I thought I had already used up all my baby yarn but a deep dive into a wicker basket produced another small bag of yarn. On one of Kathryn’s visits she wondered who would carry on the blankie knitting if I stopped so when I found the yarn I knew I’d better make (and keep) a blankie for someone, sometime.

I started knitting but it was too difficult (at the time) to keep track of where I was in the pattern. So I switched to a crochet pattern that I’ve used several times before with several different yarn types – a shell stitch. Because I was “winging” it I ended up with a blanket that was a nice size but I still had some yarn left. I’ll keep this project in my cedar chest for the day when I (hopefully) have a great grandchild.

With what I had left I made a small blanket and a pillow for Ken to add to his cradles. But there is still just a little bit left so I’ll use that in a scrap afghan rather than throw it out.

I found a bag of sock yarn and made myself some hats. After making two, I tried a third one that would be a bit smaller than the ones I had already made. After losing my hair the first ones I made were a bit too big and slid down on my head. The third one ended up being too small so it will go as a donation.

I decided with the remaining yarn (8 balls) I would make a couple of scarves. I found a pattern I liked but by the time it was done I was tired of the pattern. But it used up four of the balls.

Next up was the possibility of making one of my triangular shawls but when I had knit my way through two of the balls I realized it wouldn’t be big enough for a shawl. So I started the decreasing and ended up with a doll blanket that I will send to Ken to put in one of the doll cradles he donates every year.

November 30, 2022

I packed up my knitting and crocheting projects so they’ll be ready to drop off at the Salvation Army the next time we are out. I wasn’t sure how much I would have this year as I ran out of yarn quite early in the year – unless of course I find more stashed away somewhere.

I had quite a bit of yarn left from Taylor’s Big Blanket so I finished it with several scarves. Christy took a couple home with here on her visit earlier this month but I still had four of them to pass along, along with one straggler.

There were two more large shawls finished. In both cases I tried to sell the yarn but when that didn’t work I got out the needles and made something with it myself. There were also a couple of small afghans as well as one full sized one.

I knit this scarf to use up the last of the Coton Supra yarn that didn’t go into the shawl. I made up the pattern myself but I’m sure, subconsciencely, the idea was from something else I’ve made. It is done on a 3-row repeat and I had to be sure I knew where I was in the row count as taking this very textured yarn back wouldn’t have been easy. The scarf is very soft and will feel good around the neck.

It will be a donation.