The Last FO of the Year

Yesterday morning I sat down and wove, wove, wove until the Medallions Scarf was done:

As you can see, I removed the wraps at the start. I decided to wash the scarf before finishing the ends, so I tied them loosely to prevent the fabric unravelling… and found I liked the look of it so much that, after trying and discarding a twisted fringe, decided to keep it like that.

It was supposed to be my last FO of the year, but in the morning I saw this pattern on Ravelry. It occurred to me that a) I could do with one of those AND a keyboard rest, b) I had some Washed Haze in off white left from the Wigglesworth Blanket that would be perfect, and c) I needed something simple and cool to knit at the s’n’b in the afternoon, which is exactly what Sylvi is not!

The wrist rest was fast and easy, so I went on to knit an extended version to use as a keyboard rest. I decided to fill them with whole wheat, so they conform to the shape of my wrist, and can be heated up if I’m experiencing hand pain. The only trouble is the wheat does tend to work its way out between the stitches. I’m going to sew cloth inserts if this gets annoying enough to overcome my dislike of sewing.

Actually, I have a sewing project to do that I can’t put off for much longer, so I might tackle this and a few others while the machine and overlocker are set up.

S’n’b was lovely, as always. Good company and some fun plans for next year. I found homes for nearly all the yarn, books and magazines I’d culled. I offered Caroline the Charcoal Scarf woven from the yarn she gave me and it found an appreciative home (turns out the yarn was alpaca, not mohair!).

I spent some time yesterday morning making composite images of my FOs for 2008, and I intend to photograph the stash ready for Knit For Your Stash 2009 soon, so there are a few big posts coming up.

2 thoughts on “The Last FO of the Year

  1. Great idea! You could put the wheat (I’d probably use rice) in a knee high stocking and then just tie it off…. no sewing! I was thinking you could probably micro-wave it and use it as a neck wrap but the nylon in the stocking would probably burst into flames! May just have to knit EXTRA tight. This looks like something I could have my students in the knitting class make.

  2. I’d be a little scared, but you could try a swatch. Nah, maybe not…. but hey, if you have some scrap cotton laying around…

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