I love the possibilities of this time of year. There are always so many different projects I want to do--some knitting, some crocheting and some sewing for the holidays. I'm already working on a crocheted scarf pattern I found in the book Knit Local by Tanis Gray. I think all of the other projects in the book are knit, but this beautiful pattern, Wildflowers Scarf designed by Linda Permann, caught my eye. I'm using some yarn I got last year at the Hill Country Yarn Crawl at The Tinsmith's Wife in Comfort. It's a fingering/sock weight yarn hand dyed in Austin by Bronotta Yarns named "Citadel" in the color Sargasso. It's a beautiful mix of green to teal that is gorgeous as the pattern begins.
It started out with 340 foundation crochets. I wrote about taking a class with Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby at Stitches Texas in the technique, and I really, really love it! The scarf is crocheted the long way, so there's only 12 rows in all. I'm almost done with the fourth, and the lacy flowers it's creating are wonderful.
Yesterday I was texting with one of our nieces and found out she likes gold, so she's getting a knit cowl from the pattern Kate Atherley is sharing on the Fall Knit Along on Craftsy. It's a fairly simple knit lace pattern, and best of all one of my friends and I are going to have our own Knit Along and work on it beginning at the end of the month. The KAL has a hat for November, but not sure I'll get to it this year, but did get enough yarn that I could.
My two gymnast granddaughters are going to be getting leotards sewn by me. I have a great source at Needlenook Fabrics in Wichita to get the type of fabric needed for them. It will be nice for them to have something that no one else has, and each will be different. I have a few more doll clothes they might get, too.
My other sewing project will be for DD#2 and her husband. They're opening a Montessori school next year, and I'll be sewing several things for the school when the remodel is finished. I don't have a list yet of what she needs, but am looking forward to helping her with this.
The only grandson will get a GREEN knitted jacket. He's going to be 4 soon, but think I'll knit a 6 so he can use it for a bit. Green is his absolute favorite color, and I also found a really nice, 70% off, backpack for him with his beloved Ninja Turtles on it.
Miss V will get a new charm for her bracelet--haven't been to pick it out yet. Saw her wearing it when she went to her first-ever school dance not long ago. Made me smile. Her Mom and Aunt loved theirs as well at that age. I'll be giving her something sewn specifically for her, but haven't decided what yet.
Not sure what else will be on the docket. I always think about the kids first, and quite frankly, there will probably be someone who gets a box with a partially (hopefully mostly) finished project in it that I'll complete after Christmas is over.
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