A New Year and New FO's

Happy New Year everyone! I got loads of knitting done over the break with the very long train rides to visit family and in-laws, so here are a bunch of new f.o.'s...
First up is my Kiri by Polly. I LOVE her, and I raced to get her done in time for New Year's eve and succeeded. I made her from handpaintedyarn.com's burgundy wool laceweight, this burgundy is my new favourite color. I knitted beads into the points following instructions in Evelyn Clark's Leaf Lace Shawl from Fiber Trends. The beads are Czech crystal beads, just under 1/4 inch long, in a cranberry color. They may be hard to see in the photo. I did 12 repeats
of the pattern, and it blocked to about 6 ft. wide and about 2.5 ft. deep. But then when I was done, I was like 'What do I do with the leftover 200 yds or so of this gorgeous yarn?'. So I came
up with these...


Lace muffatees! With a ruffle! And they're especially perfect because the shawl edge comes to my elbow.. see below. Unfortunately my hb says I look like a goth-knitting-superhero when I wear them together... what does he know anyway?

Unfortunately I had to frog the Flower Basket baby blanket because I made a HUGE mistake (I hang my head in shame) so now I'm making my cousin Kiri #2. Why waste the part of my brain that has memorized Kiri? And I also HAD to make the lace trim bolero from Vogue Knitting International that came out in the summer... I'm almost finished that too... just another couple of evenings. And I think I'll make cabled muffatees with the fiber insurance I bought that it looks like I won't need... cabled with a ruffle, all the way to the elbow...

Susan