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A chill in the air... sort of.

12/3/2013

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I'm just going to be blunt. Missouri weather is weird. Bizarre even. It is December and we are having weather that ranges from 40-60 degrees. And tomorrow it will drop to somewhere in the 20s. 

Like I said, strange.

So you have to be prepared. It's fall, and you want to wear your boots, right? And the latest fashion is to have your boot sock cuffs come up over the top of your boots. But maybe it's too warm to wear a full wool sock. What's a girl to do? Make a boot cuff of course!

I found this nifty little pattern (Scalloped Boot Cuffs by Jenny Dickens, a really lovely pattern) on Ravelry, the Facebook of yarn. And it's very simple and works very quickly. In fact, I made most of this project during two episodes of Doctor Who. I probably would have finished them during a third if I did not have some studying that needed doing!

The yarn I used was some I had in my stash, Knit Picks Swish DK in Squirrel Heather. I am not sure I even used 70% of a skein, but gave that estimation just to be generous. I used a size I crochet hook.
Cuffs in progress
One cuff already sewn up, the other laid flat and about to be sewn.
Whip stitch
Whip stitching the cuffs.
After working the scalloped edge, I slip stitched down the next side, and then did a single crochet down the side after that, just to give it a cleaner look (and the slip stitches were so I didn't have extra ends to weave in). Then the sides are seamed using a whip stitch (shown in detail above).
Finished boot cuffs
Finished project: Scalloped Boot Cuffs
I think I might make some more boot cuffs, simply because you never know what Missouri weather will bring! Plus they are a very easy and satisfying project.
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