Blondie's Knits: One Thick Cotton Scarf

So as you may have noticed by our post about our first Seattle snow, it's certainly chilly up here in Seattle. Most of my scarves are also fairly thin on the width side of things, so I decided it was time to make a really thick one.
I can't stand wool, with the exception of cashmere, so I used on of my favorite yarns, Araucaina Nature Cotton. I did a simple 1x1 rib stitch for about 6 feet with 4 inches of fringe on each end. It turned out beautiful, heavy, and very warm!

Zeeby's Bag

I finally finally finished this bag!  I think I started it when we were still living in Capitola!

It's the Zeeby's Bag Pattern from Stitch'n'Bitch with Blue Sky Cotton.

Up until now a combination of time and intimidation of sewing knit pieces together kept me from finishing it.  But today I felt like I needed to knit, so I sat down, tried to understand the instructions for sewing knit pieces together, gave up, and just sewed it together in a way that made sense to me!

Ribbed Cowl

Wow... it's definitely been awhile since I finished a knitting project.  I think I started this one when I was in Alaska in April.

It's just a simple 1x1 ribbed cowl about 13 inches long.

Of course since it's been so long I can't remember how many stitches around it was or what the brand of the yarn is.  I think it's a mix of cotton, merino, and silk, but I really can't remember.

Brown Pom Hat

Finally a hat for me!  This one is made of Adrienne Vittadini "Trini" yarn in two different colors. It's got a 3x3 rib around the base of the hat that flows into just a regular knit.  Then the ear flaps are just knitting rows and decreasing into an i-cord. And the best part of this hat is that Zeke made the pom poms!  He is really great at making them!

2009's Knitted Christmas Gifts

Green and Yellow Hat and Scarf Set.

Made for the lovely Jenny of Creative Cooking: Gluten Free and Mia Cara Photography

The scarf is a double rib and I can't remember how many stitches I casted on but it was a lot!  The hat is pretty basic with a double rib at the bottom, I believe I casted on 70 stitches in a round. I used Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton Yarn.  My absolute favorite yarn out there.

Black Hat With Ear Flaps.

Made for my younger step sister, Casey.

I believe I did 70 stitches in a round for this hat as well.  I started with seed stitch at the bottom and then just knitted the top. I adapted of the Stitch'n'Bitch pattern for the ear flaps   to make them longer at the top and use a knit stitch on the last two stitches on each side to keep a cleaner line.  Then I i-corded down 12 inches and attached little pom poms. This hat was also made from Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton.

Black Hat With Ear Flaps and Multi Colored Pom Poms.

Made for my future cousin-in-law, Monica

This was 70 stitches in a round and I alternated knitting and purling each row to get the look of the base of the hat and the ear flaps. The top is just knitted. I again, made the ear flaps longer than the Stitch'n'Bitch pattern and either knited or purled the two last stitches one each side depending on which alternating row I was on.  The black yarn is Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton and the multi colored yarn is Araucania Patagonia Nature Cotton (my other favorite yarn).