My blog was silent for a while not for lack of knitting, but for secrecy. I was working on many a knitted Christmas gift and couldn't afford for the recipient to ever so innocently wander over to my knitting blog and
inadvertently discover what they were getting for Christmas. As vigorous as my knitting was, it apparently wasn't vigorous enough because I didn't finish all of my gifts in time. I regret to inform you that two gifts remain unfinished. I owe my sister-in-law and mother-in-law a pair of gloves each. I'm making a hybrid of two patterns,
Knotty and
Fetching. I bought yarn to make Knotty, but changed my mind, so I decided to use the cable pattern for Fetching using fingering weight yarn and the basic glove pattern of Knotty. I was able to wrap half of a glove still on the needles for my sister-in-law and I intended to have them completed by now. But, I guess I just knitted myself out before Christmas and I haven't gotten the energy or excitement needed to crank them out.
The finished and gifted objects are:
1.
Fascinate Scarf by
Berroco Design Team (which should actually count for items 1-5 because I made multiple scarves in various colors for someone else to give as Christmas gifts). This one was given to my sister-in-law Penny.
US Size 8 needles
One skein Knit Picks Essential in Carbon Twist
The photo doesn't do the yarn justice. It is a beautiful twisting of both black and grey. I cast on 25 stitches to get a skinnier scarf than the pattern suggests because I prefer length to width on a scarf. This is one of the easiest and quickest scarf patterns I've found.
2.
Those #@!*% Golf Club Covers by Sarah Wilson made for my father-in-law.
US Size 4 & 8 needles
Red Heart Black
Red Heart Grey
I already knew I wasn't a fan of Red Heart yarn. I did not know that I utterly loathe and despise the stuff. If I ever use this yarn to knit anything again, I give you permission to publicly flog me. It is scratchy and unpleasant to work with, which is something I already knew. I thought that since I was making golf club covers the yarn didn't matter. I now realize that the joy of knitting overrules the inexpensiveness of the yarn. Otherwise, I think they turned out really cute.
3.
Drop Scarf by Melissa Hills for my mom.
US size 9 needles
2 balls Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca Worsted Paint (
Remember that I picked these up at the Stitches South Expo)
I LOVE this yarn. I kept one ball for myself because I love it so much (I had 3 in my stash), but not sure what I can do with it yet.
4.
Knotty Gloves by Julia Mueller also for my mom.
US size 1 1/2
Knit Picks Stroll in Sprinkle Heather
I love this yarn too. I love the color and how it worked with the colors in the yarn for mom's drop scarf. I made a few modifications to this pattern after reading the notes of others. I began the
pinky finger before the other fingers and I didn't increase as much for the thumb gusset.
5.
Mysterious Lace Reversible Scarf by Misti International for my mother-in-law.
US size 8
Half skein of Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Lace
I love this yarn too. This scarf had a scalloped border on each end, but I kept having trouble with it for some reason. It might have looked fine once blocked out, but I never was comfortable with how it was looking as I was knitting, so I finally decided to leave the border off all together. I am still pleased with the results.
6.
Fast Finish Throw by Lion Brand Yarns for my brother-in-law.
US size 50 Needles
3 skeins Lion Brand Jiffy in Denim
3 skeins Lion Brand Jiffy in
Cafe6 skeins Lion Brand Jiffy in Fisherman
I made his wife one of these for Christmas a few years back and he has since requested one of his own. When I got to the store I realized I forgot my list with the amount of yarn needed and I bought what I thought I needed. However, when I got home I realized that the pattern calls for 5 strands at once. I wasn't going to rush back out to the store, so I decided to use 4 at a time. I don't think anyone would know except me, and now you, but only because I told you.
Posts
