Christmas Knitting and a Few Good Yarns

Strathcona Sweater by Tara-Lynn Morrison in Lion Brand Thick and Quick Navy

 

The World's Simplest Mitts by Tin Can Knits in Malabrigo Mecha in 880 Hojas

 

Hi Everyone!  I have found my knitting mojo again!  It has been months!  I thought that any motivation to knit had died but here I am! I have finished another Strathcona Sweater and couldn't be more pleased.  This is a quick and easy knit.  In fact, I am helping my neighbor knit one and she is a beginner.  The only challenge is to M1L and M1R as this is a top down sweater. The rest is pretty much knitting and some purling for the ribbing.

The mitts are the most simple.  These are also a quick knit because I make them out of a bulky yarn. I can make a pair in a weekend.  This pattern comes in a wide variety of sizes and yarn weights and is free.  Check out the Tin Can Knits website for the FREE pattern.

Also on my needles are Beatrice Mitts by Leslie Friend in Turtle Purl Yarns Trenchcoat colorway.  These are adorable and may be a gift to the knitter.  This is fingering weight yarn and one skein makes two pairs! 

Here is the original photo by Leslie Friend

@Leslie Friend

And while I've been knitting, here is what I watched on Netflix recently.

From Scratch is a Limited 8 Episode Series that features a bi-racial, cross-Atlantic love story. I dare you not to cry.

Also, if you have not watched the Danish series called Borgen made about 10 years old but still relevant,  please do.  Then go ahead and watch the 2cd season made 10 years later.  Borgen means: 'the castle' and this series is about Birgitte, a female politician. It is a good look into female leadership in a male-dominated milieu.

If you have Amazon Prime, please watch Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.  It is a remake of the 1992 version featuring the late Angela Lansbury.  I love a story where things go well.  If you're in need of a lift, this will help!

I've also enjoyed reading these two gems recently:

These two stories are of the "things get better" kind.  With all that is happening around us, I am really grateful for a story that doesn't break my heart.  I am late getting on the Eleanor Oliphant bandwagon as it was an Oprah selection in 2019 but A Town Called Solace was nominated for the Booker Prize in 2021 and is a lovely story about a precocious little girl spying on her neighbor.