Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Whole Lotta Knittin' Goin' On

These days my WIPs are woolly -- or, at least, yarny.

First, a pair of neck warmers for my neighbours, J & E.  J's my handyman, after a fashion.  Considering how hard he worked on my frozen kitchen pipes earlier this month...well, they're both good to me, is all.  So J's warmer is blue; his wife, E's, warmer is crimson.  Pattern: Herringbone Neck Warmer designed  by Breean Elyse Miller -- a free Ravelry download.  Yarn: Sirdar Big Softie, a nearly equal blend of wool (51%) and acrylic (49%), very loosely spun -- rather like pencil roving, actually.  Except that I find working with 15 mm. needles rather awkward, these have been fun to knit.  I really like the stitch pattern!  Each will be finished with buttons I bought at The Shop.

Herringbone Neck Warmer
for neighbour 

Next, a hat for my son's girlfriend, C.  I've finished the body, and am working on the ribbed cuff now.

Swirly Slouch Hat for
son's girlfriend
Pattern: Swirly Slouch Hat designed by my boss, Lori, and available for purchase at The Shop or on Ravelry.  Yarn: Marble DK (100% acrylic) from James C. Brett in colour-way MT 20.

Third, I'm almost half-finished a simple scarf in a glitzy cotton blend studded with sequins.  It's purely decorative, for a friend who loves both turquoise and sparkle:

Filatura Di Crosa 'Cristallo' in Colour #9 - Turquoise

Alas, no other photo of it at present.  Maybe later.

And on the fabric front, I finished this annual Christmas tradition for my son:

Annual Christmas Boxer Shorts

Fabric: "Comma News" from Moda -- rather fitting for a Digital Media student, don't you think?

Linking this post up with WIP Wednesday over at The Needle and Thread Network...see you there!

3 comments:

Judy Warner said...

Glad to see you are keeping busy, Margaret!

elle said...

Great shorts! You are surely making progress. :)

Dolores said...

Love the colours of the neck warmers. I think it's a wonderful tradition to make your son some boxers. My eldest son's birthday is Jan. 2nd and he gets a new Tolkein calendar every year. I almost forgot it this year.