Aran pillows

I knitted these pillows for my mother-in-law for Christmas 2005. They are made from Caron No Dye Lot yarn I had left over from a crochet afghan. The pattern is my own, created the year before so I could learn how to cable. Strangely, the pillow I made for myself -- the same yarn in taupe -- ended up being a 12" x 12" square. These, following the very same pattern, ended up being a 16" x 12" rectangle. The same yarn! Ah, the mysteries of gauge...

Gryffindor scarf

Summer 2005

My first project finished after buying a digital camera, a Gryffindor scarf for my husband. Made of Plymouth Encore D.K., knit in a tube on a #5 circ. Pattern from a site I can't find anymore (sorry!), but the writer based it on the worsted weight pattern on atypically.knit. I especially love the fringe, in which the tassels are not drawn through the fabric in a bunch, but rather two at a time through each stitch, changing color every five stitches, then each color bound together (Click on the photo to see a close-up).