Green Shawl

Most of my December knitting was spent on this, a Traveling Woman shawl. The yarn is a pretty green color of Dye Dreams Comfy Sox. Before I blocked it, it didn't look like much. After, wow! I love this thing. I am still a bit amazed that I made it with my own two hands.

DOT -- New Year, New Collar

Lucy's old collar was looking a little worn. I don't want my girl to be shabby. So a few weeks ago we bought her a new collar. It's a wide one so it doesn't get lost in her big thick neck. She also got a new orange leash.

Commission

It's been a while since I've posted an update here. But I'm still here, busy with life and managing a bit of knitting too.

When I was home at Christmas, my mom asked me to make a scarf for her cousin Cass. Cass is a very nice lady who comes bearing gifts of homemade potica (this is an example) for the humans and homemade dog biscuits for Lucy.

Mom really didn't give me very many guidelines, except that Cass' dress coat is burgandy and she probably wouldn't want anything "fancy", which I took to mean no lace. So I looked at a lot of scarf patterns on Ravelry and decided to make this scrunchable scarf. I used Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica (I think). Mine had a lot more thick-thin variation than most of those pictured on Ravelry, so I may be incorrect.

The scarf could not be easier to make. And I really like the way it turned out! Apparently Cass did too, according to my mom.

Mom told Cass that she "commissioned" me to make this. As I understand it, to commission someone for something implies paying for their materials and time. I was paid in potica and dog biscuits for Lucy. That's even better than money!