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There is still time to be Irish!

I am surrounded by Irish. From background to football fan, friends and family (and we) are Irish. I love to celebrate St. Patrick's Day so this year I decided to put my new skills to the test and created shamrocks for everyone in my sons class, including his teacher, and I made a couple of extras for me and a good friend. It was surprisingly easy using this pattern and I cranked out 15 or so in no time. I wanted to fill the little goodie bags with chocolate gold coins but, as so often happens with grand plans in my small city, I couldn't find what I needed on short notice. I instead got chocolate wrapped in gold and silver and used that as my stand-in. A simple little tag with a shamrock and a sentiment and I was ready to go. Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Finally Finished!

It took a while but I finally finished (and finally photographed) this scarf. Just in time for warmer weather. :-) Oh well, I will save it for next year. I am sure there are lots of things wrong with it since I am such a green knitter but it is so soft and such a pretty color, I am choosing to overlook all of that.

It was created with bamboo tape and bamboo needles that Jeff gifted to me for Christmas. I knitted and pulled it out about 5 times before I decided what I wanted to do. Now I am ready for the next challenge in yarn (or paper, or fabric). What is your next project?