Christmas Gifts Revealed

by Clesha on January 16, 2009

knit-ponchos-wraps-scarves Christmas has come and gone.  Gifts were given and fun was had by all.  My greatest joy this season?  Seeing the expressions on the faces of my Aunts when I presented them with their hand knitted gifts.  I only hoped they wouldn’t toss it in a corner, but their responses were priceless.

I bought a book titled Knit Ponchos, Wraps & Scarves last year and picked out which scarves I would make for gifts.  The problem was everything looked gorgeous.  The yarns used were exquisite and on a different level than the Red Heart yarn I was used to using.  But, in order to work your way up the yarn chain, you have have to buy that first skein.

I spent the year trying out new patterns and learning new stitches.  Some projects were a bit tougher than others and took a while longer for me to wrap my brain around.  I had so much trouble reading one of the patterns that it took 2-3 months to complete (last track of time with that one).  Another I was able to knit in 5 hours.  5 hours!  I was amazed that I could anything that quickly.

So, let me tell you what I made, who it was made for and how I got through it.

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