Just Off The Needles

This is my personal take on the Olympic Reindeer Hat the American team was wearing during the Olympics. I had to modify it so there would be less of the stranded work peeking through the white, and I adapted the inside portion of the band to have a design and the name Bartlett knit into it. I had to do quite a bit of cut and paste with the pattern on the brim to make the pattern work its way around. The original has gaps for an American flag decal, which I chose not to try to locate and iron on. The reindeer I now call moose and I added hearts in their bodies and snowflakes in the design pattern. The decreases did not come out well at the top. The pattern was poorly written. I fudged. It's rather large, and I will be attempted to felt it to shrink it down a bit.
This was for a challenge in one of my Ravelry groups. I had to make something for flying class in house colors (Ravenclaw in my case). Yes, this is Harry Potter related. I chose a washcloth design called Lobby Dishcloth. It was fun to knit. Kept my mind occupied. It is all done as one piece.
My latest swap I received a shawlette made of this yarn and the other packages were wrapped with pieces of the yarn around each package. One of the items also included was the mini sock blocker with the bear cut into it. I decided to save the yarn pieces, wind them into a ball, and make a mini sock for the blocker. I knit up the sock today. I think it's cute.

This sock is part of my Wee Tiny Sock Club and it is called the Fireworks Sock. At the end they hold a photo contest. This is the photo I submitted. The sock beading is supposed to represent fireworks.

And those are my latest projects.