RED by Tanya Goen (telaine) [Knitting]

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.

Submitter's Comments:
The day Threadknits kicked off, I knew I wanted to knit a version of the RED illustration. It was an ambitious goal that would throw a lot of firsts my way. My first knit hood pattern. My first project on on worsted-weight knitting loom. (I usually use bulky-weight yarn looms because projects go faster.) And my first lace shawl. And the deadline was in January. Eek!

But I had to finish some Christmas gift and shop knitting first. I took a sigh of relief when the deadline extension was announced. At the end of December I cast on the wolfie hood.

The hood section went a lot faster than I expected — about a week. That probably should have been a warning sign. After I seamed up the back and pulled it on my head, I saw how short the hood really was. It barely covered my neck. So I tackled another "first" and learned how to pick up all the stitches along the hood's base. I added a few inches and could call that part done. I actually like how the stitches change direction in that area now.

I took a break from the wolf and looked at the cape shawl. I knew I wanted it mimic the houndstooth pattern in the picture and I found a similar diamond lace pattern. I combined that with an altered poncho pattern and cast on. The shimmery red yarn was perfect. The first row of my cast-on was not. It was looser than I wanted because of the increase method I used. But the lace part was turning out beautifully so I kept on knitting. The first panel took me about two weeks and the second panel took me about one. I seamed them together in the back and I added a button flap and button to the front.

In between the shawl panels, I finished the wolf hood. I stacked round red buttons on top of white oval-ish buttons for his eyes. I knit a small black nose. It took two tries to get his ears right. I wanted them floppy so he wouldn't look like a cat. I tucked in the back peak of the hood so it didn't look like he had three ears. The teeth took too many tries to count. The first set of his middle teeth looked like dentures. And I never knew how hard it would be to knit simple fangs.

The end was in sight. I added some toggle buttons to the edge of the hood so I could either attach it to the shawl or use them to tighten the hood around my head. I LOVE how this outfit turned out. The hood is crazy awesome. The shawl is super soft. I think I have my Halloween costume for the fall.