My Current Knitting Project

Here's my current knitting project ~ a scarf for my mother-in-law for next Christmas. Of course, it was supposed to be for this past Christmas, but I started so many projects that I never got any of them finished. So, slowly but surely, they're being worked on for the current year. This is the yarn I showed several posts ago, which is 75 percent wool and 25 percent soy. I'm using the box pattern and I just love the way it's looking with this particular yarn. The pattern is an easy one and works on a rotation of four rows. You begin by casting on the number of stitches you desire which is based on 4 stitches, plus 2. In my case I cast on 30 stitches (28 plus 2). Here's the pattern:

Row 1: K2, P2, K2 across row.
Row 2: P2, K2, P2 across row.
Row 3: Repeat row 2.
Row 4: Repeat row 1.

You continue like this for the entire project and it makes a very pretty small box design, which is reversible.

I also have a new cross stitch design I created and stitched. Once I have it made into a pillow (at least, that's what my current plan is), I'll add a photo of it here at Joyful Blessings, and will offer the chart for sale at my Of Generations Past website. It's a cute little patriotic design which is simple and quick to stitch.