Crochet Cast-On

I started a big project recently - knitting myself a coat - finally - from a book I bought three years ago. I expect to work on it over the next few months. It involves A LOT of knitting, so in between I am going to knit a scarf for my brother-in-law, crochet a cap for my sister, and crochet a scarf for another sister.

Anyway, knitting the coat introduced me to another way of casting on - the crochet cast-on, which I am loving that I will use it when I start knitting the scarf for my brother-in-law. I actually started crocheting a scarf for him, but while doing the Ladder stitch portion of the scarf, I lost two stitches along the way. This is something I have to constantly work on when crocheting. I don't have time to work and rip out the project constantly since I have to finish the scarf before his birthday next month, so I am going to knit him a scarf instead using this Farrow Rib pattern.

Handmade Christmas

Remember this?


I never got to do the shoulderette nor the neckwarmer. I ended up with these two scarves. One went to my mother-in-law, while the other one was shipped to New York for my sister.

It wasn't a totally hand-made Christmas as planned, but I was able to make five items.