Boyfriend Socks for the Boyfriend [272:366, 30.12.2008], originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

Start: 22nd December 2008
Finish: 30th December 2008
Needles: 2.5 mm Inox DPNs
Yarn: Regia Silk; 55% Merino, 25% polyamide, 20% silk; Colour #091, Lot #29770
Pattern: Boyfriend Socks by Slippedstitch
For: The boyfriend

Well, I managed to squeeze in the very last FO of 2008!

I finished the Boyfriend Socks in record time of about a week! Yay! That's quite something for me...but it also means that I have to knit on only one project the whole time. :-p

I'm seeing my boyfriend tonight, so he'll be receiving it....he doesn't know yet. ;-)

A Christmas Dishcloth Story [268:366, 21.12.2008], originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

Start: 20th December 2008
Finish: 20th December 2008
Needles: 3.5 mm - 60 cm Inox circs
Yarn: Wolle Roedel "Toscana" (50% cotton, 50% polyacrylic); colour #94 "Rose"
Pattern: A Christmas Dishcloth Story by Krisknits

Howdy all and belated happy holidays to you! How was your Christmas? I was invited to spend it with a friend and her family over in Erlangen and so I had a great Christmas, even though I didn't get to really spend it with my bf (he celebrates with his family...although I spent the 23rd and a big chunk of Christmas Eve with him before we parted to go our way for Christmas).

Lace Hand-Wrist Warmer [258:366, 10.12.2008], originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

Start: 27th November 2008
Finish: 10th December 2008
Needles: 3 mm - 80 cm Addi Turbos
Yarn: GGH "Tajmahal"; 70% merino superfine virgin wool, 22% silk, 8% cashmere; Colour #1, Lot #18450
Pattern: "Ärmelstulpe" (Hand-Wrist Warmer) by Katharina Ritter for Lanaiolo
For: Tanja

So yeah, my bf and I were supposed to meet up with his friend this past Thursday, so I scrambled to finish up the arm-hand warmers - okay, I think I need to give it a working title for the time being....I think I'll just name the pattern "Belle"...yeah, I think that's good. So I finished Belle in time...but the meeting didn't take place. So, the pair is still with me.

I'm really happy with the result...although I had to fudge the thumb gusset a bit (you wouldn't notice if you're not a knitter).

And I know, my hands are just too nobbly for this kind of modelling. :-p

Kingwood DPNs and Stitch Markers [254:266, 03.12.2008], originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

Start: 02nd December 2008
Finish: WIP
Yarn: Schachenmayr Nomotta Regia Silk; 55% Merino, 20% Silk, 25% Polyamide; Colour #050 (Dark Blue)
Needle: 2.5 mm Kingwood DPNs from Holz & Stein
Pattern: Upstream Master Pattern by Cat Bordhi in "New Pathways for Sock Knitters"

Sorry for the lack of blogging last week. Couple of things have been going that kinda have taken the wind out of me.

I'm back on sock knitting again...well, at least for the time being. I have enough UFOs lying around to knit to keep me going through 2009.