Whew.  It’s been a long time since I can actually say that I’ve had this much time on my hands.  So, what better way to fill some of it than catch up on some much (sadly) neglected knitting projects!!!

As I was updating my ravelry projects, I realized that I had never posted a number of prior knitting projects on here on my blog …. so without further ado, here they are!

Here’s a hoodie scarf (aka Grown Up Bonnet from Knit 2 Together) that I made & gifted to my mom (*gasp*) for Christmas 2007!!! Geez. Guess knitting took a back burner once I started working in the agency world.  The hoodie scarf was made out of Berroco Ultra Alpaca in a lush black color.

Here’s my mom in the purple Solaris sweater that I made for her for the very same 2007 Christmas, posing with her mom.  This was officially her birthday present, since her birthday is on Christmas Day!  The hoodie scarf was a part of her Christmas present.  The sweater was knit in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino instead of the suede called for in the pattern.

Here’s another view of mom in the sweater flanked by her god-daughter (my cousin) Kim & her older sister Candy.

Yup, that’s me modelling the grey Pimlico shrug from Knit 2 Together that I loving re-named the grey “Jersey” shrug after our beautiful Jersey who passed as I was halfway through this project.  It took a long time for me to pick it up after she passed, but finishing it was very theraputic.  I made a few modifications to the pattern, none of which I quite remember now – but overall, I “shrank” the pattern a bit in order for it to be a little more snug, since I recalled reading that many people who had made this pattern before complained that it turned out rather large.  I used Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in a very light “Jersey” grey to knit this up.

Here’s a few more shots: