Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Lunear Eclipse

So my Husband and I put quilts and afghans on the driveway and watched the Lunar Eclipse.  It was his birthday so it all seemed really special.  We were so cold but we watched faithfully as the earth came between the sun and the full moon.  When eclipsed the moon had a beautiful amber red color cast to it.  About twenty minutes later I was asleep on my driveway with my Bad Amy Big Button hat on and clutching my binoculars to my chest.  I wish I had a picture to show you, I'm sure I was a sight to behold.

 DH's Sweater:



Quilts:



Pillowcases for Quilts-Done



Hats-Done (plus I made 3 Bad Amy's Big Button hats, not shown here)



I improvised the hat like below:

2-strands worsted held together
CO 54
4 garter ridges
Knit 12 rows
Divide to 2 circulars
Decreases
K7, K2tog, rep
Knit
K6, K2tog, rep
Knit
K5, K2tog, rep
Knit
K4, K2tog, rep
K3, K2tog, rep
K2, K2tog, rep
K1, K2tog, rep
K2tog
Draw through and weave in ends

Other completions: 
  Two shawls
  3 of Bad Amy's Big Button Hats
  plus all the other stuff mentioned below is done.

I guess its time for Christmas.  I'll knit some other stuff for fun or maybe, insane as it sounds, maybe I'll make something for myself.  I bought some really nice Malabrigo Rasta, super bulky wool yarn.  Its a pretty wine colored pink.  I think I'll try the moebius cast on by Cat Bordhi and make the neck cowl. 

http://www.catbordhi.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVnTda7F2V4


OK here it is, only took an hour and a half:



If you make the hat, let me know, send me a picture.