Since my first two ruffle scarves drove me crazy, I came up with a solution to make my life easier with my third: stretch out all the yarn before I started knitting. Rather than have a huge pile of loose yarn on the sofa, I stored it in an Ikea mixing bowl.
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Ruffle scarves seem to be everywhere right now! They're such a simple-sounding project idea: you buy one skein of yarn and knit rows of either 4 or 10 stitches, depending on how long you'd like it to be. The downside to knitting with ruffle yarn is that the entire skein needs to be loosened before it can be knit. It got very frustrating to stop every two minutes to stretch the yarn, and the whole process seemed much longer. I decided to find a different method for my next ruffle project. This scarf is 10 stitches per row, knit with Red Heart Boutique Sashay yarn in Waltz. This hat is one of my favorite patterns to knit! The model is my friend Nate, who wanted something to keep his head warm during the winter. The pasta scarf is my favorite scarf that I've ever made. It's a ruffle cowl made with "Pasta" yarn, which is sadly discontinued. I ran across the yarn at the Scrap Exchange in Durham, NC and had to have it (it's pink and called pasta! What's not to like?). This knit scarf was intended to be used for dog walking in cold weather, but this weekend it has found new life as a Revolutionary War reenactment accessory. Proof that knitting mever goes out of style! The recent revival of fingerless gloves/mitts/wristlets/gauntlets seems to be directly related to the rise of smartphone usage during winter months. They're definitely a fashionable way to keep most of your hands warm while playing games and texting friends.
As a knitter, the arrival of a new baby is always exciting- babies mean blankets! For the arrival of my friends' baby Genevieve,I got a pound of pink yarn and used the baby blanket pattern from the Stitch n' Bitch knitting book. I altered the pattern by knitting one large stockingette square instead of four smaller squares. The finished blanket is so soft and warm that G slept wrapped in it on a regular basis when she was a newborn! What's your favorite pattern for baby blankets? ![]() I didn't make my tree topper, but he's too cute not to share! My grandma sent me an assortment of hand-knit finger puppets and this Santa was truly the tops (see what I did there?). He fit perfectly on my skinny tree. I wish I knew who made this cute guy and his friends- little projects like this are a ton of work! Click the "Read More" button to see the entire handmade ornament tree! |
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