Donated Scarves

One of my coworkers is a member of Rotary and she's heading up a big dinner event next month.  Part of it is a silent auction, so I donated two scarves to be bid on in the silent auction.

The first one was a merino wool scarf made with Punta yarns Merisoft yarn.

The second scarf was knit with Mochi Plus, which is 80% wool and 20% nylon.  I used a neat cabling pattern from one of my Vogue Stitchionaries.

I've asked my coworker to try to let me know how much they go for, but whatever the amount, hopefully they'll be a bit of help for a good cause!

Shawna's Dickie

When one of my new coworkers learned that I knit, she said that there was something she'd love for me to knit for her.  She has a motorcycle that she rides regularly (during the nicer part of the year), but her neck and top of her shoulders/chest/back keep getting cold, even though she has layers on.  She was wondering if I could knit some sort of dickie for her.

Fortunately, I was able to find a free pattern on Ravelry that was exactly what she was looking for - Basic Neckwarmer by Anna Hromova.  It's pretty simple except for when it calls for a 3-in-1 stitch, which I'd never heard of before.  Apparently it's also called a kyok (kint-yarn over-knit) and I was able to find a short video on YouTube that showed and explained how to do it.  Once I got that down, it moved along pretty quickly.

I bought a couple skeins of Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in Thunderstorm colorway, although I only used a little bit of the second skein.  I probably wouldn't have needed it at all except that I knew I would need more than what the pattern called for since I would need the bottom part to be a little bigger.  Shawna insisted on paying for the yarn, so I only asked her to cover the first skein, since I still have most of the second skein to use on something else.

I was happy with how it turned out and Shawna was thrilled when she saw it.  She used it for the first time over Labor Day weekend on a day that was quite chilly, windy, and rainy.  She said it was perfect and kept her completely warm!  Another successful project!

Mom's Milkweed Shawl

After knitting a Milkweed shawl for myself, I decided that I liked the pattern so much that I wanted to knit one for Mom as a Mother's Day gift.  It took me a while to find the yarn I wanted to use, but I finally decided to use some sugar cane yarn that I had on hand.  Mom already has a sugar cane scarf that I made for her soon after learning to knit, but I know she likes it, so I just chose a different color.  Mom seemed really happy about it, so I hope she enjoys wearing it!

Birthday Yarn

For my birthday back in April, Mom sent me a few skeins of lovely Noro Chirimen yarn.  I was thrilled!  There was a shawl pattern I'd found a while back and had set aside, not having the right yarn for the project yet.  The pattern is called Milkweed Shawl, which I found through Ravelry.

I decided the use the Milkweed pattern for this Noro yarn.  I got so into it that I completed the project quicker than I usually do!  I ended up running out of yarn a few rows before the end of the pattern, but I was close enough to the end that the pattern still looks good.  I love how this shawl came together with the yarn!

Lettuce Knit

A couple months ago I completed a scarf made from one skein of Socks that Rock!  It's a colorway called "Lettuce Knit" and the colors just make me think of spring and Easter.

I gave it to Mom as part of her birthday gift last month.  She loves the pattern, which is called Alternating Diagonals and is part of the Vogue Stitchionary Vol. 1.  It's a pattern I've used a few times because it's great at providing texture to colorful yarn.  I hope Mom enjoys it!!

Just Sleeves

A while back I was talking to my Aunt Kelly about if there was anything I could knit for her that she would want and use.  She said sleeves!  There are times when her arms get cold, but putting on a sweatshirt or something makes her too warm.  She just needed sleeves.  So that's what I did!  I used Dream in Color Classy yarn in a mix of red and black, since those are colors that Kelly likes.  I made the sleeves in a simple K2, P2 rib about 13 inches long. This picture was with one sleeve finished and the other nearly finished.

First Ever Clothing!

Last week I finished my first ever knitted garment!  I chose something fairly simple for my first piece of clothing, so I purposely wanted something without sleeves.  It took me a long time to complete this project because I kept setting it aside to work on other things, but I was thrilled to finally finish it.  I used Cascade 220 and the pattern is called Cherry Bomb.  Here I'm showing it off at River City Yarns!

Mochi Plus Scarves in Oklahoma

Last month I sent two scarves to my Great Aunt Lois in Oklahoma.  I told her to keep one and give the other to her daughter Stephanie.  They were made from the same yarn (Mochi Plus) and the same colorway (567), but I used different patterns for them, both found in Vogue's Stitchionary Vol. 1.  Here they are!

Phil's Scarf

Almost everything I've made so far has been for women.  I bought some yarn back in September in Dallas that has nice "masculine" colours.  I bought three skeins of lovely Mochi Plus at Yarn & Stitches, so if you're ever in the area, check out the store!

I'm only about a third of the way into the scarf, but I asked my brother if he'd like it, and he said yes!  I haven't knit anything for him yet, so I'm excited to complete this for him.  Here's how it looks!