Christmas Knitting

I took a brief knitting class a couple of years ago at Midlands Tech and failed miserably at the project that we did for the class.  I decided to try again a few months ago, and I finally got the hang of it.  Here are a few of the projects I did for Christmas gifts.

I knit this "Knit It Tonight Cowl" for my Grandma.  I only did 40 rows instead of 48, and I thought it turned out the perfect size.  I should have taken the picture with the bind-off edge on the bottom; I'm not sure if there is a better way to bind off that I just don't know about yet or what.

 I loved knitting this "Ribs & Ruffles Scarf" for my aunt and really want to make one for myself someday.  I think I used size 11 needles since I didn't have size 13 at that time, so it turned out a little thinner than it was supposed to but I liked it.

This "Mulberry Merino Cowl" for my other aunt was really easy to knit but I thought looked really classy.  It looked really nice wrapped around twice but I didn't get a picture of it.  I might cast on a five or so more stitches next time so that it will be a little easier to wrap around.  This was my second attempt (first successful attempt) at knitting in the round.