Loomknit One Skein Wonder

I've been working on the loom knit OSW for myself. I tried it on last night...doesn't quite fit. Matter of fact, I just about gave myself a panic attack when I tried it on and sort of got it stuck on my shoulders. Jeez, it must have been a comical sight from a distance...overweight, middle-aged woman, half-naked with this knitted "monkey" stuck on her back. I was afraid I was going to have to call my husband to remove it. I think I need to add another oh, maybe a hundred rows or so.

Here it is so far:

Finished the main part of the loomed one skein wonder. I plan on adding an edging around the sleeves and the main opening but can't decide what yarn to use. Now, if I could only find someone to wear it. My daughter won't wear it. She has no interest in wearing anything that may be remotely feminine now that she is a self-proclaimed tomboy.

Now that I finally found all of my looms (boy, do I hate moving) I can start on one for myself. I find that my arms are just a little (a lot) too fat for my slipper loom so I have to jump up to a baby hat loom.

I'm headed to the Hobby Lobby today with my 40% off coupon. I sure wish they had a decent knitting board there. I have the purple knifty knitter but I really don't like the large gauge of that thing. I have a DecorAccents scarf knitter and just love its gauge but I'd sure like something longer. Ah, maybe it's time to make another order.

Finished a hat for myself yesterday. It's actually not a hat, it's more like a superwide headband which I can pull down around my neck as a pseudo cowl when needed. The yarn I used is one of Joann's Sensations discontinued yarns which is disappointing because I only bought the one skein. After knitting it up, I sure wish I had enough to make a scarf and mittens.

I started a shrug today on one of my slipper looms. This is my attempt to replicate Glampyre's one skein wonder. My sleeves will be longer and I'll probably add a little specialty yarn edging around the sleeves and the neck/back opening. I'm back to work for 3 days of 12-hour shifts so I probably won't get this done until the weekend. I'll be sure to post a pic when I'm finished.

It really is unbelievable that I have not updated my blog for over a year. And so much has happened in the past year. No longer am I in Arkansas, thank you, I am now in Wisconsin. Finally! A climate in which I can seriously knit.

I have been knitting hats at a furious pace. I know, I only have one head but I just can't resist all those beautiful specialty yarns. It's a cheap fix, too. Five or six bucks for a hat is pretty reasonable to me. I also just completed a pair of slippers for my daughter. I have fallen in love with most, if not all, of Hobby Lobby's Yarn Bee line of yarn. I think her slippers were from a skein of Playful. Just wonderful stuff.

Turned my needle-knitting neighbor onto loom knitting. She loves it. Kewl.