Gift Knitting

I've been working on a few gift projects lately.  My mom loves hand knit socks and I always make her a pair for Christmas.  This year, I decided to make her a pair of footies for her birthday.

Harpa Socks

This was a pattern available as a free Ravelry download.  It's called Harpa, and it was a pretty quick and simple knit.  The yarn was something that I dyed with Kool-Aid.

I made this infinity scarf for a friend who recently moved from the San Francisco area to Minneapolis.  The pattern is the Purl Ridge Scarf, designed by Stephen West.  It's an insanely simple pattern and I was able to get it done in a weekend.  The photo shows the scarf before blocking.

I used some Noro Cash Island that I had in my stash, adding a couple of pattern repeats because, as written, the scarf was narrower than I usually like.  The yarn is a soft blend of wool, cashmere, and nylon.  There's even enough yarn left over for me to make another scarf.

After finishing the cowl, I thought it might be nice to make something else for my friend.  I pulled some charcoal grey and red sock yarn from my stash and started in on this Graphic Kerchief.

Since I'm not sure whether I have enough of the grey yarn to complete the pattern, I may work the bottom border of the scarf in the red.  We'll see how it goes when I get to that point.

Once I finish this I really need to complete the Amy Pond scarf that's been going off and on for the past two years.