One of the best wraps in the summer is something 'cool' - like this baktus scarf.  It is good to use linen, bamboo, or cotton for summer knitting. For this shawl I picked silk - the touch is amazing and it feels great!

The top is made of the Habu yarn - a mixture of so called 'paper' yarn (made from 100% linen) and silk.

Click on the image above to see the shosenshi paper yarn and find out why it feels crisp.

The pattern is very simple - stockinette stitch. The edges are crocheted. 

Love knitting :-)  More photos of this top - in the Gallery

It was so much fun to knit this Unicorn Hat!
The hat itself was knit in the round on double pointed needles. Then I crocheted this beautiful purple horn and stitched it to the top centre of the hat. Then I made these two cute ears. Then the small roses. The last step was a colourful mane - each part of it was stitched to the hat. It was magic!!  The first try was on a snowman on a wonderfully weird April day - it snowed!  The hat was fitting very well.
" Everything is better with a unicorn."

What you need to keep yourself warm and to enjoy winter is to dress your neck. It can be a long scarf or a short one - all neck ideas work! For the two scarves I made for my daughters, I picked fluffy and textured yarn - two-colour mohair.

Stay well, warm and loved!

January 25th - Tatiana's Day in Russia - my Angel Day.  On that day I kept working on my January project -
Snowy Hoody.

This knit is a combination of hood and snood.

On the first day of Christmas ... I made a mini hat ...
I actually knitted twelve mini hat ornaments for each day of Christmas - a garland - and I took them for a walk to  Toronto Waterfront (as usual). All you need for this mini project is the leftover yarn and some of your favourite patterns.