I want to wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart!
A warm and wooly one. Thought I’d take the little bit of downtime this weekend to share with you my last knit projects of 2020.
Mulberry Socks
When I wrote the last update in October, I was on a bit of a sock kick. I was working on these Lotus socks in Mulberry by Greenwood Fiberworks as a gift for my Mom. Added the smallest needle size yet to my arsenal, 2mm DPNs!
Gauntlets
I own a couple of pairs of commercially made fingerless mitts yet found if I wanted to use them while working on the computer, they were too bulky. Made this lightweight and warm pair that’s extra long up the arm and just the right length for fingers and thumb. Knit in Nico by Feza. The pattern is called Barn Swallow, and I’ve thought about finding barn swallow yarn colors to do a two-tone version.
Cabled Purse
Staying on the trend of trying things I’ve never knit before, decided to try a bag or purse. Free pattern by DROPS Design. Using two tones of Lion Brand’s Fisherman’s Wool, I modified the handles by continuing the cable pattern to form a tube with garter stitch on the back/flat side. Added a cell phone pocket by again repeating the cable pattern. Hand sewed a liner made from an old velour tank top. Made buttons out of acorn caps, but I’m looking to replace those as they’re a little fussy to open/close. I’m going to harvest buttons off hubby’s old flannels that he’s turned into garage rags to replace them.
CHIMNEY ROCK SCARF
And finally, the project that will take me into 2021, the Chimney Rock Scarf. I’ve started to document the inspiration behind this one pretty extensively on Ravelry—link to those project notes here. Need to update that page as I’ve finished the main body of the scarf and am about a quarter way through adding the border.
Wishing you all a creative and happy new year!