We made it through Christmas but the holiday season is still with us. This week, the team pulled together some of our favorite single-skein projects in a variety of gauges to help with stash-busting, last minute-gifting, and the joy of a quick finish project. (Plus you need some project ideas for those single skeins your friends and family got you)!

Goldenrod Boot Socks

Recommended Weight: Aran

Yarn suggestions:

• Kelbourne Woolens Germantown for a durable woolen pair or Berroco Ultra Wool for a machine washable pair.

Sophie Scarf

Recommended Weight: DK

Yarn suggestions:

• HazelKnits DK

Rikke Hat

Recommended Weight: DK

Yarn suggestions:

• Partial skein of your favorite leftover hand dyed fingering weight paired with the Pascuali Manada for a fuzzy soft hat. OR one skein of DK weight such as Knerd String DK.

A note from the Alumni Staff: This is a long-time shop favorite pattern. It’s a great, easy, one-skein hat that makes a great gift, or to keep for yourself. We really can’t say enough about how much we love this hat.

Matching Balaclava

Recommended Weight: Aran

Yarn suggestion:

• Kelbourne Woolens Germantown Bulky
• DeRerum Natura Cyrano

Arthur

• Mrs Moon Plump or Pascuali Maximo

Viikka

• Mrs Moon Plump DK or Wooldreamers DK

Windbound Mitts

Recommended Weight: Worsted

Yarn suggestions:

• Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino or Hazel Knits Cadence

Lydian

Recommended Weight: Worsted

Yarn recommendations:

• Hazel Knits Cadence, Manos Del Uruguay Alegria Grande or Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio Worsted

PokaPoka

Recommended Weight: Fingering

Yarn recommendations:

• This one works great for scraps of fingering! OR grab two colors of Pascuali Merino Baby or Knitting for Olive Merino

Olga’s Headbands!

Recommended Weight: Sport-Bulky

–> If you’re looking for something a little bigger, use that one skein as the yoke for a sweater.