Monday, April 4, 2011

What's knitting...



A little knitting this past weekend. The cap is a cotton version of the Lace Edged Women's Cap, a pattern  I've made quite a few times. The pattern link can be found HERE.  I found this pale pink cotton yarn at a store called "Tuesday Morning"... an odd store with an odd assortment of things.  I was thinking the yarn felt soft, but now that I've made the hat, I am not sure if the hat will be soft enough for a chemo cap. The yarn is called Fibranatura Links and is 100% organic cotton. The rest of what I bought will probably make some very nice dishcloths. 

A yes, those are Christmas Stockings... for Operation Holiday Stockings.  I promised myself I would try to make these through the year instead of waiting until the fall season when life seems to be so busy.  I splurged and bought this fluffy yarn called "Oh My!" from Plymouth Yarns for the contrasting cuffs on the stockings. It's a super soft, squishy yarn which reminds me of terry cloth when knitted up. 

I am working on a hand towel, too. More cotton from my Mom's stash... Thanks, Mom!  I was stumped about what to bring to my Thursday Knitting group last week and grabbed two skeins of cotton. What started out as a dishcloth has turned into a hand towel for the kitchen.  Super plain and super boring simple knitting, but super relaxing... perfect for an enjoyable afternoon with my knitting gal pals.

2 comments:

affectioknit said...

The hat and the stockings are adorable! The hat may soften up with washing too...and simple (or boring) knitting is best for chatting...

Wool Free and Lovin' Knit said...

Oh, the yarn worked up so cute on those little stockings. Which reminds me, I wanted to be knitting Christmas stuff by now too -- oh well, after Easter.