Finally, A New Post

Well...it's about time I made another post. Hopefully I can get some readers this year :)
Anyway, I haven't been doing that many projects, but I'll talk about them:

I. Owl Bookmark (Ravelry Project Link)

 Owls are one of my favorite birds, so I just had to make this. I made it too long, though, because I thought I'd want to use it for a large book as well. I made this in December 2012. Isn't it cute? :)

 

II. Berry Buttoned Mittens (Ravelry Project Link)

Only I would stop working on mittens from last year and stick them behind the computer. After finding these and noticing that I was almost done, I quickly finished them in a few days in May. I think they look decent. :)

Knitted Berry Buttoned Mittens.

II. Summer Slippers (Ravelry Project Link)

I thought I'd try to make myself some Summer Slippers in May, since I've been having trouble with my feet. Worst idea ever, purely because of the choice of yarn. There's a reason why it was discontinued: the yarn's core is hard. Combined with my sensitive feet, it was like walking on sharp rocks. I tried to add a polyester stuffed insole with cloth, but it wasn't enough. If I feel like it later, I'll undo it, put a jean bottom to the insole and re-stuff it with plenty of polyester. Oh well, at least they look nice.

III. Sunday Swing Socks (Ravelry Project Link)

Okay, I bought GALA yarn from Big Lots a long time ago, intending to make socks. This is because I originally wanted to make socks with the suede yarn used to make the above slippers, only to discover that you shouldn't make socks with acrylic yarn. Huge letdown. So I thought a mystery polyester %, nylon %, acrylic % yarn would be better. Neglecting to do a fabric test (Hey it's soft: should be fine), I embarked on the journey on making my second pair of socks ever. At least it wasn't wool (Long story short: My wool socks that I had painstakingly knit shrunk, and I only got to wear them once.)
It took me about a month to make them, and the whole time I felt that I was the slowest knitter in the world. But they look really nice, and I'm looking forward to them! I want to make more, since I've been having trouble with the elastic in my store-bought socks cutting off my circulation. Anywho, here's the socks!

And finally...

IV. What I'm doing now

I'm working on a cardigan called Girl Friday, with Red Heart grey heather yarn. Hopefully I have enough. My mom wants me to make her some crocheted top later, so hopefully I finish this soon.

Anything you've been working on? Comment here!