Knitting Fever, that is. I haven't been blogging due to schedules. Christmas time, to be exact. It's coming fast!
Recently, after a break for more than two years, I picked up my knitting needles. My creativity has been focussed on getting yarn on my needles and cozy gifts coming off my needles. It's been working well. Except most of the gifts are not going to end up as gifts for the Holidays.
I began way back in September. Lots of time for knitting, right? Not!!! While we were in Nova Scotia for business, I went out and bought yarn. Several skeins of it. One lovely blue and green skein of wool and silk fibre turned into a lacey scarf for my friend. She loves wearing blues and greens. This will be her Christmas gift.
The next project was a scarf for my husband. He chose the pattern from one of my knitting books and then chose the yarn. Here you see a WIP (work in progress) photo. The scarf has been finished for while now. It turned out long, soft and very warm.
Another friend of ours has a birthday coming up next week. I made a neck warmer or cowl for her. It's just a tube you slip over your head and hugs close to your neck. Some designs can be quite loose and drapey. This one is made from 100% Merino wool from Malabrigo. Rob saw me making this one and requested one for himself.
I hurried to finish this neck warmer so he could take it with him on his business trip. Both the neck warmer and his scarf are with him in Russia at the moment, keeping him warm. So these won't be Christmas gifts either.
In the meantime, I have also been taking some classes in knitting to learn new techniques. With various success. Oh, the new skills I learned are fine, but getting those projects complete... well, other projects jumped the queue. Did I mention the two neck warmers? Yes, those projects.
Last week I learned how to knit with two colours of yarn. It's something I have wanted to do for a long time but previous attempts at it were not successful. I'm making a pair of mittens for myself. So that's not truly a Christmas project either. Sigh~ But I am making some progress on the first mitten. I'm actually quite pleased with the way it's turning out. The mittens will look much better when they are washed and blocked to shape. They won't be as wobbly looking.
Will I get any more knitted gifts done in time to put under the tree? Maybe not as many as I planned to, but there are always other occasions where a warm, fuzzy gift will be appreciated. Click the photos for bigger views:)
