I am doing a superlative job of procrastinating today and based on preferences, writing a terribly delinquent blog post ranks above almost everything else on my to-do list.
My great-grandmother died in early December (age: 97). GG was the one who originally taught me to knit (purl, actually) and every single member of my extended family has at least ONE crocheted afghan from her. I, lucky to be her oldest great-grandchild, have six: Crib, twin bed, XL twin\college, first apartment, wedding, plus one to spare. When she gave Jamie and I the afghan for our wedding, she was delighted to find that it was long enough to cover Jamie head to feet (6’6″). She told me she “just kept going and going and going” to make sure it was the right length.
I knit this skirt to wear to her funeral. Both she and my grandmother loved red (in fact, my grandmother was notorious for her bright red lipstick and the stains it left on her coffee mugs) and my mom and I take after them (in that respect… my pie-making abilities, not so much). I stopped buying red yarns for a while because I was only knitting red sweaters.
It is very toasty warm and I’ve worn it out a couple of other times. Normally I don’t care too much for wearing skirts, but this one fits so nicely and isn’t too chilly.
The waistband has elastic inside it and a zipper opening on one side, but I don’t feel like the zipper is needed (for me at least). I can pull this on and off without unzipping.
Pattern: Midtown by Sandi Rosner
Yarn: Shalimar Yarns Zoe Sock in American Beauty and Truffle
Mods: I left off the button/loop closure over the zipper
Snailstitches 