December 2, 2016
I’ve been trying to clear out a bin of yarn so I made this set. It has been sent to Elizabeth, along with another pair of mitts that I neglected to take a photo of.
The mitts are knit with a double strand of the yarn – the better to use it up! The headband is a seed stitch and I designed the scarf pattern myself.
I had just enough of the peach to make up a scarf and a pair of mittens for a small child; that set will go either to BOND or the Salvation Army.
Another parcel made its way to Calgary before I left for Houston.
A larger toque for Gavin, mitts for Madison, and a scarf for Elizabeth.
Winter arrived early this year and my knitting lagged behind. I was able to get these items sent along to Calgary with their Hallowe’en package. I’m not certain who will wear what, or maybe they will mix them all up between them.
The green scarf used the left-over yarn from the sweater I made for Taylor. The pattern shows up better in the photo than it does in real life; I guess it needs some distance.
The blue toque is one of three sizes I made. The first one I made was too small and will be passed to the Salvation Army for their Christmas packages. After making one that I thought was the right size I made a third one; Pat says it looks good on me but I’m not so sure. If we don’t get some sunny and cool days between now and December I’ll pass it along to the Salvation Army as well.
The headband was an experiment that may or may not have worked out. I wasn’t sure what length to make it; it might be too large and will fall right off their heads. It seems a bit wide as well but it is knit using a seed stitch so easily altered.
UPDATE – November 9, 2016
The toque was a little small for Gavin so I’ve sent him the one I made for me; I don’t really need it in our weather.
Madison got the headband; I’ll make another a little smaller Emma.
Emma took the scarf and it fit just fine!
Christy sent me a link to this pattern and I agreed to make one for Taylor. The pattern wasn’t expensive and I downloaded it from Ravelry, which I often use for free patterns but seldom purchase from. I checked my stash of yarn and found a partial ball of Bernat Softee Chunky and knit a swatch to check my gauge. I don’t usually do this but in this case my tension and this yarn worked perfectly together. When I checked with Christy as to what colour Taylor might like she said she would check, but that she (Christy) would like one in gray.
I decided that a trip to Michaels while I was in the Lower Mainland would be fun (for me) and I could let Taylor pick out the colour she wanted. There were lots of choices, but very few of the colours had the needed amount; Taylor chose green for herself.
The pattern knit up quickly because of the chunky yarn and large needles. On a fun trip (for me) to Fabricana Taylor picked out the buttons she wanted. Good choice Taylor!
I’ll start work on Christy’s sweater soon.