last minute gift

Sorry to "break in" to Julies run of Knitting Olympics post, but I just wanted to get this in here.

I decided last minute to knit something for Kev's mom...out of guilt because I can't go with him to visit her this weekend, and also because Kev asked me "ummm...you're going to knit her something, right?"

ummm...right!

So four skanks of Berroco's "Optik" from my LYS and much rapid knitting on 15 needles...along with copious swearing, because this stuff is a bitch to knit with, and picking up the easily dropped stitches is frustrating because it sticks together like mohair...PLUS there are occasional loopy sections which like to catch on to the point of the needle...

OK, enough bitching. Here are the pics (clicky to pop and make biggie)

Somehow, Kev managed to blur a picture taken with a "steady shot" camera.

Here is a close-up of the yarn detail:

Lots of very thin and very thick sections. I think it turned out pretty in the end - not the most complicated thing I've ever done, but I hope future MIL will like it!