A Bitter Knitter

2013 was the year of the beaded bracelet.  There's a pattern that I like that I'd made once before so beaded bracelets became my standard gift pattern this year.  Really, it takes more time to string the beads and seam it at the end than it does to do the knitting. I knit it in orange: Red on black: Aqua (x2): "Moonstone" on grey (x2): Blue: Pink (x2): And I've got beads for at least a couple more... I may be developing a bead addiction.  Sometimes I used toggle clasps, like the one pictured above, but then I found magnetic clasps and switched to those.  One of the aqua bracelets got a bead clasp (which is pictured above) because the recipient is allergic to nickel, so the bead is plastic. My toddler really loves these and I think I may modify the pattern and make one or two in her size.  (She loves bling.) Until my next drive by blog post!

I owe you an update... I promised you pictures of stealth projects in "late March."  Well, I guess May 2nd is now "late March."  Sure.  Let's go with that.  So here we have the promised stealth projects, as well as the other projects I've completed since. STEALTH PROJECTS: My older sister is expecting a baby in a couple months, and these are for my future nephew: Because I think every little boy needs a "Hobbes" tiger .  We're calling this his " hat of many colours ." And for my niecelette, a pair of socks in her favourite colour, "hot pink," to celebrate that she will soon be a big sister: RECENTLY FINISHED PROJECTS: 1- Bubble Socks that I started back in November and finished during a 12-hour Doctor Who marathon.  (Did you know that you can watch all of Series 5 in 12 hours?  You can.  I know.  Pam and I did  it, and it was awesome.): 2- My second pair Musical Mitts .  (The first ones are here . )  Thes...