It’s just knit and purl…

One of my team mates at work asked me if I would bring in some of the scarves I have been making to do a little show and tell. This morning I remembered to tuck them into a bag and carried them off with me to work. I guess I forget that not everyone knits. To me, these scarves–my scarf-a-palooza scarves–are meant for friends. A hug around the neck to show them how much I appreciate and care for them. They aren’t really Christmas gifts, who needs the pressure of knitting for the holidays. They are meant to be cold weather surprises, and yes they show my love.

Are these intricately knitted pieces of art? Nope, bulky yarn and giant needles, but very very very good yarn. Each scarf that comes off the needles has impressed me more than the one before. It really is in the yarn, and how with just some simple knit and purl combinations magic happens. I still have more yarn and more scarves to go. As I get them done I put the scarves in the mail and send them off to surprise friends. Tonight as I was wrapping up my latest creations and wrapping them in tissue paper and ribbon I realized I was grinning from ear to ear. I have always hated knitting scarves, but there’s some sort of scarf-a-palooza knitting magic happening this year.

The Universe seems to be nudging me along to get these scarves finished and in the mail. I trust the nudges, pull out the needles and know as soon as the scarf as finished who it would be perfect for.

The knitting an purling continue…Nothing special, no fancy stitches just a little bit of love, and maybe that is what is really the magic?