Celtic sweater for Cael from the Stash!

Finally finished Cael's Celtic Sweater. I used Ann Budd's Book of Sweater Patterns for the basic raglan in the round design, then used a K5P3 stitch pattern and added a celtic motif from Elsebeth Lavold's Viking Knits Collection book (Absolutely love the patterns, HATE the yarn). Yarn used was Dale of Norway Sisik that I caught on sale at SWAK a few years back.

Rambling Rows Afghan - finished!

I finally finished the Rambling Rows Afghan last night. I really enjoyed knitting it because you get to change yarn colors and block sizes often.
By the time you get to the last row, it does get a little tedious, though. In the second pic you can see the decrease lines, which is what keeps it interesting, you're not just knitting squares and rectangles, you're starting out with a multiple of 12 stitches and decreasing down to 2 or 4 stitches to create the shapes. I added an I-cord edging to neaten up the garter stitch edges.
I was trying to do the EZ I-cord out of Opinionated Knitter, but just couldn't get it started, so I switched back to an I-cord pattern I did in the past, the pattern was Seamus from Knitty.com. (The sweater failed miserably because I was unhappy with the way my picked-up stitches looked along the celtic cable edge at the bottom.) I have gotten really fast at picking up stitches now, so it was a good skill improving pattern.

Rambling Rows Afghan - half finished!

The Rambling Rows Afghan from Cottage Creations is half finished! Like every piece I've knit, it's taken longer than I anticipated. However, I feel like I've really gained more mastery over picking up stitches and now I think my necklines are going to look much neater. The garter stitch has been great mindless knitting during football games, soccer practice...etc. I'm using Vanna's Choice acrylic yarn in hopes that it will be low maintenance for my Dad (or, more realistically, for his wife! ;) ).