I finished my scarf on Friday night, and it was the tiniest bit short for me to feel good about giving it as a gift, so I just had to keep it for myself! I thought it would be perfect for this time of year, short and light but enough to keep the neck warm.* Plus those colors, how could I give them away so easily? (Yes, this, just 33 days before Christmas when the clock is ticking and the list of things I want to give for Christmas is growing exponentially). Pay yourself first, that's what my mom says. Usually she is talking about life savings, but it's the same with knitting, I'd say.

I took pictures in the parking lot of my building from the car roof for a while today for a while until I realized that I could just take a picture without a timer and it turned out just as well. In the end, it turns out that a slightly warmer scarf would be more appropriate these days after all. In this shot you can see the actual length of the scarf. It ends right there with the purple and red. Not quite long enough to wrap around, but still nice. What do you think, is it too short to give as a gift? I used exactly two skeins of Noro Silk Garden and with 6 skeins left, I might be able to finish another one or two someday.

I was sidelined with a sinus infection for a few days and without the will to knit a stitch. It was depressing, but yesterday I finally spent some time with my new, more muted colors as I wrapped up in my new blanket and old quilt. Perhaps this one will be gifted.