I come to you from the secret land of the Christmas knitter, emerging just long enough to share one of those "what do I do with the last quarter of the skein?" type projects. I had finished up the first gift and was waiting for my next shipment of yarn, but just couldn't put my needles down. I didn't really have a clear vision of where I was going when I started, other than that my goal was to make Indy a scarf. It just sort of came together as I knit and out of neccesity.

The stitch is sort of magnified seed-stitch (I'm not sure it has an official name) with blocks of alternating knit and purl that are two stitches across and two rows high (if that makes any sense). I knit until I had used up the yarn - Shepherd's Wool from Stonehedge Fiber Mills in the berry colorway - and then added a cream cotton crochet border with a scalloped edge.

Also, new porch couch! We spotted this one at a local used furniture store weeks and weeks ago, so when it was still there last Saturday I decided it was a sign. A sign that this couch was destined to live on my porch.

It's getting into the season where most knitting projects will have to be secret (until after Christmas, at least). Hopefully I'll still have a thing to share, here and there. These mittens are also from Vintage Knits Modern Babies, knit up in a navy cotton worsted that I snagged on clearance at the craft store (and can no longer remember who makes it). It's a nice cotton with a bit of a sheen (unlike the cotton that is usually used for things like dishrags). The mittens knit up quickly and easily with straight needles, and Indy is a little bit obsessed with them! It always feels good when your children are delighted with a handmade item.