Knitting - on and off the road

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I wrote an article you might enjoy called Why Knitting is Meditative.

It certainly is the perfect hobby to do while a passenger for miles and miles and miles. It is a great way to keep your hands out of the cookie jar since they are busy.

Jo learned how to make frilly scarves but it was shown to me. She is not sure one can learn without being shown. Once I knew how it was really easy and Jo ended up making about 15 of them!



I made them in all colors.


I found a tutorial on You Tube and it is possible to learn how to make these pretty scarves.




Blankets are easy. Following patterns takes too much concentration. The yellow and white one has been made as small as an infant and as large as a blanket for two people (two blankets sewn together). You can decided how big you want it and just cast on those stitches. I usually work with 100 stitches. After casting on, knit 10 rows. That is the border. You will then knit 10 stitches and knit to the end and knit the final two stitches. Turn it around and knit 10 stitches and then pearl to the last 10. You will knit the final 10 stitches. This is how the boarder is made. I use two skeins of colors together and find that two sets makes a nice-sized blanket.



Jo is working on this one now. The pattern is made up of knit one, pearl one. That is it but it is time consuming! The same amount of yarn is used as above. Usually Red Heart is the best choice because it is affordable and can be washed.

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