Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 1: Color 3KCBWDAY1

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     Thanks to Eskimimi Makes blog for hosting knitting and crochet blog week.  This is the 3rd annual knitting and crochet blog week and my first time to participate in anything like this.  Hopefully I can make it the whole week!  Today is about color.  Sometimes I wish my yarn matched a bit more.  I tend to just pick colors I like when I am picking out yarn and not always thinking about projects.  Therefore my yarn does not always go together and is a bit random.
     Recently my boyfriend found me the perfect yarn storage at Lowe's to display my stash in my living room.

You can find the storage containers here.  I got 3 of them and lined them up.

Here is my latest color work project.  It has gotten too big to take with me so I don't work on it too much.  The pattern is from one of my favorite blogs, Attic24.  I hope to have it done by winter.

Weekend Project- Cacti

A trio of cacti I made this weekend.  Made up my own pattern.  Used simple texture stitch for the large, k2p2 rib for medium, and seed stitch for the little one "stubby nubby."

First attempt at Fair Isle

This was my first attempt at fair isle.  I had some trouble keeping even tension throughout the hat but am still happy with the result.  The pattern can be found here.

Winter is here!

So it is definitely winter now.  It is a great time for knitting!  I love these leg warmers and they are super easy to make: Cast on 45 stitches on US size 8 needles.  k1p1 for 8 rounds.  Then k4p1 until it is long enough and cast off.  I added some green stripes of 5 rows each.

Here are some warm cozy worsted weight wool socks for hanging around the house.  You can find the pattern here.  

First Cabled hat

I recently joined a knitting group that meets at the library.  It is really nice finding other knitters in a small town!  One of the other knitters showed me how easy cables can be and inspired me to make this cabled hat for my friend's birthday.  So here is my first cabled hat!! (Pattern can be found here)

Fingerless Gloves

Here are some fingerless gloves I made on the plane to Europe.  This is a great project to take with you while traveling.  It is small and pretty easy even for a beginner like me.  You can find the pattern here.

Red Beret

Red beret I made for my first trip to Paris, France!

Pattern is from ravelry. Here is a link.