I’ve been busy writing so much tech stuff these days, I haven’t had time to post about some of the other craft projects I’ve been working on in my spare time. I haven’t been ignoring it, I promise!

First, I spent most of my vacation working on a pinwheel blanket made from *all* of my scrap yarn. It’s hideously ugly, but I’ll post more about that later.

But I’ve temporarily put the blanked on hold so I could quickly knit up two scarves as thank you gifts for some dear friends in Maine. A few days ago, I finished the first one, which looks like this:

It’s knitted with Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky, and the color is Brick (017). I got the pattern free online from the always wonderful knitty.com. The original pattern was meant to be thinner and more lace-like, but I think it translated pretty well to the thicker yarn. Here’s a closeup:

The second scarf which I’m still whipping through is a simpler, more straightforward one that’s done in a ribbed moss stitch.

This was done using another free pattern I found on ravelry.com. My version of the scarf was knitted using Berroco Pure Merino Heathers, with this particular shade being Conifer (8612).

That’s it for now, but stay tuned to see pics of the infamous pinwheel scrap blanket.