Knitting for Christmas

I always wanted to post pictures of my knitting projects because I really enjoy seeing other people's pictures on their blogs.

This is the Christmas I knitted gifts for everyone. I made my mom a simple garter stitch triangular shawl in a sparkly kid mohair that she can wear to Red Hat Ladies events. My coworkers, who are far more experienced knitters than I, were just raving about it. I knit my tutor a small keyhole scarf out of some super soft hand-dyed angora wool that produced variegated colors. I often knit at her house during the two hours a week she patiently helps my kid with his reading. Her house is a knitter's paradise, well decorated, always clean, and very peacefull with light coming in from the skylight. My co-workers received a version of this same scarf design knitted with fuzzy angora wool.

On these cold winter days I still enjoy my very first knitting project: a garter stitch scarf made out of a super-chunky multi-colored wool. The scarf is now longer than I am tall, so I can wrap it around and around and around my neck for warmth. It was knit on size 35 needles, so it was really quick and easy. I knit one for my husband and one son, and I'm tempted to knit up another for myself.

But all of my knitting projects will have to wait. I've put away my knitting needles and unfinished projects for the year so I can focus on studying for the CAE.