Dreamswatch, Lobster and Boogie

It’s been almost a month since my last post, which is a little unusual for me. There was a power outage during that time, but it was just for 3 days. A lot of storms.

Anyway, first thing. I wanted to mention something about the soy/acrylic yarn dying. It might be something I did, I don’t know, but it can bleed. There might be a better way of doing it where it doesn’t, I’ve read something about steaming. I made a headband with my purple skein, and don’t plan on washing it, so it should be safe:

That’s the Dreamswatch Headwrap from Knit and Tonic.

I made another small project recently, just finished it last night:

It’s a Lobster, and a live one. Well, a representation of a live one, anyway. The person who did the pattern is from Maine and mentions this, but not everyone realizes that lobsters are not red when they’re alive, they’re a dark blueish greenish colour. One of the things that PEI is famous for is lobsters, and my grandfather was a lobster fisherman, so I thought it would be fun to try.

I also made a vest for my mother. She picked out the pattern, yarn and colour (Bernat Softee chunky in Soft Taupe), and the pattern is Boogie from knitty:

That’s before washing, so the edges will probably calm down after that. It fits well and she’s happy with it. I did it in the round instead of flat, and made a v-neck instead of what it called for.