Gifts

1 Posted by - November 17, 2015 - Baby, Cowls, Knitting, New Projects, Scarves

My gift-knitting season comes a little earlier than most. I seem to have lots of birthdays in late October and November and I like to knit something for these occasions.  This year, with the first new baby in our family in ages coming in March, I also wanted to get a good start on some baby gifts.  I’m hoping to see them at Thanksgiving so I’m trying to get a few things done now.  So I haven’t been knitting much for the shop in the last few weeks, but still happily knitting away!

I made one of our Warm x 2 Cowls for one of my sisters, although she thinks it will end up on her husband, my darling brother-in-law.  He’s the one who takes their dogs for a rousing walk every morning and he’s concerned more with warmth than with manly style.  He has been borrowing her infinity scarves, so one especially for him will be in the works shortly.  (Zauberball and Shibui Pebble – I can’t wait to get started!) Meanwhile, if you’re in the State College area and see a guy with 2 golden retrievers sporting this fuzzy neck-warmer, you’ll know it’s my favorite BIL:

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I just bound off today this pretty infinity scarf for my other sister, in lovely Herriott Fine, a soft alpaca fingering weight. It’s a feather-and-fan design spaced in an interesting way that was very easy and pleasant to knit.  I love how blocking affects lace, taking it from this amorphous mass of knitting:

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to this light and lovely piece:

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As soon as it dries, it will be sent off with my baby offerings:

A simple 8-Hour Baby Blanket:

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a coming-home-from-the-hospital set (to be augmented with a matching cocoon when I have time):

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and coordinating hats for baby and dad:

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I’m having fun – hope you are, too!