There Is A Season

I absolutely adore Autumn.  The way the leaves smell, hot cocoa, jeans and sweatshirts and whatever it is in the air that makes everything more crisp and delicious.  And it is my favorite season for woolly stuffs.  Scarves, hats, mittens, and cowls seem to fall off the needles at record pace.

This scarf is a simple little ribbed piece with cabling on the ends to give it a little something special.  If memory serves me correctly, it's an alpaca blend which gives it a slight halo and makes it just that much more cozy. It was made quite a few years ago, and I can't remember the intended recipient.  If you're out there, and this is yours, I hope it's still warming you winter after winter.

Cowls are a lovely way to mix up the scarf craze that seems to grab me every September and I'm powerless against it.  This is the Yarn Harlot's Encompass Cowl, and it was a Christmas gift for my Mother in Law, who I'm happy to say I still consider family years after my divorce.  She is a kind, wonderful woman whom my son cherishes beyond words, and I wanted to make her something that would feel as warm as a precious neck-hug from a small child.  Made with Plymouth DeAire 100% Fine Merino in "Columbus."  Hand wash/Dry flat 

Any knitter worth their needles will inevitably end up with a stash of left over sock yarn in quantities too small to make anything with.  My solution?  I'd like to introduce you to the Entrelac Sock Scarf.

I went on quite an Entrelac jag one spring and this was the project that finally nipped it in the bud.  Making socks for people is one of my favorite things to do.  Everyone deserves a pair of hand knit socks and there are countless colorways and patterns to hold your interest.  I can never bring myself to toss the little bits that are left over, and so this scarf was born.

I almost never make anything for myself, but this was something I couldn't possibly give to anyone else.  Wearing this scarf takes me back to all of the Birthday socks, Christmas socks, Baby socks, and Just Because socks.  It's like wrapping myself in memories of everyone I love.