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I want my needles back.

I’ve found so many beautiful skeins, of yarn. I have to keep casting on. Just to see what new colors unfold. Now this skein, is called Strawberry.

Actually it’s a lovely blend, of coffee, mocha, cream, and tangerine.

So of course I kept adding and adding stitches. Just to enjoy all the colors.

Eventually it came out fairly nice.

I think it will make a nice crib blanket, for a little boy.

Pink and White, makes all things right..(a project with leftovers)

I finished these up last night.  It’s a little girls’ mitten/bag set.
Having so much left over yarn, I thought I could work on some
small projects.  This is Caron Simply Soft. Using 4 needles size 3.
Both bag and mittens are on size 3 needles.
 The bag is 6  inches, you start at the top work down about 1 1/2 inches  and do a series of yarn overs to
make the eyelets for the cord.
 The mittens measure  7 inches. The standard 4-needle mitten patten applies. I’ll detail this for you.
 It’s a fun little project and you’ll find yourself smiling as you make it.
Directions.  I had to remember what I did, so when decreasing look at your work
you might need to make allowances, I’m sorry about that.
Mittens
4 double pointed needles size 3
Cast on 44 stitches to three needles. Work a Rib, Knit two, Purl two for  2.5 inches. Increase three stitches on the last row.  Knit even for
three rows. start of 4th row.  Knit ONE,  Increase ONE.  Put a contrast color slip of yarn between the first stitch and the increased
stitch. Knit ONE (again) and increase ONE .  Put another contrast color slip of yarn after the second increase. Knit the rest of the row. Knit the next row (moving the stitch markers) even.   Next row. Knit One, increase the next stitch (at the marker) Knit three, increase at the next marker.  Knit the rest of the row.  Knit next row. Continue increasing every other row. Till you have 11 stitches between markers. Knit the next row even and increase two stitches at the end of this row. (These two stitches help when you pick up stitches for the thumb, and keeps from having a hole).  Now slip the 11 stitches onto a stitch holder/piece of yarn/large safety pin. Join the two increased stitches to the rest of the work. Continue knitting in the round for 1 1/2 inches. ..or 6 inches from beginning. Knit 4 then two together. to the end of the row, then knit next two rows even.  continue decreasing ..knit 3 then two together, two rows even,  until there are 6 stitches on the needle.   Drawing end of yarn through those stitches, pull inside an finish off. Thumb……Pick up the 11 stitches, on the holder and pick up 4 more stitches from the thumb hole (use those increased stitches)  Knit in the round for an inch, then decrease every three stitches, work one row, decrease every two, work another row..then knit two together, slip yarn through the remaining and finish off.
Little Bag,
Cast on 33 stitches, work in the round for  1 1/2 inches.  Make and even amount of eyelets.  This one has 8.  To make an eyelet.  Knit two (or three) stitches,  next stitch,  Put yarn over the needle,  knit two stitches, knit a couple of more, YO knit two more.   Continue to the end of the row then knit the next row even.  Continue in the round for 4 or 5 inches. (depends on how big you want the bag).    You can do one of two things.  Knit even, cast off then turn inside out and sew the bottom together. Or,  decrease every 4-5 stitches till there are only a few stitches on the needle, slip remaining yarn through and finish off. .
Eye Cord
.  2 double pointed needles Cast on two stitches. all rows. Slide sts to  opposite end of needle, bring working yarn around behind the needle and k2. Do not turn the work. Keep the same side facing you at all times and pull the working yarn firmly around behind the sts on the needle to form a knitted tube.  This eye cord is 18 inches.