Woven Stars

 

Good morning! How are you doing? 

As you know, I have scaled back on my holiday knitting and have implemented a slower pace of knitting gifts to protect my hands and wrists. Last year I had an arthritis flare up knitting gnomes which caused a self-imposed knitting ban until I recovered. Knitting is such a lovely way to handle stress and to relax for me. So I've been mindful of what I knit, how I knit and to rest more often all with the goal of always knitting and to not be in a self-imposed knitting ban.  I'm pleased with my progress!

I found these little stars on Ravelry and decided they would be a wonderful little gifts for my family. They use up little bits of scrap yarn and you could go wild with the color combinations. I enjoyed knitting them and the pattern was easy to memorize after one little star.

What are you working on this week?



Comments

  1. ConnieOctober 2, 2024 at 7:40 AM

    Wow Karen! The stars are totally adorable! You have made a lot so far. I love the color combo. I may have to make a few myself.

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  2. DiannaOctober 2, 2024 at 7:42 AM

    Those stars are beautiful, Karen.

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  3. BonnyOctober 2, 2024 at 7:55 AM

    Your stars are beautiful! I'm knitting a hat (for the second time).

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  4. AsKatKnitsOctober 2, 2024 at 8:38 AM

    Those are really lovely, Karen! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  5. VeraOctober 2, 2024 at 9:16 AM

    I love your stars (and you have made a lot of them!!). The color combination is great. Thanks for the link to the pattern.

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  6. MaryOctober 2, 2024 at 5:13 PM

    oh Karen - thank you for sharing these - I've completely given up holiday knitting ... but these stars have me rethinking - wouldn't they be pretty as a garland?! I'm knitting a fall cardigan in a bronzed brown with flecks of blue that has me dreaming of chilly days and blue skies.

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  7. sustainablemumOctober 2, 2024 at 5:39 PM

    Oh those stars are delightful! They look fantastic. Thank you for sharing the pattern, I think I might just have to knit some of those.

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  8. D.October 2, 2024 at 6:09 PM

    I love those little stars.

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  9. TinaOctober 2, 2024 at 6:59 PM

    Oh I need to make these … thank you so much for sharing Karen.

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  10. JaneOctober 2, 2024 at 8:56 PM

    Those little stars are darling. They will indeed make nice gifts.

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  11. MonicaOctober 3, 2024 at 9:13 AM

    Those are so cute! I'm not brave enough to try something like that yet. Still working on my table runner and my blanket. Been kind of busy with other things this week and have no had much knitting time. Hope you have a great weekend!

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  12. AnonymousOctober 4, 2024 at 5:22 PM

    Hi Karen! First time commenting, but I’ve read your blog for a while now😊I love those stars, and like Mary I’m thinking they’d make a great garland! Thanks so much for sharing! - Rigmor in NY

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  13. CynthiaOctober 5, 2024 at 9:58 AM

    My goodness I love these stars!! I think I could certainly make these without a lot of trouble with my wrists!!! Thank you for sharing......

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