Mrs. Beetons for Jenny - 1

This yarn will become Mrs. Beetons for my friend Jenny. I think the rich colours will really suit her, and she really loves Victorian style, so Mrs. Beetons will be perfect for her! They're not going to have the edging of mohair on the top bell, because I don't like the idea of one row of gold on the purple, and it won't have beads around the top either. I think the contrast of the aubergine and gold is enough. There will be the larger beads at the base of every ruffle on the bottom bell though, in gold. The wrist ribbing will be only done in the DK, because I find the combination in my own Mrs. Beetons kind of scratchy, and I'm not sure what these two would look like held together.

Thoughts?

Grey Mittens - Done

The mittens for Dad are done! I'm a little sad, because they look sort of boring and like I didn't put effort into them, although I really did! They turned out too short so I had to rip them both back and reknit the tops. It's not like I could embroider anything on them for Dad though lol. He wouldn't even wear the purple shirt we bought him :)

Angela #1

A wallet for one of my bestest friends, Angela. She sent me the most wicked package from her Europe trips, that contained my Christmas present all wrapped up! So I gotta get my act together and get hers out in time! I'm not sure what else is going in the package yet though....*contemplates*

Thrummed Mittens - Done

These mittens are finished! Woot! They're for my little sister. They're made of Lion's Brand Lamb's Pride and Kool-aid dyed fleece from Egli's Sheep Farm. I used Yarn Harlot's pattern on her website. I'm extra excited because Becky hinted that she'd really like handmade mitts for Christmas, and thes were already done!

Grey Kitty - 1

A kitty for Mary (Sean's Mom, my future MIL). It's made from the SWAT Team Kitty pattern (search for it on etsy, I'm too tired to link it), and lovely thrifted wool that she actually picked up for me at a garage sale this spring I think. It needs to be felted a lot more, but I got tired of doing it by hand so it's going in the wash at some point. It'll look a lot like her favourite of their kitties, Abby.

Grey Mittens - 1

Liner mittens for my Daddy :D They're made of Patons Classic Merino, on size 6's. I'm mostly through the thumb gusset for the second mitten, but I have to rip back the first and add a few rows, since the round-topped decrease means it's a little shorter than normal, and they're almost tight on my (admittedly) large hands. Dad's are bigger though, so a frogging I'll go!

Quilt - 1

Fabric for a quilt for Heather and Chad, mine and Sean's gift recipients for the family gift exchange. I picked the striped fabric in the centre first, then matched all the others around it. I think tis' going to be beautiful, and I'm doing it in a simple strip-piece method. It'll be for their couch, to snuggle under to watch TV or movies. We might include some certificates for renting movies, or gourmet popcorn seasoning or something. I'm also hoping to have enough left to make a pillow for myself...