Thank you, baby alpaca

Last night, I realized I had left some of my unfinished projects at work, so I grabbed all my knitting books and decided to try and figure out what my next project might be since I'm just about done with another iPhone cozy.  I saw a pattern for a simple scarf and was reminded that I have yet to use some of the most luxurious yarn in my stash: baby alpaca.

I purchased 2 skeins of the ultra soft, ultra expensive stuff back in March while on a church retreat in Marin.  I had every intention of one day making it into a scarf, and that day has finally come!  It's so incredibly soft to work with and knits up fast, and I think that's why I became so anxious to use it.  Lately, I've been working with a lot of acrylics on small needles, and I knew with this, I'd be using the good stuff, on size US10.  Awesome.

Anyway, I'm already looking forward to wearing it later in the fall and winter.  I would've loved to have tried a more lacy or creative pattern, but after a handful of attempts, I've realized that it's just a bit too fuzzy to really express a pattern other than a simple 1x1 or 2x2 rib.  That's okay.  I love it anyway :)

iPhone Cozy

I've been trying to find fun little projects to use up some of my yarn stash.  One such project I discovered is an iPhone/iPod cozy.  It's been a great project to use up some of my more colorful yarn.  It turns out pretty cute looking :)

If you are interested in purchasing a cozy in a color of your choice, just email starfishknits@gmail.com. 

Blankets

One of my good friends is finishing up a baby blanket and it looks amazing!  It reminded me of some of the blankets I have done for my friends' babies in the past and thought I would post the old photos here.  I seriously don't know how I ever had the patience.  I'm still working on gifts for my family and friends, but I have managed to find some time to design some new projects including a washcloth design.  I'll try to get that up here soon.  In the meanwhile, hope everyone who reads this is well!

For my friend's son, Grant

For my friend's daughter, Lilly