More Needlework

I wish I could knit faster! For everything I would love to create with yarn I really need to be able to start and finish a sweater in two days. Fat Chance of that ever happening! I could knit by machine. I have one of those that I purchased well over 30 years ago and it sits in the box unused. Why?? Because it is a pain in the butt to keep the stitches on the needles, and it is somewhat "impersonal" to knit with a machine unless you want to become a factory-conveyor type person; which I don't. There is something very therapeutic about holding that yarn between your fingers and personally creating fabric. When you get right down to it, it's magical!

These are some buttons I made using "bake in the oven" clay. These will go on a variety of baby garments.

Here is a multi-directional scarf I knitted as a present for my Uncle Georges' Lady. It was knitted using mercerized cotton.

Here is a close-up.

Here is a wool scarf I am knitting for my friend Steve who lives in Tucson, Arizona and gets up at 4 AM in the morning to walk his dog Riley. He gets pretty darned cold in the desert that time of day, and he says wool scarves he purchased 20 years ago are in tatters. How could I resist knitting him a replacement?? I am using Lamb's Pride Worsted; a wool and mohair blend.

Here is a close-up. This is a cable pattern and it works up surprising fast. I intend to knit a Seaman's hat to match. I should have it completed by May for his birthday....

Here is a toddler sweater and matching hat I knitted for a wee one who lives down the road from me. She just celebrated her first birthday in February.