Merry Christmas from LoomLore!
What a beautiful snowy Christmas Day, which gave me a chance to pop on my old Peppermint Twist hat and my new favorite Peppermint Candy Cane scarf for a little playtime in the snow.
The scarf, completed two days ago, is made with one strand each of Lion Brand Jiffy True Red & Crisp White on a 15 peg one-half inch gauge round CindDWood loom. Since the stripes are two stitches wide and the loom has an odd number of pegs, the diagonal stripes are formed by continually flat knitting knitting two pegs with a red strand of yarn and knitting the next two pegs with a white strand of yarn. Knitting two or more colors where the color changes occur within a few stitches of each other is referred to as color stranding and creates a double thick fabric. When using the color stranding method, it is imperative to keep the yarn from twisting, so as I knitted the two-stitch stripes, I kept the red strand on top and the white strand on bottom.
I couldn't decide if I wanted to add a tassel or pompom to each end of the scarf, so I never did either one. This was a fun project and I plan on making some more of these little color stranded tube scarves and perhaps explore new color patterns.
I couldn't decide if I wanted to add a tassel or pompom to each end of the scarf, so I never did either one. This was a fun project and I plan on making some more of these little color stranded tube scarves and perhaps explore new color patterns.
All my best to you during the Holiday Season!
It's still snowing!
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I love your song and pictures Brenda. Boy is this snow pretty. We have had it all day and the power was out from 1:30 until about 5:30 and it is flashing on and off still so we will not be on the computer much. Have a very Merry Christmas. We have had 8 inches or so of snow so far and more is expected tonight and again tomorrow. We had a mountain adventure for Christmas but it turned out so well. Turkey in the oven and then simmering it on the BBQ along with the ham. Then trying to figure out the rest. It worked out so well and we all had so much fun making snowmen (10 ft tall) and figuring out how to 'rough' it in the house. LOL I hope your snow day was as fun.
Looks like you had a beautiful white Christmas day Brenda! I love your candy stripe hat and scarf! They both look very festive!
Very fun, Brenda :) Merry Christmas!
Beautiful scarf Brenda. Thank you for sharing the pattern, too. You always explain everything so well. Keep warm and have a very happy New Year!
What a fun picture of you! It's always so fun to see the face behind all the cute projects. :) It looks like you had a wonderfully white Christmas...and in Georgia too! Thanks so much for sharing your Candy Cane Scarf and your lovely Christmas memories. :)
Beautiful hat and scarf. You look so Christmassy! Thank you for sharing with us.
What fun to see you wearing your peppermint hat and scarf! Both look great on you. Isn't it fun to wear something you made? Glad you enjoyed the snow. We had more here in NY. After I listened to the weather report I asked my husband to drive our older sons upstate where they live. Thank goodness we did because they would have been stuck for days in all the snow related transportation problems. Wishing you a very happy new year! Kate
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