Men's Rustic Scarf from 'Last Minute Knitted Gifts'

Here it is, the first knitted item for my husband! It's the Men's Rustic Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts done in black and two gray tones. It was a VERY quick knit - started Tuesday night and finished yesterday afternoon. I love the blips of the previous color that show up.

Now Husband would like a brown version. I love the browns used in the book but unfortunately that yarn is discontinued so I'll just have to go to the LYS and figure something else out. I've done some searching on other people's blogs and found where someone did a brick red with two browns, I like that!

Pirate Sweater Completion

Yippee! The pirate sweater is done. My son is wearing it today and he's happy with it :)



Pattern: Pirate Sweater from Zoe Mellor's Adorable Knits for Tots
Yarn: King Cole Smooth DK
State Date: late August 2006
Completed: January 9, 2007

Next up - the Men's Rustic Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts for my husband. It's shown in brown tones but I'm knitting it in black, charcoal gray and heather gray using Lamb's Pride Bulky.

Also - I received money for a gift this Christmas so the other day I took a trip to the yarn store and got...

• The basic sock pattern from Knitting Pure and Simple
• Two sets of DPNs for the sock pattern
• Denise Interchangeable needles and an extra cord

I'm using the Denise needles for the scarf and already they've made life easier. I cast on using a US15 on a long cable and then switched to the US11s the pattern called for. I really like plastic needles - they're lightweight and I feel more in control of the yarn than when I've tried metal.