The arm-knitted scarf we made in memory of Lynne is one that I’ve had more compliments on than anything else I’ve ever made. Go figure – and to be truthful none of us really knew what we were doing.

When we were heading to Victoria I decided I’d wear it – the colour went well with both my Pollen sweater and my coat. Sadly, when I looked at it carefully, it was looking more like Roberta’s than anything anyone would compliment me on.

I managed to pull the arm-knitting apart and worked it up into a drop-stitch scarf. Because I liked the way the “old” scarf wrapped around my neck a couple of times I decided to finish the scarf in a circle.

I haven’t had a chance to wear it yet but I think it will be just as fashionable and I’ll still have the memory of making it.

This yarn came out of the bin I found in my closet. I can’t say when it was purchased but I know for certain it was when I was in Yellowknife and probably when I had the wool shop.

Because of the texture in the yarn I knew the pattern I used couldn’t be too complicated – taking out stitches would be a nightmare. I used the Triangular Shawl pattern, starting out with one stitch and increasing every row until I ran out of yarn. This is another benefit of the pattern – you just work until it is done.

I usually save my knitting until the end of the year and pass it on to the Salvation Army. I thought this one was too nice to store for a year so I contacted the Church where we quilt. They run a Prayer Shawl program and were happy to have it. In fact, it was given away almost immediately to a woman who had lost her son unexpectedly.

This is actually a 2019 finish but since it didn’t get recorded in my “End of Year” review I’m moving it forward to 2020.

I bought the yarn this summer when we made a trip to Nanaimo and I was lucky enough to spend over an hour wandering the aisles at Michaels. The pattern that came with the yarn looked complicated and, since I was travelling, I wanted something simple. This is a Drop Stitch Scarf that I’ve knit many times before.

This is the same yarn as the knitted scarf – the photos were taken at different times so the colours are a bit off (in both photos). This one is crocheted and I followed the pattern given for the yarn. The pattern was for the US and when I adapted the stitches for Canadian ones the yarn ran out before I was able to get a border on it. I’ll try the pattern again with a larger ball of yarn.

I also made this shawl in navy. I really like the pattern and it was quite simple to follow. I have other yarns that might work well with this pattern.

I’ll offer it for sale and if it doesn’t sell I’ll donate it to the Salvation Army for their Christmas hampers.