Relaxing day

After so much packing and cleaning it's really nice to just be sitting in a motel today. Dennis had to work this morning and is still working on his computer. I'm knitting and playing puzzles on my iPad. :). 

This is the beginning of a hooded scarf. This will be the pocket on one end of the scarf.  Folded up like this and a button goes up at the top.  

Linen stitch scarf done :)

Linen Stitch Scarf

Still working on knitting up a colorful linen stitch scarf when I'm not packing moving boxes. 

Perching Birds Scarf (double-knit)

I am sharing my pattern for the Perching Birds Double-knitted Scarf. You can find the bird chart here.

Just google double knit if you've never done it before, it's not too hard, this was my first project. The scarf will end up being about 5 1/2” wide if you use 28 stitches, as I did (you can add more stitches to each side to make it wider if you prefer) and you can adjust the length by removing some of the birds or repeating some of them. Gauge isn’t all that important on this project.

I used two different sock yarns and size US 4 straight needles. The yardage needed is about 275 yards of each of two yarns. I purchased two skeins of each of my colors. Any sock yarn will do. Make sure the colors are not too similar or the birds won’t show up very well.  I used the long tail cast on and knit bind off, but feel free to use your favorites.  Also, I knitted my beginning and end stitches when working from top down, and purled those two stitches when working from the bottom up - again feel free to do your edges as you please.  If you decide to make one, I would love to see your finished scarfs!

Practice makes perfect

It's been 24 years since I held knitting needles. Back then, I was pregnant with my third child and determined to make him an afghan. I succeeded in teaching myself and he got his afghan lol

While I teach myself the stitches again, (you didn't expect me to remember them this long did you?) I am making my husband a simple scarf. It is my hope to finally teach myself how to make socks. Fingers crossed.