Book recommendation

I got this book:


I like it, though I haven't finished any of the projects yet. I would consider these projects easy, but not beginner-level.

There is also this book:


It's on my to-buy list, but based on the difficulty level of the crochet book it's probably not something I'm ready for.

I'm on Ravelry!

I started a Ravelry account yesterday. I still have a lot to add, but I managed to add all my hooks, most of my needles, about a third of my yarn stash and all but one of the main projects I'm working on. I also joined a few groups. The site looks like it will be both fun and useful.

It's got me looking for similar sites for other crafts, especially beading and scrapbooking.

Finished!

I finally finished L's scarf. Eyelash yarn is tough. I forgot to take a picture before I gave it to her though.

Also, I decided that the Red Colorwaves can, in fact, be a scarf. And so, that will be my white elephant gift because I won't have time to finish anything else.

From Crafts

And yes, eventually I will take better pictures of my work.

I actually started 2 more projects last night.

Update: The blue chenille scarf (a gift for my best friend) is starting to come along. It's on row 3 and I'm estimating it will be 12 rows total. I don't know how long 9 rows will take.

The sage scarf (another gift) is still a little shaky, but it's a row behind the blue scarf, so I expect it to firm up after the next turn.

This summer/fall I did an eyelash scarf as a gift for a friend. It came out ok, but I still haven't finished it off. For some reason I'm having a complete mental block on tying it off & weaving the tail in.

Then, as if that wasn't enough, I decided to make a gift for my office's White Elephant Gift Exchange next week. NEXT WEEK!
So I did this last night:

From Crafts

It started coming along pretty well, pretty quickly. Lion Brand Jiffy yarn in taupe mist and a K hook. It's got really good stitch definition. Then I got worried that I had misjudged how much yarn I would need to finish and I switched to something that I have more of:

From Crafts

(Terrible picture, I know.) I've been struggling with the chenille yarn, but then it hit me. I've been working the foundation chain to be the length of the scarf when I should be making it the width. After a few rows the chenille starts to hold together better, so I should build the rows faster!

Weekend progress

I made progress on one of the scarves I'm working on. It's a really dark blue chenille and it's for my best friend. I started it a while ago & didn't like how it was going so I ripped it out & started over.

The yarn is pretty slippery so the original chain was pretty dicey. Once I started working the second row, things started falling into place. I'm also working basically the same scarf in sage green for another friend, but I haven't done as much work on that one.