I got the pattern for these neckwarmers at my local knit shop. The cabling made it a challenging and fun project. The yarn is what really makes these neckwarmers stylish, though. It's boutique-y!
I like putting one of my friend Judy's handmade gift tags on each of my knitted gifts.
Here's Maria Fernanda modeling her neckwarmer in my classroom.
And below is Sarah! They both wore their neckwarmers last week at school and got a ton of compliments. :)
Next on my Christmas gift list was a hat for Jim. He picked this yarn out himself! It's a bamboo/merino/silk blend--he has good taste! We planned the hat together--I ended up doing a Knit2Purl2 rib. I knit for about 9 inches so it would be long enough to have a roll up cuff. Because the yarn was pretty thin, I held two strands together while knitting to make it a heavier weight hat. It turned out great and is Jim's new favorite hat! It looks kind of camo, doesn't it?
Decreasing was tricky on this hat because I didn't want to interrupt the rib pattern. After ripping it out once, I found some advice on ravelry.com that worked perfectly!
Inbetween gifts, I finished the below hat for myself. It's called the "Sideways Grande Cloche Hat." I got the pattern out of a new book I bought called Boutique Knits. I had to stop working on this hat a few times because I was getting frustrated. The hat is knit flat, which felt awkward since I am used to knitting hats in the round. The cable was a challenge, but I am happy overall with the way it turned out--and glad to be done with it!
So those are my completed pre-Christmas projects so far! Still a few more in progress...this post to be continued...
what great projects--you've been busy! I can barely get through the 3 small xmas presents I've been knitting!
ReplyDeleteI love the neckwarmers--I need to find some similar yarn so I can make one for myself! and the cloche hat is so sophisticated--it looks great on you. Can you share the details of how you decreased on the ribbed hat? I always kinda make it up but it then it just turns out "OK"--yours looks much better!
Miss you, I hope you have a great Christmas in Minnesota!!
Thanks, Erica! I can't remember the name of the yarn I used...I will have to look it up and let you know. I'll email you the details on how to decrease on the ribbed hat. Miss you, too! Have fun on your road trip!
ReplyDeleteI love my neckwarmer! I wore it the other day for a Christmas dinner, and again, people loved it. You are so talented. The hats are so pretty too. You and Jim look great with them.
ReplyDeleteIf I don't talk to you, have a great time with Jim's family, y Feliz Navidad. Besos!