I finished the last of the red scarves very late last night:
This used up an entire ball of A Pound Of Love in "Cherry", plus a small ball of brighter red that I bought when it was clear that I couldn't get a full third scarf. In the end, I had less than 3" of the Cherry as scraps! I do have a bit more of the brighter red (it's "COLOR/COULEUR # 15705", no name) but not enough for a single additional row. I'll use some to tie on the washing instructions and put the rest into the box of scrap yarns.These are closeups of the stitch patterns:
Bavarian Stitch - crochet |
"Hot Frosty" or broken rib (K3P1+K1) - knit |
Simple 1dc1sc repeat, worked from center - crochet |
I have made not enough progress on the Advent/Channukah item, because I was focused on getting these three scarves done. But I made some progress:
Tonight is the holiday party for one of the local fiber groups I have joined. They are collecting the red scarves, hence my deadline of today. We are having a potluck and I made Grinch Cookies:
Simply dye a basic cooky dough green, roll into balls, flatten slightly, and add a red candy heart before baking. These were made with a gluten-free cookie recipe, but you can use any. |
For the white elephant gift exchange, I made a few stitch markers and packaged them with a hank of yarn from a mystery yarn purchase. I love the dyer but notice this has a lot of mohair, which can be an issue for me. I have kept all the other mystery skeins!
Later: Party was small but fun enough. We played a game of pull a question from a bag and answer it, which generated some interesting discussions. The person who received my gift was very happy to have it, and I scored a Bonne Maman 2024 Advent Calendar, which I am very happy to receive! I'm not opening it yet, in part because I scored sugarplums from Andy's Orchard and am very happily eating those.{Also: This is my 350th post. A piker compared to many who have posted daily for years, or decades, or even those who posted weekly from The Beginning. But more than I expected I'd have.}
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