Non Sock Projects

While my passion lately has been socks, there have been other things going on too! Mainly baby blankets (what is up with everyone having babies all at once?) and a couple of stuffed animals. I'm also including old projects on this post that I just have never posted about.

Here are some Long Thick scarves I made for Alisha and myself a few years ago. Each is about six feet long and you can see in the picture how wonderfully wide they are. They are warm and will be so nice to have when we are both in Russia this next winter!

A few baby hats. Sorry, I don't recall the yarn used. My kitteh particularly loved modeling, as you can tell by the ecstatic look on her face...





These are a couple of narrower, slightly shorter scarves I made for Alisha and I for spring and fall in Portland. I am not actually done with the blue one.



This is Starghan, a pattern I found on Ravelry. It came out much more lumpy than I hoped, but wonder if I used a non acrylic if it would be nicer. I think I will try it again in the future, but change the yarn a bit. I used JoAnn's Sensations Cuddle Yarn.

I got a MacBook Air, 11" and discovered that they didn't have a good cover for it (most are for 13" computers and my poor computer would end up flopping around it them. So, I decided to make my own from some extra yarn I had (Knit Picks Swish DK). I even put my initials on it. I have gotten more complements on this than anything else I have ever knit! I basically knit a long, wide sock with a flap at the top. I love it.

This yarn was so yummy that I had to make something from it, and thought a hat would be perfect! It is Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk Aran that I picked up at the Yarn Garden in Portland, OR. It is pretty warm, though I really wish that I could figure out how to put a lining inside.
More fingerless gloves.


A crocheted water bottle holder. It has a really long strap so it can be worn across the body more easily.

A blanket for Sheldon the Turtle! It is his little home. This is for the new baby that one of my oldest (known the longest) friends is expecting. :)

Here he is outside the blanket.

Modified dollsized version of the Sheldon Blanket (without a pocket). It is for the big sister of the baby who is getting the full sized Sheldon Blanket version!

SUPER SHELDON!!! This costume is also on the Knit Picks site.



This is Sully Shellworth, or the alter ego of Super Sheldon. He is actually the second Sheldon I made, though the differences are very subtle.

A lovely skullcap I made for Alisha.

That's it for the non sock projects thus far.

I have plans for a throw blanket, a pirate Sheldon and possibly some gloves. When I put it all down like this it seems like much less than when I just think about it all. :) There are a few other projects that I didn't get a chance to take pictures of, so they aren't on here. Most of this was done in the last four or so years.

I'd like to get into lace making and have my eye on several scarves/wraps/shawls. I am also considering taking all my extra sock yarn and making a blanket. I'm trying to keep myself busy without buying a lot more yarn. Being a student certainly lowers my budget for that sort of thing. I also may take some of the yarn to make some baby hats. I'd like to start a collection that I can sell/give as gifts to new little ones when I start my practice.

I'll post one more post about wip then I will be done for now. :)