Recently in Finished in 2006 Category

Happy New Year!

Thank you to everyone who entered my little impromptu contest. Now we just have to wait with bated breath for Stephanie to arrive at the December 31 total. In the meantime I'm rummaging through the stash for prizes. Trust me, there's good stuff in there.

And now for my 2006 year-end report.

First, the WIPs:

A very colourful hat with double-layered concave ear cozies. I've come to where the decreases need to begin and I have to decide how I want to do it. Not a good bus project.

Next, the never-ending nearly finished bias blanket. Since the picture was taken I finished ball 5 and am part way through ball 6 of 6.

And now, some FOs:

My recipient from ISE3 posted quite a while back about receiving her scarf (which I mailed from Poughkeepsie, NY while attending Rhinebeck, and which she got on time, I might add). But I haven't posted about it here. So here it is again, for your ogling pleasure. I wish you could feel it too, as the Sea Silk just felt wonderful after washing and blocking - like a giant liquid ribbon of coolness.

The beaded shawlette is finished.

I am very pleased with it. I have calluses on my thumbs and forefingers from struggling with the beads, but it was totally worth it. Still, if I am going to knit 20,000 stitches and individually place 2,040 beads, I want more than a shoulder-skimming kerchief. So I blocked it rather *ahem* severely.