Finally, the Growth Chart for Julia is finished and ready for the mail. None too early, as her first birthday is on the 21st.

I made this scarf as a birthday present/hostess gift for Susan (my sister-in-law). She is a Seahawks fan and said it would be great to wear to Seahawks' parties.

• Yarn: Huckleberry Knits/Bellingham Wa (American Dream Sock)

• Colorway: Legion of Boom

• Pattern: Herringbone stitch

• Needle Size 9

• Cast on 42 stitches

I worked the whole skein leaving enough for the borders.

For the end borders, I stitched one pattern of "Flowers in a Row"

 

 

 http://www.knittingstitchpatterns.com/2015/01/flower-in-row.html

and then cast off purl-wise.

The Herringbone pattern seems to curl on the sides, but since it is not reversible and curls towards the wrong side, I decided not to try to flatten it by blocking.

 

These are my cross stitch Valentine greeting cards, plus a wedding card ...

for Leslie & family

for Shirley

for Iris

for Emelie & family

Wedding card for Mary and Matt

I've had this pom-pom yarn for a while knowing that it would someday make a nice gift for granddaughters. So when my internet surfing adventures took me to this picture/pattern/tutorial, I had all the ingredients I needed.

http://www.craftpassion.com/2011/12/how-to-knit-pom-pom-scarf-with-video.html

My yarn balls were 85 g. rather than the 50 g. balls called for, so I ended up using one ball per scarf. These are so cute and also soft (like Minky)! I am going to give the first one to Iris for Valentine's Day.

I ordered more pom-pom yarn and I hope it's as cozy feeling as these are.

     Yarn: Loops & Threads Bunny Tail 3 oz. skein

     Color: 7, Princess

     Knitting needles: Size 8