Christmas knitting!
Time once again for the posting of "what I knitted people for Christmas":
For my mama, the Adamas Shawl:
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I love, love, love the Adamas pattern, but I wanted to make a more substantial shawl for my mother- something she could wrap up in while reading a book on a chilly night. So I decided to use a worsted-weight yarn (Andean Silk from knitpicks in Cream, 8 skeins) and consulted the yarn info in the Leaf Lace Shawl pattern to figure out my needle size. I basically just kept knitting the repeats (Chart 2) until there wasn’t enough yarn for another full repeat, and then knit Chart 3, which I wasn’t able to finish completely either, but it was enough for a decent edging. I ended up with 11 repeats of Chart 2, instead of the full 14, but the shawl was plenty big enough anyway.
I would knit this again in a heartbeat- it was fun and knit up really fast, and the pattern was easy to memorize. I think next time I would go down a needle size, if I used the same yarn, to make the shawl slightly denser.
For my dad, a pair of Fuzzy Feet with extra-long legs:
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I made my whole family Fuzzy Feet for Christmas two years ago, and this year my dad requested a new pair that were “crew-sock-length, to take the chill off my ankles.” I adjusted the (unfelted) leg to 10”, instead of 3”, which turned out just right.
And that's it! Working on a new pair of fuzzy feet for me right now-- my Jayne slippers finally bit the dust, and it is freaking cold in our house. (I bought new flannel PJs today, yay!!! They are red with white snowflakes and mmmmmm cozy.)
For my mama, the Adamas Shawl:
.
I love, love, love the Adamas pattern, but I wanted to make a more substantial shawl for my mother- something she could wrap up in while reading a book on a chilly night. So I decided to use a worsted-weight yarn (Andean Silk from knitpicks in Cream, 8 skeins) and consulted the yarn info in the Leaf Lace Shawl pattern to figure out my needle size. I basically just kept knitting the repeats (Chart 2) until there wasn’t enough yarn for another full repeat, and then knit Chart 3, which I wasn’t able to finish completely either, but it was enough for a decent edging. I ended up with 11 repeats of Chart 2, instead of the full 14, but the shawl was plenty big enough anyway.
I would knit this again in a heartbeat- it was fun and knit up really fast, and the pattern was easy to memorize. I think next time I would go down a needle size, if I used the same yarn, to make the shawl slightly denser.
For my dad, a pair of Fuzzy Feet with extra-long legs:
.
I made my whole family Fuzzy Feet for Christmas two years ago, and this year my dad requested a new pair that were “crew-sock-length, to take the chill off my ankles.” I adjusted the (unfelted) leg to 10”, instead of 3”, which turned out just right.
And that's it! Working on a new pair of fuzzy feet for me right now-- my Jayne slippers finally bit the dust, and it is freaking cold in our house. (I bought new flannel PJs today, yay!!! They are red with white snowflakes and mmmmmm cozy.)