2 down, 1 to go...

Well, after taking a brief hiatus from knitting, I am back at it. I said I was going to knit scarves for my nephews... and once I say I am going to do something, I like to follow through... So the knitting needles were picked back up again lately. Also, I started subscribing to NetFlix so there is a steady stream of movies coming to my house every weekend. I've never really liked just watching a movie - I prefer to have something to do with my hands from cross stitching to sudoku to putting puzzles together. I'm not doing patterns yet, so knitting scarves is a good activity for me since there is no counting involved & now that I have have the knit & purl stitches down, I am able to knit while talking, watching tv, etc. My fingers seem to have a mind of their own!!

Here are the 2 scarves I have finished. I did knit stitches on both of them to keep it easy. The marroon'ish one on the left is James - I used a smaller needle for that one, so the stitches are a little bit smaller. Kolin's is on the right (sort of fire engine red... color isn't looking so great in the picture!!) - Emily picked the yarn out this summer when they were in Battle Lake for the week. It's a nice, thick yarn that's more plush. Hopefully both boys will like them!

Next up, I need to knit one for Andrew. His will also be a knit stitch (figure I better keep them all the same in case the boys compare... not that they would... but you never know...). He requested blue, and I am still on the lookout for the perfect yarn. I might go back to Bella Lana to get some yarn for him - it's a little more pricey but their yarn is so wonderful to work with. I thought yarn was yarn, but the stuff I got at JoAnn Fabrics didn't have much 'flexibility' to it, so it's not the easiest stuff to work with. I am sure I could find something at JoAnn Fabrics, but so far I haven't been successful...

At the end of the month, I am taking another class at Bella Lana where I will learn the cable stitch. I adore cable knit sweaters, so am excited to use that stitch for a scarf - maybe for myself? Or as Christmas presents for family & friends... Kind of nice to have a hobby that turns out scarves that people would actually appreciate getting (I think... err, hope...)