Mochi Diagonals

I recently finished a lovely scarf made with Mochi Plus yarn, which is 80% Merino Wool and 20% Nylon.  I used a pattern called Alternating Diagonals, which can be found in Vol. 1 of the Vogue Stitchionary.  I've used it before with a different colorway of this yarn.  I think it provides great texture without being too busy for the changing colors.  What do you think?

Here's what it looks like to be worn, without wrapping it around my neck:

This soft scarf is for sale and will go to the first person to comment that they want it. The cost is $35 to cover the cost of the yarn, plus whatever additional cost for shipping if it needs to be mailed.  If there are any questions about it, don't hesitate to ask!

Mom's Christmas Gift

I made a shrug to give Mom this past Christmas.  It's a fairly simple pattern from Berroco and can be found here for free.  The pattern states to repeat rows 2-4.  I was a few rows into it before I realized that, and I didn't want to pull it out and start over, so mine looks a little different since I repeated rows 1-4.  The edges of the shrug curl a little more than they would if I'd followed the pattern exactly, so I wouldn't recommend it, but it's certainly not a disaster.


I used Madelinetosh Vintage for this project.  This yarn is 100% Merino wool and is machine washable, which I figured would make care of the shrug a little easier for Mom.  It looks comfy, don't you think?

Thank You Scarves

I was able to visit with some extended family at the beginning of the year.  It was a great trip and I really enjoyed getting to visit with people that I love and don't get to see very often.  To thank them for their hospitality, I made two scarves - one for each of them.

RuThan's scarf used beautiful Malabrigo Twist yarn in the Piedras colorway.  The scarf was a free one that I found through Ravelry a while back.  It's called Fence Rows Scarf and can be found on this blog.

Tom's scarf was knit with bright, bold yarn from Virginia van Santen Painted Yarn, which is 100% merino wool.  I just used a simple shifting rib pattern, since the yarn provides a lot of color and texture on its own.

I hope they enjoy their thank you scarves!