a muse hat for my mom

model muse

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While I was visiting my parents, my mother, who originally taught me to knit, went with me to Colorful Stitches in Lenox, MA. We purchased, among other yarn, some Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Chunky, which I used to make a Muse hat for her. She was out when I finished it, so I had my son model it. She really loves the hat. It takes only a few hours to make.

In addition to the hat, and finishing one Noro sock, I made a bunch of jewelry right before the trip. I’ll be posting those as well. They all went to family members.

for my mom

for my mom

Originally uploaded by lothie

My mom has a lovely amber necklace, but no bracelet or earrings to go with it. She asked me a while ago if I’d make her some. It took me quite a while to get around to it — amber is gorgeous, and I was intimidated — but finally I made her this set out of Swarovski crystals and vintage glass. I hope she likes them.

This picture doesn’t really do the set justice, though it’s fairly accurate as to color. Obviously the crystals sparkle a lot more than they do in the picture. I really like working with Swarovskis and I intend to keep using them in my work.

more socks!

more socks!

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When I first started making socks, Stacey sent me a skein of blue and brown striped Regia from her stash. Here’s the pair of socks I made from it. They’re ankle socks, and the instep and cuff are ribbed. I’m very happy with them, although I probably should have made them slightly longer.

The pattern I used was the basic Socks 101 from Knitty, but I got the idea to make them ribbed and ankle length from a pair of socks I saw in Creative Knitting (I didn’t follow their pattern at all though). I still have enough Regia to make another pair, but I don’t know if I want to or not. Currently I’m working on another pair with another yarn, in amongst other projects.