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Vacation Knitting

Scott, The Oregonian, admitted voicing his wish to learn knit was initially just to humor me but he soon caught the knitting bug. He was surprised how relaxing it is to knit..... First attempt He began knitting on Sunday afternoon and finished the cap on Tuseday, an outstanding student! Just wanting a warm noggin'   He'd like to make several more hats and move on to socks! Yea, I hope I have created a knitter! I had been working of on a pair of mitts when The Oregonian told me he really liked the socks I had made him a couple of years ago but he kept them for "special" because he didn't want anything to happen them. WOW! Any knitter knows that if they have a recipient like that, you knit for them! I started on a pair immediately... Pattern: Donna's Easy Socks Yarn: Austermann Step (from the Mariners Stitch and Pitch)  Colorway:Self striping in black, brown and denim Amount: 0ne Skein Needles: US size 2 Misako kindly found the sweater th