Bass-Ackwards

First post of the New Year and, hardly surprising, in true Neighbor Knitter fashion, we're starting off backwards! Knitting backwards that is. Much in the same way Disney's Merlin aged backwards, I've reverted from socks and fingerless gloves to scarves. And not just any kind of scarf: garter-stitch scarves! I've been moved to it. Three scarves in a matter of a week. I went from these, a pair of Vols socks for my Dad at Christmas:



to this:



A plainly knit, long, skinny scarf done with Berroco's Boho yarn. The other two scarves went to Renee, our delightful hostess in Charleston, as Christmas presents (hence, no pics), but they brought me no end of easy knitting joy. It was a kinder, gentler return to knitting after my pre-holiday frenzy and my Christmas hiatus. These scarves, with their size 15 needles, their 10 stitches cast-on, and easy knit stitch construction, have guided me back to The Hubba's Christmas socks (also done from Vols yarn) on their size 2 DPNs with 70 stitches cast-on and their knit two, purl two pattern and heel turn. It shows, I think, getting back to the basics can really recharge the exhausted knitter- much like a spa for the hands, minus the tootling panpipes soundtrack and need to tip.