Holiday knitting

I did a lot of knitting over the holidays. On Christmas Day I started a cardigan that at the beginning I thought I'd finish by the time I went back to work today. Ha, the knitting laughs in my face. I've done a bit more than half. I'm slightly more than halfway down the body plus one sleeve is nearly finished. It's just a problem of the purling rows. They take more than twice as long as the knit rows. But, maybe by the end of the cardigan I will have moved on to purling without looking.

I also finished the second Kalajoki sock. It fits beautifully, and when I get the urge, I'll start the third sock. But for now I'm good with one perfect fit sock and one not so perfect.

I also finished a hat and scarf for my dad, in the Hot Waffles pattern by Anne Hanson. I haven't looked for my camera cable yet, so pictures will have to wait.


Scarf Pattern
I made up a pattern for the scarf in the same stitch pattern as the hat.

Cast on 36 stitches (any multiple of 4). And (slipping the first stitch of each row) work in k2*p2 ribbing for 6cm (on the wrong side, knit the last stitch).

At the start of each row sl1, k2 to create a garter stitch border.

Row 1: sl1, knit to end of row
Row 2: sl1, k2, purl to the last three stitches, k3
Row 3: sl1, k2, *p2, k2 (repeat until last three stitches), k3
Row 4: sl1, k2, *k2, p2 (repeat until last three stitches), k3

Work in Waffles pattern until scarf measures 6cm less than desired length. Finish with k2*p2 ribbing for 6cm, then bind off in rib.

I started the waffles pattern on a row that starts with a k2 column.

Waffles Scarf