Whittled down to almost nuthin....

After juggling multiple knitting projects simultaneously for months heading into Christmas, I'm now down to .... blessedly little.  When I was perusing my Ravelry page it looked like I was down to ONE, literally one single work in progress; but then I remembered the Who Hat languishing in a bag on hibernation status.  That needs to be addressed, so I guess I'm at two.  Still, this minimalness has a nice feel to it.  Maybe I should, *GASP*, finish up these 2 projects before starting something else!!?!     (Ummmmm....nah, probably not.)

 

So here's the "main" project:  a knit Log Cabin blanket.  Yarn is all scrap yarn, not bought for any one particular project.  The black, grey, and pink are all Caron Simply Soft, and the purple and white are Goodwill mystery yarn. 

 

Yarn Snobs, prepare to be horrified by this next statement:  I LOVE Caron SIMPLY SOFT!!  Really, I do.  It has nice, even stitch definition and looks full and puffy next to the slightly scrawnier white and thin-but-nubby purple.  Actually, I'll be very happy when the purple is long gone.....something about the texture of this yarn irks me.

 

This is my first time using the Log Cabin method.  The directions say to keep the live stitches on the sides on a length of scrap yarn.  I was using my Denice interchangable needles and thought, "Why not just use my longer cables and snap the tips onto each side as I go?"  So that's what I'm doing, and it's working great so far.  As the widths get wider it may get harder to squish all the stitches down to fit, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there!