Finished Yummy Gloves!

Here they are! I finished them last night.

Yummy Gloves

These gloves are based on LindaK's Yummy Mummy Fingerless Gloves, a pattern I found on Ravelry. Many people have made these but only one altered them and she made mitens. I like dexterity so I am adding fingers to mine.
Here's the front

Front detail

Here's the back

Allyson's Watery Coachella

This top is called Coachella (from www.knitty.com) and it seemed so cool and soooo Allyson. I made it without taking any of her measurements and it fits perfectly! She looks so good in it too! I made the XS size with Berroco Suede, needle sizes 7 & 9. The design of this top uses a tube with bound off places for the arms. This creates a cowl-like neck and the racerback tee in the back. Ingenious! I made it three inches longer than the pattern indicates because she tends to wear her tops a little long. It's so sexy cute and I love the turquoise color. My dear sweet friend Allyson, her husband and their two dogs, Oscar and Lola have taken care of our little guy McCool when we go on vacation. We usually give people who watch our dog a little something after we come back. Well, she's told me that she won't watch him anymore if we keep giving her stuff. So, I didn't give her this for that (but really it kind of was), I gave it to her for her birthday (which was in April). All my longtime friends know I'm super lousy at remembering birthdays. You'll usually get something way after the actual date. I just gave it to her yesterday. It's August.

Mermaid Fabric!

I found this great Mermaid fabric at the new New Pieces in Oakland! I went there with Terri M. to get fabric for her batik quilt. She remembered I did a few of those years ago, and we went to increase her stash for the queen size quilt she's making. This fabric will be for the back of Sofia Romero's quilt. Now... I guess I'll have to get started on what the front will be. Hmm...

Red Tailed Hawk in Golden Gate Park

It's not that I haven't seen Red Tailed Hawks in Golden Gate Park. I've seen plenty of them, but they're usually very high up in the trees. This one was just sitting on a stump while McCool, Bailey and I were walking home. It was about 3:30pm, late afternoon, but plenty of sun and there he was. Just sitting there, see he is there in the center of the picture on a little stump. Didn't move, didn't seem to care that a human and two dogs were strolling by. I pulled out my Blackberry Storm and tried to get the camera working. Two cars drove by and still the hawk just sat there. Then he flew off, holding a small blackbird in his talons. He didn't go to a high branch, still a lower one, and began eating his prey. I tried to get some pictures, but the camera on these phones aren't that great. I need to remember to just bring my camera with me always. I thought about it before I left the house but decided against it. It would have gotten a much better picture. It was a sight to see that large bird spread its wings with prey in hand only ten feet from me.

All done! and one near done

Here's the Woody Scarf now blocked and finished! Yay! I'm almost done with the Drop Stitch Lace Tank that I'm making for ______. It's still pretty even though loaded with a systematic error. I was thinking I would maybe rip but decided again not to. It's still loverly.

Woody Scarf

This scarf is based on No. 28 Lace Shawl by Shirley Paden from Vogue Knitting Spring 2009. I chose this yarn from the Traveling Tin Box Swap on Ravelry. It's La Jolla, 100% Rayon spun into a nubby soft yarn. It looks like the color of brown leaves. I wanted to do something in that vein and chose this pattern. It's worked on 4mm Size 6 US needles. It will definitely require blocking, but I think I should finish it soon. LOVE it!