First, I made a pair of fingerless gloves for a friend's birthday at the beginning of February, but they left the house without a single photo of them taken. :o( I used the Fetching pattern from Knitty. Nice, quick pattern.
Then I finised a pair of fingerless gloves for myself using this pattern with kid mohair I spun, purchased from Fire Song Fibers at Maryland Sheep and Wool. I've checked the list of vendors on festival's Web site, and Fire Song isn't listed there. Hmmm....
Then I finished Chris's Aran sweater. It was knit in ecru bulky wool from Brown Sheep (Lamb's Pride). I had a dye lot problem, so I died the parts in a synthetic dye, dark blue, to try to rid me of my problem. I didn't have pots big enough to do all four pieces in one pot, so I ended up with a dye lot problem of different sort. I went ahead and finished the piece, and as soon as my new used 100-quart stock pot arrives, I'll be dying the finished sweater again to try to even out the color variations.
Then I finished Swallowtail! Yay!!! My first lace shawl. I am very happy with the finished product! The pattern is lovely, although the nupps weren't too much fun, I got through them. I was very glad I read about the problems other knitters had with them and the useful tips they had (i.e., hold a second needle while making the YOs).
