tis the season to be knitting!

tra la la la laa la la la laa...when the day is gray and rainy could there be anything nicer than snuggling up on the couch with a pair of needles and some new yarn guiltily bought last weekend? my big boy thought he would like to revisit knitting after quitting it a couple of years ago (its sooo uncool you know). i bought some fishnet yarn that seems to be a bit of a craze at the moment. after a quick tutorial from my 12 year old niece Krista, i was able to show him how to knit it up.

knitting fever

its good to know he hadn't forgotten how to knit, but he did have a little trouble with the fishnet yarn and kept making more stitches. by that time i was keen to have a go and took over the needles. by the end of the afternoon i had a new loopy scarf!

fishnet scarf

i used Spotlight's "metallic mesh" in black lurex; you only need one ball for a scarf and it looks harder than it is. i also managed to finish a scarf i have been making for a while, which goes with my casual wardrobe-in-the-making. i had run out of one of the colours (story of my life) but luckily Spotlight have finally filled up the shelves in the wool department. i made it in 8ply acrylic so it wouldn't itch me, and used the yarn double for a marl effect. i didn't need a pattern for this, it's just a rectangle of moss stitch about 2m long.

which footy team?

i was on a roll with the scarves, and paging through a mollie makes magazine i saw a nice double moss stitch cowl from quince & co. i rummaged through my stash for some chunky wool and came up trumps with some i bought at Spotlight ages ago; its moda vera "grace" and sadly not stocked anymore. i only had two balls so made up my own pattern based on the one i'd seen in the magazine. its another rectangle twisted into an infinity ring for easy wearing, and i made it in one night while watching tv. it looks quite luxe and got commented on the next day when i wore it out shopping, always a good sign when someone asks you for the pattern!

designer cowl

i really enjoyed spending some time knitting, and love these quick finish projects. these scarves have already come in handy for the cold snap we've had lately, and make up for the lack of warm clothes in the wardrobe. but now i'm sewing, i'm sewing!