Winter Handknits

Winter is here. The sun disappears into the horizon at five o’clock and my body slows down to a halt. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks pretty much knitting in front of the television for hours on end, next to the heater and with the cats close by. On one hand, I wish spring was here and the days were longer, but then I wouldn’t have a good excuse to spend so much time indoors, knitting the cold away. Not that I need an excuse to knit.

The hours spent with my pointy sticks have rewarded me generously. I have knitted two scarves for charity, a Clapotis shawl, three Fourteen neckwarmers and a pair of Garter Stitch Mitts for Richard’s 31st birthday last Friday. The latter three patterns are by far my most favourite knits. I absolutely adore them.

Clapotis
I wear this almost every single day now. It’s soft and warm, and can be worn in two ways – as a scarf or a shawl.



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Garter Stitch Mitts
Happy birthday, R! This is a wonderful present for the man in my life. It’s simple, practical and warm. I love the way they look and it was such a clever pattern. I used the same yarn as the Clapotis and these photos really show the true colour of the red tweed yarn.


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Fourteen
I don’t normally knit anything more than once. But I’ve already made three Fourteen neckwarmers. That’s how much I love this pattern. Panda Zoomy is the perfect, cheap yarn to use for this and it knits up really quick. I’ve made a green one too but I was so excited to give it to a friend as a belated birthday present that I forgot to take photos! Doh!


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We’ve had a wonderful weekend celebrating Richard’s 31st. There is no better way to end it than by watching the sunset over the river. Beautiful.

Have a good week everyone.

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