I really loved knitting the Brass and Steam. I used Patons Romance which was lovely to handle and knit with, and my first pair of cubic needles.
I did find however, that mine turned out smaller then the size given on the pattern, I found myself wondering if it may have been the cubic needles, though I haven't sat down to compare a gauge swatch between the 5mm cubics and the 5mm regular knit pro tips to be certain. As for the cubic tips themselves, they took a little bit of getting used to - the strangest part is feeling the two needles 'slip' together on the flat sides. Overall, I didn't really notice too much of a difference between the cubics and regulars - for my bank account's sake I will probably stick with the regulars, at least for now.
I would definitely make another Brass and Steam - though next time I might try some hand-dyed yarn instead - simply because I love the way hand-dyed is displayed in this pattern (from looking at other people's Brass and Steam projects on Ravelry).
I never did get my Block-A-Month block for January started, I found myself preferring to spend my knitting time working on some other projects I have started - a Hitchhiker shawl, and a Wingspan. Both of them are quite simple, but I am enjoying the process of knitting them both (one is for knitting on the train to-and-from work, the other is for knitting at home). Once these are completed I will write a bit more about them.
I have almost completed both of them (though my Hitchiker might need another week or two in train time). My next projects on my list are some gifts - I am planning on making a Honey Cowl and potentially a Sockhead Hat for a friend and a Rikke for my Auntie. Not to mention numerous other projects which are all still vague considerations more then anything.
