This time, I'm off to L.A.! I am so excited. I've never been, and this is the first time I'm going on vacation with my boyfriend.
To commemorate the occasion, I'm casting on two Christmas presents: crocheted bunny slippers crocheted with a combo of Lamb's Pride Worsted and Classic Elite La Gran Mohair in gray for an aunt, and a cable scarf out of Knit One Crochet Too Ty-Dye in the pansy colorway for another aunt. I'm not expecting to finish them both on this trip, but I do want to make some headway on my holiday gift list.
And the progress continues! While I'm casting on for those projects, I'm finishing off my California Spring Scarf. It turned out quite pretty, but I'm convinced the patter would have been easier to understand if it were in chart form. I still don't understand why most English-language crochet patterns, especially ones for lace, aren't written in that form. i had to keep watching designer's videos to understand the pattern's instructions.
The yarn I used, naturallycaron.com's Spa, was fun to crochet with. It was soft, silky and smooth. It was a bamboo acrylic blend. A pity it's discontinued.
Anyway, all I've got left to do is weave in the end, and off it goes into the 'to block' pile.
Splendid! It's barely fall, and I've got two Christmas presents done. Let the stash busting continue!
