Knit Gifts

Lately I've been knitting items for gifts and here are the latest. I really tried to take good photographs of them but it's not easy even with a remote trigger. :0

Josh modeling the neck warmers that were commissioned for a guy & his dog.

Next up, we have a nice lacy button cowl with knit with bulky yarn is nice green tones. The lace will add to your fall/winter wardrobe and will look great under a coat or with a T-shirt. The cowl will provide added warmth while the lace prevents the wearer from getting overheated. :)



The button along with the lacework allows lots of possible ways to be worn.

another pic featuring glass head girl.

another way to wear this versatile cowl.

Here is another versatile item which can be a scarf or a shawl. There is a row of buttons that can be used to secure the shawl. You can tie it, button it or drape it. There are many ways to wear this lightweight yet warm knit. The yarn is a fingering weight which is the same yarn that is used to knit socks. Sock weight yarn is great for scarves/shawls especially in SoCal where it can get chilly and you need a little extra warmth.

Here I wearing it wrapped around twice & tied.

Glass head girl wears it wrapped around twice.

Unfortunately I don't seem to have knack to wear this with flair but I know there are lots of people with way more style and can totally rock this look.



Here it is all laid out to show the shape...it has a lovely drape to stay on your shoulders too. The eyelets by the cable columns double as buttonholes as needed.

Lastly, I have a nice hat and cowl set knit with a bulky weight yarn with pale green/beige colors.

Glass head girl looks fabulous!

Just as the temps are dropping, this is the perfect set to look great and beat the chill.

Thanks for looking!

Sneak Peek

Here is a portion of Josh's Halloween costume.



I am trying to incorporate his Link costume from last year and maybe use parts of it to make a Viking costume. Okay, I really just wanted an excuse to knit the Viking Hat. I don't think Josh fully appreciates the EPICNESS of this hat but at least he has a new hat. :)



I still need to add another piece to this and it will take me some time so stay tuned for that!!



He will the cutest Viking ever!!

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Here's a hat! My poor sock projects are being neglected but I'm drown to these quick knit fixes to keep my interest up.

I used one of my favorite yarns...Noro Silk Garden to add interest to the Everdeen Beanie from Weekend Hats.



Modelled by V who looks pretty without makeup although she would disagree.

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Another Noro hat completed...I'm just cranking them out but I feel a bit guilty neglecting my socks in progress. Oh well, those are the whims of a knitter who has ADD with her projects. :)


The colors are a bit more subtle than the last hat but still very pretty and colorful. My bff Kat gave the hat an enthusiastic 2 thumbs up last night so that made me happy. I can easily use up stash yarn for this project too. I think I will keep this one for myself and make more later for the gift pile. :)

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Another hat completed! The pattern is Riverbed Rib Hat from the Knit Noro Accessories book. This is a aran (?) weight yarn so this knit up in one day. The colors are stunning too. I think I need to block it to even out the stitches. It's so pretty to look at. :)

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On Ravelry I belong to a fun group of hockey lovers called Puck This and this month is the Hat Trick KAL (knit a long) where we try to knit 3 hats. Hat trick, get it? No prizes, it's just for fun.

So I like knitting hats since they're quick and easy (for the most part) and they make great gifts. I wanted to give my nephew Anthony a hat for Christmas but none fit him right so maybe this one will be good.

It has the fitting name of Man's Hat from the magazine Knitsimple. I used up some yarn in my stash in manly colors and I think it looks quite nice. Tyler was a nice model today since I needed an adult sized head.

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I completed this hat called Welted Toque from the book Weekend Hats. I didn't have the correct size needles so used smaller size which gave me a smaller hat. Josh was very sweet in letting me try it on his head (just for measuring purposes) and it will look cute on a young girl.



Josh looks cute anyway...maybe I can knit a plain hat in this yarn for him.

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Okay one more today which I believe will bring me up to date with posting.



This Flyer Cap has been lingering off to the side waiting for me to find some buttons and attach the front flap. Well, today is the day! The roses aren't too much, are they? I thought they were interesting, cute and definitely different than your typical buttons. :0

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Here is the picture of the latest hat I knit for Josh because he wanted something that wasn't too childish. Waaa, my baby is growing up!  I can still knit for him and found the perfect hat that he can grow into.

A nice manly color too, blue gray to suit his maturity.

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Okay, I've totally abandoned my original plan with the themes but I have made a better effort to take a picture a day. Here it is already December and even though I contribute during the year to my Christmas gift pile, I find the urge to knit more during this time. I need to go through the gift pile and figure out if I have enough. It didn't help that I got 3 more knitting books that I'm sure that has sparked the knitting fever.

Anyway, here is a hat OTN that is almost done. It is the same Waffel hat pattern that I made a week ago but boy, I'm getting bored with it so I need to finish it and get on to other projects.



The hat is a bright tonal green and so far seems very stretchy so I think it will fit a variety of head sizes (maybe even mine).  I have a cool stitch marker that I picked up at the fiber festival in Torrance earlier this month.