No, it's a pink striped scarf! Or more accurately, it's almost half of a pink striped scarf. I've been working faithfully on it since I started it on Sunday, and I'm loving how the striping is going. It's 24 inches long right now, and I'm aiming for 60", assuming the yarn lasts that long.
I forgot one UFO when I made my list the other day - a hat for Dillon (9) from Lorna's Laces something or other. This yarn was gifted to me by a sewingmama friend in 2006 when I first started knitting. It came without a ballband, but I believe it's LL Shepherd Bulky in Flames. I knitted it into a scarf for Dillon last winter, and he proclaimed it to be itchy, so I frogged and rewound it into a ball, and it's been sitting. He asked for a hat a while ago (think mid-November), so I started on this. I totally should have used a larger needle, and am very tempted to frog it and try something other than my usual roll-brim stockinette hat.
And lastly for today, a little Sweater Ornament that I made right after Christmas. The picture in my picture is of a mini-handknitted sweater ornament I found on my Grandma's tree this year - I'd never seen it before, but she said she made it years ago. It has a yarn loop hanger, a little pompom hanging off of it, and blue toothpicks in it to look like knitting needles. I had my Dad take pics of it so I could recreate my own version, and here it is. It's Lion Wool on size 4 needles (I'd use 6 next time though), knit all in one piece and then seamed under the arms and down the sides. There are many patterns online for this type of thing, but I just made it up, going off my Grandma's version. I did hang it on the tree for a week, but had to grab it back so it wouldn't get packed away - I want to knit more of them for next year!
No, it's a pink striped scarf! Or more accurately, it's almost half of a pink striped scarf. I've been working faithfully on it since I started it on Sunday, and I'm loving how the striping is going. It's 24 inches long right now, and I'm aiming for 60", assuming the yarn lasts that long.
And lastly for today, a little Sweater Ornament that I made right after Christmas. The picture in my picture is of a mini-handknitted sweater ornament I found on my Grandma's tree this year - I'd never seen it before, but she said she made it years ago. It has a yarn loop hanger, a little pompom hanging off of it, and blue toothpicks in it to look like knitting needles. I had my Dad take pics of it so I could recreate my own version, and here it is. It's Lion Wool on size 4 needles (I'd use 6 next time though), knit all in one piece and then seamed under the arms and down the sides. There are many patterns online for this type of thing, but I just made it up, going off my Grandma's version. I did hang it on the tree for a week, but had to grab it back so it wouldn't get packed away - I want to knit more of them for next year!
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Lovely scarf! I like the bright colors in the hat, too!
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