With less than two months to go until Christmas, I’ve decided on my holiday knitting. The first project is finished, the second a little over half way done. I have at least two (maybe four) more to go. Four of these are for colleagues at work, so I wanted to make each one something different. Our office is overly air-conditioned most of the year. Many of us had space heaters on under our desks in August, so my hope is these gifts will keep my friends warm while they work.
The first is A Little Jazz, an elegant little ruffled scarf.
This is my first time knitting a scarf sideways (much more fun than the traditional way). All the shaping is done with short rows, creating the crescent, and then the ruffle is formed on the increase row. After that, a couple of inches of garter stitch and you’re ready to bind off.
Technical Specs:
- Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Sock
- 100% merino
- Needles: US Size 5 24″ circular
- Pattern: A Little Jazz by Samantha Roshak
- New Skills: Sideways scarf construction
The halfway done project is the Lacy ZigZag Mitts, which got stalled at the thumb gusset of the first mitt because I had no waste yarn at work. The third project will be a cowl, and I’m leaning toward a shawlette for the fourth project, though I haven’t settled on a pattern yet. I have 555 yards of Louet Gems fingering weight (100% merino), and am considering:
Other potential pattern suggestions are most welcome, as are comments from those who may have knit these patterns already. How’s your Christmas knitting coming along?
I like your ruffly scarf. It will make a great gift. The only pattern I’ve knit from your shawlette list is Citron, and I love wearing my finished shawlette. The others on your list are pretty too, esp. Sugared Violets, and Annis.
Your little jazz shawlette is lovely!
I made Mizzle which is a lovely shawlette – a similar to Citron but I think it’s smaller (although I blocked the life out of mine!) – you might like to have a look at that too
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