Behold, my last finished knit for 2022:

Are you surprised it’s another musselburgh? I’m guessing you’re not. Are you surprised I finished it before the end of the year? I’m guessing you might be.

The yarn is, once again, Gauge Dye Works, and the color is called Checklist. Those stripes represent 8 favorite birds of the Pacific Northwest. Do I wish they were birds of the Northeast instead? Sure. But a yarn dyed to match bird plumage is one I’m always going to snag.

And I’m sending it to my favorite birder, my stepson Brant in Florida. Will he have many opportunities to wear it given where he lives? No. Does that matter to me at all? No again.

2022 was the year of the hat, for sure.

I’ve been knitting away on my latest Musselburgh hat and it’s growing accordingly.

The yarn is from Gauge Dye Works and it’s called Checklist. As in, a check list of birds with colors that represent eight birds of the Pacific Northwest. At this point I have finished all of the stripes and I’m just to the point where there are no more color changes. And, while it might be boring knitting from here, it’s still the perfect knitting for Zoom meetings and car rides and, frankly, dealing with Fred & George. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from knitting with them around, it’s that I need a project that can be put away quickly. Errr. Instantly.

And that’s the knitting news for today.

Is there anything sweeter than hand knits for a baby? In particular a girl baby? Just look at these booties that I made for a friend’s daughter who is about to have her first baby.

The minute I saw them I knew they were perfect for this little one as her mom is a super girly-girl and I’m pretty sure this baby is going to wear dresses on a regular basis.

And I just love how they look like little black Mary Janes with white ankle socks! The pattern is Baby Merry-Jane booties from Bekah Knits. It’s pretty straightforward and not fiddly at all. In other words: highly recommended. The yarn is Knit Picks Shine Sport and Knit Picks Stroll Fingering. Both are superwash, of course.

I’m already looking forward to modeling shots when this wee one makes her arrival in early 2023.

I spent some time in October knitting pumpkins. Three. To be exact.

They are sort of like potato chips, you can’t stop at one. The only reason I don’t have more of these to show is . . . Fred & George. I know you understand.

The pattern is called Spice and it’s free from Knit Picks. I used various yarn I had leftover including some Plymouth Tweed, some Malabrigo Rios, and some Spincycle Dyed in the Wool. I did not knit a stem and instead went with a sticks from the yard.

They make a cute little pile and, while I might be done for now, I’ll certainly be revisiting this one again.