Ginkgo Shoulderette Shawl

This shawl was a very enjoyable knitting project. This particular one was a gift to my MIL and I will definitely will make another one for myself.

Pattern: Ginkgo Shoulderette Shawl
Yarn: Sandnes alpakka, 100% pure alpaca

Squares Lap Blanket

This easy pattern I put together myself. I wanted to make a blanket that has a comfortable size to be used on a wheelchair. Large enough to cover but not so large that it gets into the wheels when moving around. It was a gift to Granny V.

I love the clean simplicity of alternating knits and purls and the relief like result it produces.

Pattern: my own

Yarn: Patons Classic Wool Merino

Louisa

I recently unravelled a pair of socks I made a while ago. After several attempts of reknitting the yarn into another pair of socks (they somehow always turned out a bit aquward),  I saw a pattern of a very cute elephant on Ravelry and decided to give it a try.

Looks like that yarn didn't want to be a pair of socks but a super cute toy. Who knew?

Fuzzy crafts

Christmas Day is here and after a beautiful Christmas Eve yesterday, I feel like I want to relax and have some soft yarn running through my fingers.
What better fitting joice is there but my recently purchased Aloft yarn from Knitpicks? It's white, it's light and  it's super fuzzy.
Mind you though, it is no easy feat to undo some mistakes if you happen to make some in your pattern.
Together with the yarn I got myself the pattern for the Dunes & Waves Stole by Natalia Blank. It looks beautiful and the Estonian Lace it uses is generally easy enough to be relaxing when knitting it. The only challange here is the Aloft yarn and its beautiful fuzziness. :)
I have no idea how long it is going to take to finish this project but I think once it's done, I'm going to treasure it a lot.

Little Blue Kerchief

This little kerchief I made with a bit of leftover lace yarn. I did not make notes at that time so I don't know how much yarn it took.
I just started at the tip and continued in garter stitch while adding a stitch at the beginning of each row.
To give the little blue kerchief a bit of interest, I added a few rows of yo and also a few "flowers" of yo at the beginning and in the middle section.

Simple wool scarf

This scarf was a birthday gift for a good friend of mine.
I think it was the first scarf I ever knitted for somebody else.

I used 2 skeins of worsted weight 100% mercerized wool and it got pretty long. There was no need for a pattern, since it was knit in a simple k1, p1 rib stitch.

I think the color had a beautiful shine to it.