On the Needles - Chloe

Like many of you, my "To Knit / Sew" list is unrealistically long given the number of days until Christmas.  How is it that December 1st is just a few days away?  How?!?!?  I would venture to say that even if I did nothing but knit / sew for the next 25+ days, I still wouldn't finish all of the gifts I would like to make.  Despite this realization, I continue to plug away at a handful of gifts that I really do hope to finish in time.  I debated sharing them here, but am confident that the recipients aren't the blog reading types.  So, I think we're safe.

Hudson, my seven year old son, has a dear friend whom he's known since they were babies.  Her name is Reya Sol (cool name, right?).  During a visit to my dye studio last week, I asked her if she was tired of receiving hand knit gifts from me (her birthday is just a few days before Christmas).  She insisted that my hand knits were among her all time favorite gifts (Really.  She said that.  Awe...).  I asked if she would like to pick out a few colors of dye to be applied to the softest of merino wool yarn and knit up into something girly and fun.  She was thrilled and wasted no time selecting a vivid turquoise, emerald green and bright purple.  Here is what we came up with...

       

My Ravelry Notes 

Not only did she get to custom dye her yarn.  We also sat down and browsed through oodles of patterns on Ravelry.  She selected the adorable Chloe bolero sweater.  I have not knit the pattern before, but liked that it was short sleeved and cropped (read: quick to knit!).  As you can see, I am only a few rows into the project.  Keeping my fingers crossed that some free time magically manifests itself between now and her birthday : )

Happy Knitting, Friends!