Fa la la la FO's
I finished my sister’s Christmas present on Thursday. When I visited her in San Diego last January we went to Knitting in La Jolla. Initially, she was embarrassed to be in a yarn store, but she did enjoy looking at the projects they had on display. In CA, probably even more so than TX, there is very little traditional knitting of warm hats, scarves, sweaters, etc. going on so there were shawls and beach wraps and things on display that she liked. I told her to pick out some yarn she liked and I would make her something. She really like the color and softness of the Cashmerino Astrakhan. I showed her what it looked like knitted up and explained I couldn’t do anything fancy due to the texture, but she was fine with that. So, I cast-on for a basic garter stitch scarf right away. After getting through most of the first ball, this project stalled out while I worked on lots of other things. But lately, the combination of needing a Christmas present for her and needing simple knitting to do while studying led me to complete it. I was going to use up all 3 balls I had, but as I was knitting it on Thursday I suddenly had the urge to see how long it was. I stood up and it was already several inches taller than me. I still had about a half ball of yarn left, but decided that if I kept going it was going to be too long. So I cast-off right then and there
Pattern: Garter stitch, 20 stitches
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Astrakhan Color 31010
Balls: 2.5 balls
Needles: Addi Turbo 6’s
For: Christie
Started: January ‘06
Finished: December ‘06
Yesterday, I finished my Brooks Farm scarf. Next up, my purple Berrocco Plush scarf. I’ll take pictures and post information on these two scarves next time - in the meanwhile, you can check out my FO and WIP pages for info.
All this studying is really helping me get my basic scarves finished which is great since it’s been chilly here in Texas. I can’t wait til finals are over, though, so I can work on aran and lace stuff.
One last FO, not mine. Carrie, a member of the LSSK, recently posted a picture of her completed Texas baby blanket which members contributed squares to. My square was a little late so will either be made into a pillow or used as a washcloth. I always love seeing these come together, and she did a great job. I love how the yellow really accented the whole thing.
