Ravelympics Day 8: Meet Francis

On my last "Ravelympics" post, many of you guessed what kind of creature I was knitting up. Great guesses! Many of you thought I was making a chicken or an ostrich.. and one of you guessed that I was making a kiwi. :)

But only one of you (Christina) guessed correctly.

Its a...

Turkey!

And isn't he so funny and ugly-cute?! I love how fat he is.

We have a lot of Wild Turkeys around where we live.

They really are ugly things in real life, but fun to watch and listen to.

This "Francis Turkey" pattern is from the book

The Organic Cotton Kids Collection put out by Rowan yarns.

All the patterns in this collection are super adorable, and all use Rowan purelife organic cotton.

This book seriously has some of the cutest toy patterns I've seen.

If you like Francis you will love the other patterns too.

But more about Francis tomorrow.. its getting late and he's off to roost...

my new shawlette

This is the Storm Cloud Shawlette by Hanna Breetz...

I made one for a Christmas gift and liked it so much that I made this one for myself.

It makes a beautiful 'shawlette'...

...or can be wrapped around the neck like a scarf,
which I have done often when heading out into the cold, blustery outdoors this winter.

Pattern: Storm Cloud Shawlette with ruffle edge

Yarn: KnitPicks Palette fingering weight yarn, color: cotton candy

Needles: size 8 circular
A great pattern--if you can do garter stitch and yarn overs, you can make this!

Tea Leaves Cardigan

My Tea Leaves Cardigan is done, and I absolutely love it! It fits great!

The only thing I'd change about the pattern is the buttonband. I would

definitely pick up fewer stitches next time.

This current buttonband could use some shortening.

I might fix it one of these days.. if I feel like it... maybe.

This cardigan is super cozy and wonderful, one that I will wear often for sure!

What? You want one too?

Well the...

beautiful pattern is found here. Soft madelinetosh yarn is found here. Fabulous lightweight buttons are found here.