Season's Greetings
It's (almost) that time of year again. According to increasing Facebook posts, Christmas is just under 3 months away.
Every year I say I'm going to knit Christmas stockings for my family. Every year I don't. I had an idea that I would buy a felting yarn and then embellish the stockings with buttons, maybe some embroidery, and everyone would get a different color. It would be easy. I could definitely make 5 really big socks over the course of a year, right?
I probably could have, but now I'll never know. I found a pattern I really liked sometime early last year and stored it away. I got the yarn I wanted at the Wool Walk this spring, certain that by this December I'd have 5 of them ready to go. I downloaded the pattern, put my starting yarn on the swift, and eagerly got the needles and notions I would need.
Then I looked at the graphs. There are 3 different patterns to choose from. They are all worked over 104 stitches and repeated for 78 rounds. And that's just for the "leg."
I would absolutely NOT have 5 by December.
I used Cascade Yarns 220 Heathers for this project. That's a worsted weight 100% Peruvian Highland Wool. These are knit on size 3 needles. The fabric is exceptionally thick with very little stretch, which is perfect for stuffing with holiday goodies, but not so perfect for hand muscle health.
I'm absolutely in love with this one, while simultaneously dreading making another one, let alone four other ones.
The plan is to have each of our names professionally embroidered onto the cuff. I think I can definitely make one per year without wanting to cry.
Every year I say I'm going to knit Christmas stockings for my family. Every year I don't. I had an idea that I would buy a felting yarn and then embellish the stockings with buttons, maybe some embroidery, and everyone would get a different color. It would be easy. I could definitely make 5 really big socks over the course of a year, right?
I probably could have, but now I'll never know. I found a pattern I really liked sometime early last year and stored it away. I got the yarn I wanted at the Wool Walk this spring, certain that by this December I'd have 5 of them ready to go. I downloaded the pattern, put my starting yarn on the swift, and eagerly got the needles and notions I would need.
Then I looked at the graphs. There are 3 different patterns to choose from. They are all worked over 104 stitches and repeated for 78 rounds. And that's just for the "leg."
I would absolutely NOT have 5 by December.
I used Cascade Yarns 220 Heathers for this project. That's a worsted weight 100% Peruvian Highland Wool. These are knit on size 3 needles. The fabric is exceptionally thick with very little stretch, which is perfect for stuffing with holiday goodies, but not so perfect for hand muscle health.
I'm absolutely in love with this one, while simultaneously dreading making another one, let alone four other ones.
The plan is to have each of our names professionally embroidered onto the cuff. I think I can definitely make one per year without wanting to cry.