Knitting projects

This is my first finished knitting project!! Woo Hoo!! It has actually been done for a month now but I finally got a photo taken. It is a scarf made from Lion Brand Homespun yarn and size 11 needles. I was a little disappointed when after knitting a little bit, the color started changing from a blue, red, and cream to a purple then to a pink! I didn't notice the change of color in the skein when I bought it. Oh well, I will definately look closer when buying yarn from now on. I knit beads into the ends of the scarf and am happy with how that turned out!

I have been taking a knitting class this month and have learned a TON! I am very glad that I took it! She teaches Continental knitting (yarn in left hand) and I definately like that better then the English (yarn in right hand) way! I have learned a little about increase and decrease. How to change color and a little about Intarsia (making designs with different colors). Next week is the last week and we will learn about finishing a project. We were supposed to have made a hat in the class but most people were just barely learning the very basics of knitting. Glad I knew a little before the class started!


These are all my started projects. The top, in orange and purple, is the hat I started for my class. Under it, is a scarf for my grandma. She saw my scarf and loved it so she picked out some yarn for me to make her one. The cranberry, blue, and green will be a purse. It is a little wild but I have been wanting a knitted purse and I loved the yarn! It is wool and cotton with a strand of shiney acrylic wrapped around it! The bottom project is a scarf for my sister. It is really think and soft and will be really warm with the black yarn being part wool! I have been working on the scarves like mad so I can get them done before it is too warm to need a scarf!