I can’t be the only knitter who has opened her calendar to find that a gift-giving occasion is around the corner and I only have days, or worse hours, to knit a little something special to go with an “ordinary” purchased gift.

Yarn
Valley Yarns Superwash Bulky (100% Extrafine Superwash Merino; 109 yds 107 m/100 g): color #004 Rust, 1 ball. Shown in Large Adult.

Needle/Hook
Size US 10 (6 mm) 16” or longer 40 cm circular needles
Or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
16 sts and 24 rows = 4” 10cm in St st

Size
19, (20, 21, 22)“ 43.25 (47, 51, 54.5) cm circumference

Notions
Tapestry needle, stitch markers.