February 2018 Project of the Month: 40k Tyranid Carnifexes

I've had to post date this entry by a few days. These are three magnetized carnifex models with many arm and head options. All the extra arms took the most time to finish.

 

Extra Big Teal Dicebag

This is a bigger version of my dice bag pattern. I really like this size, and think I'll be making a couple more in the near future.

Neon Speckle Legwarmers

Some legwarmers that I made for one of my teammates.

Eldar Hat

Another commissioned beanie, made with 100% Peruvian Highland Wool and using Size 1 US needles.

Hokie Garland

This is the third part of the handmade decorations for my mother-in-laws Christmas tree. I knitted around 25 feet of two colored i-cord (I learned how using this YouTube video). Upon gifting this I learned that the decorations were supposed to be for a miniature tree, and I had made far too much garland.

January 2018 Project of the Month: Eco Vest

I decided to return to the Project of the Month format for 2018. It was really motivating for getting old projects finished, and I still have heaps of those around me.

This is my new wool vest to keep me warm in my currently chilly home. The pattern is Eco Vest by Katie Himmelberg, originally published in Knitting Green for Interweave. It is available for free as a pdf download at "5 free Knitted Vest Patterns from knittingdaily", which is where I got it. The yarn is Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool which I hand dyed with Navy Jacquard Acid Dye. I had started this last year and lost the race to finish it before the weather warmed up.

Hokie Ornaments Part 2

This is the second batch of hokie themed ornaments I made for my mother in law. I consider these to be a cookie dough style ornament because of the shape and thickness. They are made from polymer clay with an image decoupaged on the shape.

Hokie Ornaments Part 1

My Mother-in-Law wants to have a Hokie Christmas tree, and now wants ornaments as her presents each year. I ended up making my own pattern for these ornaments as I couldn't find one that would work with the size yarn that I had available.