Now that it's unofficially autumn, with Labor Day behind us, I feel much more excited about the prospect of the cooler months. Months filled with hot cider, pumpkins, and of course, lots of yarn.
I've announced a personal moratorium on buying new yarn until my stash starts to dwindle. That means finishing up projects I already started as well as using small balls of yarn, not even half a skein big.
Here are two small yarn projects so far: a knitted bangle bracelet and a crocheted collar.
Both had their ups and downs. For the collar, I was working without a pattern, which is what crochet is great for. However, it also means ripping out a stitch here, a few more there, and then constantly trying it on to make sure the size and shape work.
The upside? I now have an awesome accessory following one of fall's coolest trends, IMHO. Collars are everywhere this year!
The bangle bracelet was a little simpler, but also more boring. Each row was 12 stitches of knitting, followed by a row of 12 purls. Back and forth. Over and over. Luckily I got it done in one night, or I would have dropped the project, like so many others.
Oh, and just to be clear, there is a wooden bangle under the knitting. It had a crack in it since the day after I bought it, so I never wore it, but kept it anyway. I also have another matching bangle, so I'm going to cover it with a variegated yarn this time.
Oh, and in case you are wondering, there is no special reason I'm using a double point knitting needle for this project. They are the only needles I have in that size (I think a 5?) and since the piece is narrow, I can use these without the knitting falling off the other end.
