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After putting my thirty ninth pair of socks this year in time out I began to wonder just what I was going to knit??!! I did a little searching and decided to explore scarf knitting. Pattern: ZickZack Scarf by Cristy Kamm Yarn: Premier Yarns Deborah Norville Serenity Sock Weight Colorway: Chili and Violas Needle Size: US Size 4 I used a larger needle than called for. I’m very pleased with the way this scarf turned out. I used markers between the pattern repeats and perhaps they stretched the yarn a bit but this only makes the overall scarf even more pleasing!

Two summers ago I bought this hand dyed alpaca yarn in Helena at the Saturday Farmer's Market. I loved the yarn and pattern but was lazy getting started.  When I finally decided to get to work on the cowl the pattern was only available in German.  Because I was certain at one point the pattern had been available in English, I contacted the designer. She very kindly sent me the English version. I did some modifications: Size 5 US needles, cast on 195 stitches in I-cord, knit the entire cowl in the round and didn't use beads on each vertical I-cord. It looks great with my new gray coat. Pattern: Loop-I-Lux Yarn: Three Farmer's Wives Kitchen Colorway: Gray Needle Size: US Size 5

I decided to include a little Christmas ornament in my cards to the Bunco Gals this year. Lord knows I have plenty of bits and pieces of yarn in every color!   Pattern:Mini Sweater Ornament with Cables by Emily 5446 Yarn: Cascade Heritage Sock, Fishknits Strong Heart, Lorna's Laces shepherd Sock Solid Colorway: Red, Green, Fuji, White Needles: US Size 1 Revised Pattern: Cast on 30 stitches, and set up for a top down raglan sweater (2 stitches, marker, 10 stitches, marker, 3 stitches, (then if this is knitting in the round), on the other needle 2 stitches, marker, 10 stitches, marker, 3 stitches. Rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 2 rows Increase one stitch before and after each marker every other row until there are 20 stitches in the front and back sections. Place the sleees on holders and knit in the rownd until the body is one inch long. Rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 2 rows, bind off. Pick up stitches of 1 sleeve and decrease 1 stitch every other row until there are 12 stitches.

Pattern: Socks on a Plane Yarn: Knit Picks Stroll Colorway: Prussian Heather Needle Size: US Size 1 This is what I wrote on my project page in Ravelry: Enjoying this fast knit.  THEN... Grrr! I’m done with socks for a little while… it wasn’t until I cast off that I noticed both socks are for the left foot!!!! (The cables are both on the left side of the sock!) Very irritating and they are both in timeout! I will probably knit another pair with the cables on the right side but for now they are just going to have to think about what they have done! Thirty-nine pairs of socks for 2015, guess I can stick a fork in it and call it done!!

This Halloween was full of firsts! I haven't dressed up in years...   Shark Week!!! AND The Pirate not only took his costume to school but went Trick or Treating with friends!