Every year I leave the Christmas knitting to the last minute. Maybe when I don't work full-time I'll get better organized and start my knitting earlier. I have requests from the girls and Trisha's boyfriend. Neither Blake nor Ed has asked for anything. I have an idea for Blake which I might also make for Ed. It hit me the other day that I better get started because Christmas is only a little over four weeks away. My other WIPs are getting relegated to the holding queue while I get a few things made for the big day.
On top of the family knitting, a co-worker asked me to make something for his wife. He saw one of my Starshower cowls and asked if I'd knit one so that he can give it to her for Christmas. He asked for it to be black. I wasn't sure black would be the best for this pattern, so I made an executive decision to find something I thought was a little more suitable. While at VKL Market, I found a skein of Modestar from ModeKnit Yarn in Pewter. It is a tonal dark grey with Stellina. Very lovely. Close to black but not so stark. I think the Stellina will work perfectly with the texture of the pattern. Ravi approved the yarn so now I can get started.
In the below photo, the color is a bit more blue than it is in real life. It is turning out as lovely as I had hoped, but the nickel needles are a pain to work with. The yarn is slipping too much. I was getting frustrated last night when I started this. Hoping that as it gets larger, and my hands get used to working with this yarn/needle combination, it will go more smoothly.
Trisha asked for a hat like the one I made from my VKL Brioche class. She asked for one in green/olive. I have one repeat of the brioche pattern finished. I should be able to get this done in a couple more nights. That'll be one thing checked off the list.
Trisha's boyfriend also wants a hat. He wants a basic beanie in black or dark grey. I'll do a stash dive later and pull out some Lopi I know I have that will work out great.
Kristin's ask will take a bit longer. She wants one of those big blankets. Someone she knows made one in a class. Kristin sent me a picture with a request for one. I found some super bulky chenille online that should work for this. As you can see it is quite fat.
Here's a picture of the ball with Squeaks for comparison.
I started casting on, but I'm not happy with the tension. I'm going to rip this out and try something else. It is really confusing my hands switching between this and the fingering weight for the Starshower cowl.
Time now to sign off and get some things done. Thanksgiving is coming up in a few days. After Ed gets home this afternoon we're going to get our grocery shopping done. Well, at least started. There is at least one item I'm going to have to go on a hunt for. My family likes 'green' noodles, AKA spinach fettuccine, with their turkey. The store where I always found them has closed and I know our Kroger doesn't carry them. It might just have to be a retired tradition.
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