some FO's

I've been distracted lately... and have been having a hard time- finding time to sit and work up a post... I don't know that this is going to be much better~~ here are some FO's:

Pattern: Baby Surprise Jacket by E. Zimmerman
Yarn: Cotton Joy Jr.
Needles: Addi Lace Turbo's (because I love them!) Size 5
Notes: I started this way back in august... the knitting has been done for MONTHS~ but I hate seaming... Laura (in the photo)... took pity on my and seamed up my shoulders and sewed the buttons on... she ROCKS~!


Pattern: Preemie Hats for Charity by Carissa Browning
Needles: Knit Picks DPN's- size 3
Yarn: Random acrylic ~ the Pink is Sirdar's Snuggly
Notes: I made 3 of these little hats to donate~


Pattern: Pocketbook Slippers
Yarn: Malabrigo Chunky- Forest
Needles: Size 6 Knit Picks Harmony Options
Notes: so fast and clever~

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Pattern: Witter Cottage Mittens by Dee Bamford
Yarn: Posh Yarns Lucia Sock in the Pansies and Cream colorways
Needles: Knit Picks DPN's Size 2 and 2.5
Notes: These knit up quickly, after I frogged and restarted like 5 times (the yarn held up well.) This is my 1st stranded knitting project. I love them~ Fernella actually accidentally washed them and they felted a bit... but they still fit... actually they are better now- because the fit is tighter (like negative ease) and it is warmer (warm to begin with...just warmer now)

A picture of my newest needles... since the title is called fascination with needles...

they are the Blue Sky Alpaca DPN's in Size 0~ I would have preferred a size 1 or 2 but I picked them up during the superbowl sale at Knit-a-Bit (Westfield, NJ) and they were sold out~ I'm still waiting for someone to buy me the signature dpn's~ :)

still sickly~

yup... as the title reads... i'm still sickly!~ so I haven't been doing much~ besides being sick~~
Yunnan Bai Yao powder is amazing... today~ my aunt accidentally lopped off a chunk of skin from my grandmothers finger (don't ask)~ ... Granny~ being on blood thinners for YEARS... wouldn't stop bleeding~ and who knew fingers could bleed so much? I finally remembered I had some Yunnan Bai Yao~ we scooped a bit out... and coated my grandmothers finger in the powder and the bleeding stopped within minutes...it was amazing! TCM never stops amazing me~~ thats why I love it so~~

I haven't been knitting much... on account of being ill... (so ill I haven't even been knitting.... it has been that bad!)... but here are all my finished objects (FO's) from the month of October... the Malabrigo Junkies (on Ravelry)... were having a knit along... to help motivate people finish some holiday knitting... it was also a mini-competition (with prizes)... so here were my entries:

nothing too complicated... the goal was to knit for others~ so what you see here are some Christmas gifts... I won't label whats what or for whom here... (thou its not really a secret)... it might look like a lot (its really not)... most the projects you see didn't take more than a day~

Being sick... left me at home... shopping~ so here is some eye candy...
from Posh Yarns... in the UK

... from Butterfly Girl Designs on Etsy

...and my absolute more favorite item... Pfefferminz Prinz Lace Weight Yarn from Wollmeise

...there is actually more Wollmeise... it just hasn't arrived yet~
so anyhow... I'm working on getting myself put back together and rejoin the social world soon~ I miss you guyz!