A Somewhat Productive Weekend...

I suppose I could have done a lot more with my weekend (like clean the house) but instead I made stuff! :P My sister's birthday was Saturday, so I decided to try my hand at a Jackalope. Yeah, that's right, Jackalope. She likes them (she is rather strange sometimes) so I thought I'd take a stab at it. Obviously, there are NO patterns out there for a Jackalope, so I made my own. Ha ha. Here's the end result:



Not too bad. At least I don't think it's bad. The antlers were a little too heavy for the poor little guy, so they drooped a lot. He still looks cute though. My sister loved him. :)

I am also making some scarves for some of my husband's coworkers. There is this sweet old man that works with him that I just love. He's super nice, and he loves cats! Plus, the guy works with a bunch of 19 year olds, and then my husband so...I thought he needed something nice. So, I made him a scarf and some cat toys. This is my first ever attempt at crossover cables. I think they turned out well.



Here's a better picture of the 6 row cables:



Why I started with the 6 row cable, I still don't know. The 4 row cable would have been much easier to start with, but hey! I like to go for the jugular.

With some leftovers, I also made a little hat for my cat, The Peach It. At first he wasn't pleased with the fashion accessory, but I think it grew on him.





He's too cute. My handsome boy! :) More on cables later...I plan on making more scarves with that awesome, awesome stitch.

Ah, gifts for Christmas...

I decided to post some pictures of some of the scarves I have made as gifts. There are only a couple right now, because I know if I post pictures of the rest of them, some of the recipients would be oh so clever and see them before Christmas. Haha! Thwarted!

Here is a starfish I made for my brother (in addition to the goldfish):



Cute, right? I also pride myself on making the most hideous scarf on the face of the planet:



And the closeup of the ugliest colors ever, to highlight the basketweave stitch:



Damn, that's ugly. I still have to weave in the ends (I really hate doing that). But I know exactly who will love it. :)

I decided that I really really really like working in the front and back post stitches. They give the scarf some really nice texture, and I think it makes them warmer. Here is the scarf I made for one of my new mother-in-laws:





You can see the nice texture and meshy look the front and back post stitches give to the thing. I like it a lot. And yes, I know the stripes aren't the same size. I did that on purpose. (really).

Here are the two scarves I made for my new sisters-in-law:



You can kinda see the diamond medallion in the center of the stripes, but it looks much more distinct in person.







I like the basketweave stitch to a degree, but I think they would work best for a nice blanket, not a scarf.

I'm learning how to do cables, so maybe I will have some pics of some crossover action in a few days. I still have so many scarves to make. And quickly!

On a non-crochet related note, it is supposed to snow and I can't wait!