Easy Fingerless Mitts and Veronika Cardi

I decided to participate in the Sweet Tea No Shade Podcast "Put it on your hand" KAL.  I'd never done a KAL before so this was new.  I was all worried about posting in the Ravelry chatter and finished object threads but I think I figured it out.  So far I've made two pairs of Easy Fingerless Mitts by Very Pink Knits.  Its a super easy and fun pattern.  I can finish a pair in about a day.

I've been wanting a black pair to go with my Yes Checks Hat for awhile.  This pattern worked perfectly for that and I was able to use leftover yarn in my stash!

I've also been working on a Veronika Cardi for my Gran.  I was so pissed when I realized that I was way off gauge again!  I had to rip this bit out and start over with US 9 needles.  But at least I think I've got it now and can finally get going on this project.  I really need to work on my gauge swatches :-/

Here's a cute pic of Pokey at Gran's taking up the whole couch of course LOL.

Wonder Woman Wrap

I worked on the Wonder Woman Wrap for 2 weeks straight and it ended up being WAY smaller than I'd intended.  I didn't do a swatch and that really came back to bite me.  I printed off the pattern before the update so there was only one version, the Wonderous.  The new version has two sizes: Wee and Wonderous. Well, I ended up with a Wee unintentionally LOL.  I put it on and was immediately amused and pissed.

It's supposed to cover my entire boob shelf! Ugh, oh well.  I'll try it again in the future but not now.  Maybe after christmas.  It was a really fun pattern to make and I want to try again to get it right.

This was my first attempt to really block something.  I used this bed length piece of foam that I had for another project.  It's so impractical to have in an apartment. Glad it finally came in handy for something.

Here's a pic of Ole Poke.  He hurt his little doggie ankle so the vet wrapped it up.  It didn't seem to bother him any and he seems to feel fine.  just walks around with a pitiful little limp lol.