My second Arbutus - this one for my Baltimore Ravens-loving sister, knit over the course of an NFL Sunday (much like its predecessor).

The first Arbutus was a little small, so I vowed to knit subsequent Arbutuses/Arbuti with a larger needle. Sadly, I don’t actually own a 16” US9 or US10 - and wasn’t in the mood to tangle with my DPNs - so simply loosened my grip on the needles and did my best NOT to be a crazy-tighter knitter. It worked!

NFL Sundays in my household involve copious amounts of beer and hard cider. Mistakes were made - for example, I forgot the two purl rows at the beginning of the middle section - but the FO remains gift-worthy.