Quick Knits to Gift or Not - the VSOP Set!
So, I�m really going to try to knit down some of my stash this coming year, and I don�t know about you guys - but I have TONS of gorgeous worsted weight wools hanging around - some leftover from other things and some single skeins that I just wanted to try. And I also need a few quick, small things to knit this time of year. Honestly I�m not even knitting gifts, I just have all the distractions of the holidays and the puppy and I really, really can�t just knit sweaters ALL the time. So, I saw a cable pattern on some Russian website and I had a half skein leftover from the Bijou Sweater of yarn that I could NOT see going to waste�. And I made mitts. VSOP Mitts because of all the Vs, right? A simple hand and a cabled wrist, and it took all of 2 days to knit them, from start to finish! I also then saw THIS VINTAGE PLAID WOOLRICH JACKET on Ebay for $26.00 and was obsessed with the idea of them together. But once I was done, I realized I wasn�t done. You guys have seen this befor...