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  • Knitted Scarf

    I had some lovely wool yarn with an uneven texture. I’m not sure if it was hand spun or not, but it seemed to be. I decided to make a simple garter stitch scarf out of it. Here is the result:

    Worked up with four different colors. I chose to go from lightest to darkest.

    I tried it out a few weeks ago, but it was a bit too wide and scratchy for me. I may undo it at some point and make it thinner. Maybe Kenny will be able to wear it without issue. The last scarf I made for him was out of green and black acrylic yarn in the mid 2000s so he’s about due for a new one. And Slytherin colors really aren’t his thing. 🙂

  • January Projects

    January Projects

    I have a big tote of acrylic yarn. There are many beautiful colors to choose from, but it’s acrylic yarn. I don’t want to create a scarf or a sweater out of it. A lot of it is Red Heart Super Saver and that stuff is scratchy as heck.

    The bin.

    Ideally, I would only buy the (higher quality) yarn I need for a specific project, but I don’t want to buy more yarn until I get some of my stash used up. So, what do I make with the yarn I have that I would actually find useful?

    For January I decided to finish a sampler Afghan I had started in November 2024. It’s cold, the blanket doesn’t have to be directly against my skin, and I can layer it over other more comfortable bedding. It used up a lot of the leftover yarn from another blanket I completed last fall.

    Sample Afghan (crochet)

    I crocheted a table runner next:

    Table runner (crochet)

    The third project was the knitted pillow cover from my previous post. It was made from wool yarn provided in the kit for the class, not my own supplies. Here’s the actual front of the pillow:

    Knit cover (front view)

    That’s pretty much it!