Black Friday Knitting

Black Friday is soon approaching.  Many people will be camping out in their cars the night before to get those doorbuster deals as soon as the mall doors opens. Others will be up until midnight to be the first to cash in on those online sales.

I've never been one to dive into the fray and fight the crowds. I get enough of that just trying to get a salted caramel hot chocolate from Starbucks on a Monday morning.

No 'one day sales' for me. Instead of busting down doors, I plan to do some stash busting instead. What better way to spend the busiest shopping day of the season then playing with yarn at home?

I've been going through a few patterns that are great stash busters. What's even better is that these patterns are all free!

Stashbuster Scarf by Sarah Anderson

This crocheted scarf is a wonderfully quick way to burn up those small balls of yarn from previous projects. This project also doubles as a last minute holiday gift.

Riot Shawl by Sandra Paul

Who can resist a good looking shawl, especially when you can reduce your stash of odds and ends at the same time? I adore this shawl and love the fringe. I may have to buy some more yarn just to have an excuse to knit this.

Hawaiian Flowers by Sarah London

I can really see making these flowers throughout the year and piecing them together to make a colorful blanket. All those lovely colors can easily chase away any winter blues.

Anyone else plan on spending Black Friday knee deep in yarn?

Fur for Fall

The Fall 2013 ready-to-wear collections are starting to roll into the stores. I love Fall and Winter because to me they are the seasons for accessories. One of my favorites is fur scarf. The fur scarf has been showing up in all different colors these last few seasons and this year is no exception.

Today's offering comes from the Banana Republic. They offer this nice length magenta keyhole fur that would look good with a faded leather jacket or over a fitted trench coat.

Banana Republic Scarf Fall 2013

Here is a quick knit to get the look in whatever color tickles your fancy. The Pattern: This keyhole scarf by Kim Haesemeyer. It is an easy knit for beginners and a quick knit for the more experienced.

Easy Keyhole Scarf by Kim Haesemeyer

Now, there are plenty of lash and faux fur yarns out there to choose from, so please be my guest and pick what you like. I choose Premier yarns for its choice of funky colors and the low price of course!

 I'm thinking you could just knit the whole scarf in stockinette stitch to create the 'one-sided' look and get the edges to naturally curl. Consider backing the whole thing with a piece of matching satin fabric stitched around the edges and you got yourself a scarf to make the other soccer moms green with envy.

Premier Lash Lux Yarn 

What Fall or Winter look would you like to knit? If you see something you want to knit, let me know and it just might become the topic of tomorrow's post.