still wouldn't lay entirely flat. The yarn is Bernat Cotton Tots in Sweet Cream. The yarn is nice and soft and very pretty. My one complaint is the lint level. While I was working with it, it made me sneezy and I couldn't wear black. When I washed it, the lint pilled up. I ended up running it through the dryer on low heat with a dryer sheet twice and then running over it front and back with a lint roller. It was still shedding pretty bad. My hope is that the lint issue will self resolve after the blanket has been washed a couple more times. I wasn't so dissatisfied that I won't give it another shot, however. I still have more at home that I was thinking of making myself a little shell sweater with. :)

Cute Little Hat

On the way back from Huntsville the Sunday after Christmas, I knitted this little hat for DH's grand niece (half-sister's daughter's daughter - that's a grand niece, right?). It was slightly larger than would fit on DH's fist. Talk about the cutest thing. This hat pattern is the same as the hat I was making to donate. It makes up so fast. I've also made one I gave to my brother's wife (with a matching scarf) out of Homespun and another out the above Bernat Baby Coordinates that was blue and green stripes. Everyone at work wants one now.