The Flaps are Flying

The Toddler Earflap Hat is also a finished object.  Such a quick knit!  Since the ultimate recipient lives in Alaska, I am happy that it seems to be quite warm. 
So now I am turning to my Leftover Pi shawl.  It works up quite heavy, it feels almost worsted weight.  It may end up more of a lap robe than a shawl. 
I think it will be great travel knitting for my road trip today.  Easy and still small, it does however make a large totebag of yarn even though I had to repack my leftover sock yarn into two 2 gallon zip bags.  When it was in one 2 1/2 gallon bag, it broke the zipper!
So anyway, it is onward to Stevensville for the delayed help Christy day with road knitting.
Did I mention I'm not driving?

A Finishing Fool

Two more Finished Objects, off the needles.  Yup, I'm just a finishing fool.
The first finished project was the Peek-a-Boo mitts for Sandy.
As you can see in the picture below they are long, to keep you fingers warm.  But the hand on the left shows the ribbing folded down, to give you access to your fingers when you need them.
Now I have to stack dive to find yarn for a pair for myself.  And more on the other project later.

Flaps Down

With the baby sweater for Emmaline done, and saving the Leftover Pi shawl for my road trip I turned to other knitting. 
I finished the Peek-a-Boo fingers mitts for my Boss Lady.  And armed with the new knowledge that Sheila regularly sends care packages to the new grandson in Alaska.  Sheila is the other half of the grannies honored at the granny shower a couple weeks ago.
Since her munchkin is in Alaska, I figured a warm hat would be handy.  A quick search of both Ravelry and the stash yielded pattern and yarn for the Toddler Earflap Hat.
It is zooming right along.  The decreases for the crown has started and maybe I can finish it this in the next night or too.
I love baby knits, they are so fast!

Leftovers

I started it.  My Leftover Pi shawl.  Only enough to get it off the doublepoint needles and onto a 16 inch needle.  It will rest there for a while until I can finish Sandy's second mitt.  After all, there is a frost advisory tonight
But, just for those yarnie people, I am including a picture off the assorted sock yarn leftovers I am knitting along with a strand of black to make my Leftover Pi shawl.

Tra La La

Yogi Berra once said (or was it Casey Stengal?) it ain't over till the fat lady sings.  Well, the button still needs sewn on, but ends are woven in.  So for all intents and purposes, this fat lady is singing.  See the picture below?  Nice and colorful.  Tra la dee la.
And remember the yarn I dug out during my stash toss?  I hope to start winding it tomorrow.  I was looking for my 6 skeins of black Knit Picks Gloss sock yarn.  That is 1350 yards. The plan is to knit  it with a strand of sock yarn remnants into a Pi style circular shawl.  With a 2 gallon Ziploc bag full of sock yarn, I should have plenty.
If I start soon I can get it on the 24 inch needle in time for my road trip next weekend.  It will a great no brainer project.
Once I decide just how I want to do it.  There are way, way too many options.