The dreary grey days continue here in Louisiana, and I want to spend all of my time knitting allllll of the things. The endless Bernie mitten memes certainly do not helping matters, and my to-be-knit pile grows by the week. I miss hanging out at my local yarn store, knitting and chatting with our colorful group of north Louisiana knitters, but I’m still cranking out projects regardless.

Pattern: Snappy Hat

Yarn: Loops & Threads Charisma in the Denim colorway

Needles: US 10.5

Notions: a detachable (snap) fake fur pouf from my LYS

Notes: I whipped this up for G-Man’s girlfriend, because she is definitely knit-worthy. I’ve made several Snappy Hats, as they are good for quick gifts. I used the craft store yarn because I’m pretty sure a college student doesn’t have time to hand-wash and dry knitted garments in their dorm room.

Pattern: Bella’s Mittens

Yarn: Loops & Threads Charisma in the Denim colorway

Needles: US 8

Notes: Another gift and G-Man’s girlfriend. The tight gauge of this knit and the yarn made for some achy-hands knitting. Otherwise, also a quicker project for gifting.

Pattern: Azel Pullover

Yarn: Lion Brand Thick & Quick in the Denim colorway

Needles: US 13

Notes: I made the 14/15 size, and for reference, Bean is almost 9, so she has room to grow into it. She suddenly fell in love again with the now too-small red Azel pullover I made when she was 4, so I whipped this one up last week. She loves it, wears it constantly, so I’d call it a success.

 

 

Pattern: SubmergeHat

Yarn: Lion Brand Thick & Quick in the Denim colorway

Needles: US 13

Notions: fake fur pouf (elastic attachment), button for the pouf

Notes: I had leftover yarn from the Azel Pullover, so I knit up this hat in a couple of hours while binge-watching Bridgerton on Netflix. It only took half a skein, so I will probably make another for her friend.

Pattern: Staggered Rib Scarf

Yarn: Berroco Vintage Chunky in colorway 6177

Needles: US 10

Notes: I made the Hubs a quick scarf, despite the fact that he’s not really a “scarf guy” per se. However, I promise, if it gets as cold again as it did a couple of weeks ago, I promise you he will come around. Easy pattern, and 2 skeins provided plenty of length.

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So, those are a few of the projects I’ve finished over the past few weeks. I have at least five new projects I want to cast on, but I also need to address some languishing WIPs are outstanding, as well as a few I already have “kitted up” into project bags. Somewhere in there, I need to make some forward progress on the new needlepoint stocking for Bean.