Let the Holiday knitting commence!

Lest you think I have not been knitting, let me parade some FO’s for you.

First there’s the Cleite Shawl, which I finished the spinning for as well as the knitting of. The yarn is alpaca laceweight handspun by me to about 30 wpi. That stuff was TINY! And I over plied it, which was really a pity as the alpaca was fabulously soft.

Second there’s the Latvian Socks:

Pattern: Latvian Socks by Nancy Bush from Folk Socks.

Yarn: Trekking XXL in color 147, which is much browner than that picture.

Needles: 2.0 mm (US 0) 6″ Crystal Palace Bamboo dpns.

Modifications: I did 5 repeats on the upper cuff and then 5 repeats on the lower cuff (after the decreases). And then I changed the star toe decreases to be worked with a p2tog at the end of every needle, which made for a lovely and comfortable toe.

Verdict: This is the second time I have knit this pattern with this yarn and I love it just as much now as I did the first time. There may be a third time somewhere in the future.

Third there are the Christmas Mittens:

Pattern: NHM #13 from Selbuvotter.

Yarn: Jamieson Shetland Spindrift in natural and a heathery dark red, one ball each. I had a couple yards left of the natural after the second thumb, but plenty left of the red. You’d probably want to have an extra ball of the main color on hand, just in case.

Needles: 3.0 mm (US 2.5) 6″ Crystal Palace Bamboo dpns.

Modifications: None. I knit them as is, and they should fit the recipient perfectly.

Verdict: They were fast and fun to knit and made me wish I was knitting mittens for everyone on my list. Although it was hard to knit them and watch enthralling movies at the same time since I had to keep referring to the chart, but on a Saturday night, with P&P as my companion, I whipped out more than one whole mitten.


And here’s some other people’s FO’s since it’s been a LONG while since I did those.

Abby finished a beautiful Seraphim in a natural creamy white, very reminiscent of the wings the shawl was named for. Good job Abby!

Alison finished a Seraphim Shawl AND a pair of Boudica socks! The Seraphim makes me drool as it’s knit from LL Shepherd Sock, one of my favorite yarns!

Katya, who lives in Turkey (!) finished a beautiful green Icarus shawl! It’s lovely! And sorry it took me so long to respond to you!

Weebug finished a pair of Serpentine Mitts for her daughter’s birthday! I LOVE how the variegated yarn looks!

Laura finished a Seraphim Shawl in STR lightweight that makes me want to sneak into her house and steal it! I love the color so much! It’s really beautiful!

Tomorrow you get the WIPs and then the next post I’ll show you some cool stuff I’ve recently acquired.

M

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