Knitting Friendszy

I have found that knitting hats is a love of mine as much as making mittens. I myself, don't really wear hats, and never did until I started running in the winter. I do love making them for friends though, and when I spy a pattern I like, it usually brings a particular friend to mind, and then my knitting needles get hopping..... So I will start off with this. When I spied this I instantly thought of my friends son and how cute he would be in it. I of course, had to model it also... The pattern for the Failynn Fox Cowl can be found here: The Velvet Achorn ********************* I also wanted to make something for this young lad's daddy, who happens to be a good friend. He is of Irish descent, and I really wanted something with cables in it. After trying out different patterns, I decided on this one. I asked once again, that I get a picture with him in it. Of course, since he is a hiker/climber/ultra-runner, he obliged in his own style!  Th

Since I have been away for so long, here are some of my favorites knits! Mittens: This is my friends daughter. I thought she would like a little pink and yellow!  Love how they turned out!  The pattern I used was:   Classic Mittens This pattern includes both straight needles and circular/dpn patterns.  It's an old favorite, and I use it almost all the time. I use worsted weight yarn for these. Another variation of the same pattern above. This time in my running team colors! These are my last winter's pair, I have run with these on my hands many a time. Warm enough that my fingers don't go numb, but they allow a little airflow so my hands don't get too hot. As of right now, they are missing! :(  Hopefully I will find them soon, as they are my favorites! These were knit with Vanna White's yarn. LOVE that yarn! It has a beautiful sheen to it.  ************************* Another great pattern that I use is by 

Welcome back to me! I have been absent from my knitting for over two years now. I took up running, and racing, and thus all my time and energy has been spent doing that. Right now, I am finding myself with a few extra minutes per day, and since winter has set in here in Maine, I decided it was time to do a fresh new look to the blog and start posting about something other than my running for a change. Thus... Knitting Friendszy was reborn! Today I finished a pair of mittens for a dear friend of mine. I wanted to do something for her. Many doors and opportunities in the running world have come my way because of her, and I will always be grateful.  I decided to try and whip up a pattern of my own. I looked at numerous patterns for mittens that I had been using, and decided to blend them together to create something that would work for me and be easy to use. I struggled with giving this pattern a name, but decided on "Winter Wonder Driving Mittens". I wanted to knit some mi