Irish Hiking scarf done

I finished the scarf on Tuesday and it looks gorgeous. I hope the recipient likes it.

I had a bad day of knitting on my second heart scarf panel. I had done about 54 rows and I just wasn't happy with the way it was turning out and then I dropped a couple of stitches. In a fit of frustration, I ripped the whole scarf and will start again tomorrow.

I found out yesterday that a co-worker will be having a baby girl in January. I am searching for the "perfect baby blanket" to knit. Yummy soft yarn..... maybe the Iris afghan pattern. Still searching.

First Hat Success!!

Yabba-Dabba-Doo!!! It's a success! My first hat!
This is my niece Shanti who loves her hat and was wearing it non-stop. Both her and the hat are back in Japan where she is proudly wearing the colors of the "America flag."
My knitting buddies were right. I didn't knit 5-7" of stockinette stitch before I started decreasing. Now I know and have learned that some instructions are just plain awful.

I want to try a hat with earflaps next for my nephew with camo variegated yarn I bought at Wal-Mart, seen here.










I have completed one "side" of the heart motif scarf. I am using Lion Brands Chunky Wool-Ease, Cranberry color. LOVE IT!!
This pix shows it on the "pink" side, but it is actually a rich cranberry color.

And I have maybe 10 rows left on my Irish Hiking Scarf.

Happy knitting...

First hat failure

I decided to try my hand at a simple knit hat and boy did I mess it up. It came out soooo small. It was suppose to be child size and it looks like it will fit a preemie.

Here's the pix of the finished (?) hat.

And here's what I did wrong, thanks to the observations of my fellow Yahoo group knitters.I cast on 90 stitches, then I knitted 2 ins of 2x2 ribbing and then started the decreases. It was pointed out to me that I neglected to knit 5-7 inches of stockinette stitch BEFORE decreasing. Wah!!