The big multi-colored mess

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Now I know the name of this blog doesn't sound promising, and I must tell you that the beginning of this scarf was less than auspicious. 

I started out knitting a totally different scarf, but my hubby and my sister both pointed out that the yarn colors looked washed out, even though they were the blue and green shades Seyram wanted. I didn't know what to do now.

Then I remembered that I had some old Malabrigo worsted weight in lettuce (I love that yarn, and especially in that color! And don't get me started on the Malabrigo Silky Merino!! To die for!) So anyway, I picked the two yarns up, and decided on the Multidirectional Scarf by Karen Baumer. It's also on Ravelry if you want to queue it for your next project.

I started out slowly, and the yarn seemed a little resistant. But I kept going because I didn't want to undo another project. The Crystal Palace Merino Stripes yarn is nice, but it's really trying to frog and re-wind for another project. I finally finished the scarf in late December and after blocking, it came to over 7 feet long and about 8inches wide. I asked Seyram to send me some pictures of her wearing the scarf and I am quite pleased to say that it looks warm and thick. I hope she likes it though. :)

Long Way Scarf

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So this is not a very well thought out pattern or anything. I had just a few yards of yarn left over from a blanket I made for some friends, Kwasi and Irene, and I wanted to get the yarn out of the stash. Thus, the Long Way Scarf was born.

Sept 27th, 2010: I reworked the pattern and I'm now updating it with new yarn and pictures.

Long Way Scarf

Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Encore (Worsted Weight) in charcoal grey, 200yds - 2 skeins held double;  Nashua Handknits Creative Focus Superwash in green, 218yds - 0.5 skein
Needles: US #13 circular
Notions: Crochet needle E/4-3.50mm
Finished Measurements: 6 inches x 68 inches (including fringe)

  • Cast on 160 sts or more depending on how long you want the scarf. 
  • Knit about 20-30 rows in garter stitch and bind off loosely. 
  • With the crochet needle, and using the contrast yarn, crochet one row in single crochet across.
  • Switching to the main yarn, crochet two rows and end. 
  • With a mix of both yarns, cut 10 inch strips of yarn, and with the crochet hook, make loops with two of the strips (one of each color) along the shorter edge to creat the fringe. 
  • Block scarf based on content of the yarn.

Note: My yarn was acrylic, so I steam blocked my scarf using a wet towel and a hot iron. This scarf is very easy, and you can finish it in a day if you so choose.

Enjoy!

Note: The brown and cream scarf is the old version. The updated version is the grey and green scarf.

 
 

Evelyne

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I came up with this shawl design as a gift for my mother-in-law. It is a good stash buster if you have one skein of mohair yarn hanging out somewhere in your house. Enjoy!!



Evelyne
Yarn: Madil Kid Seta, blue colorway, approx. 237yds
Needle size: US 10 and US 11
Final Measurements: 16in x 48in
Lace pattern
Row 1: Edge sts, *yo, k2tog, k2, rep from * to edge sts, edge sts
Row 2 & 4: Edge sts, *purl to edge sts, edge sts
Row 3: Edge sts, k2, *yo, k2tog, k2, rep from * to edge sts, edge sts
Shawl pattern
Cast on 60sts with the size 11 needle.
Work 4 border rows in garter stitch with the size 11 needle.
Main body
A: Work 3 repeats of lace pattern with size 10 needle, keeping 4 edge sts in garter stitch at each end.
B: Now work 12 rows in garter stitch with size 11 needle.
Repeat sections A and B until shawl is desired length, ending with a lace pattern section.
Then work 4 rows in garter stitch, bind off loosely with size 11 needle, and block the shawl.
PS: My shawl had 7 repeats of the lace pattern, and 6 repeats of the garter stitch.

Yellow Elise

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I've been working on this baby blanket for a hot minute, for Audrey. Yes, Nana Elise arrived a few months ago, I know, but I'm almost done. It's just that picking up stitches on the edge of the baby blanket to knit is soooooo darn hard!

I reckon it takes me about three hours just to finish one edge, and that's one whole evening of knitting! Can you blame me if I take a prolonged break before tackling the next edge? Oh well, here are some pics to whet your appetite. :)

Falling Water in Sumatra

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divI have just discovered Argosy Luxury Yarns, and my, are they luxurious! The yarn is soft and lovely to work with, and just delicious to look at! Yummy! If I could eat yarn, you know I'll be all over this yarn. The one I used for my sister's scarf is from their Hanna Sport line, and the colorway I chose is called "Sumatra." I used the a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/falling-water"Falling Water/a scarf pattern by Bonnie Sennott, which is one of my all-time favorite patterns. I think I will end up making about 5 scarves with this pattern before I get satisfied. :) The count is now at 2. The pictures are not the very best quality. :( I'll see if we can get some nicer pictures from my sister.br //divdivbr //divdivbr //divimg alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360685623557177650" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmT7LCirQTI/AAAAAAAAI20/sHikfvfA3so/s400/020.JPG" /br /br /a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmT7LCirQTI/AAAAAAAAI20/sHikfvfA3so/s1600-h/020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" /aimg alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360685617021983810" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmT7KqMkHEI/AAAAAAAAI2s/ZO_muv9UOkw/s400/011.JPG" /br /divbr //divdiva href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmT7KqMkHEI/AAAAAAAAI2s/ZO_muv9UOkw/s1600-h/011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"/abr /img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360685611713547362" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmT7KWa7zGI/AAAAAAAAI2k/vPJ_slE5Bgc/s400/007.JPG" /br /br /a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmT7KWa7zGI/AAAAAAAAI2k/vPJ_slE5Bgc/s1600-h/007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" /aimg alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360685602384613394" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmT7JzqvkBI/AAAAAAAAI2c/qgaksrfbwgc/s400/005.JPG" /br //divdivbr //divdivbr /br /br /br //div

Leftover scarflette - Free Scarf Knitting Pattern

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a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmTwhH3vWHI/AAAAAAAAI2U/qOT9GLexsR4/s1600-h/S5000462.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360673908316919922" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmTwhH3vWHI/AAAAAAAAI2U/qOT9GLexsR4/s320/S5000462.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" //abr /divbr //divdivAfter finishing Min's scarf, I had a bit of the Merino Mia yarn left over so I improvised a quick, skinny scarf. Here's the pattern if you have some leftover yarn that's less than 100yds and you want to do something with it. It utilizes the fishnet lace pattern and a simple garter stitch./divdivbr //divdiva href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmTwhH3vWHI/AAAAAAAAI2U/qOT9GLexsR4/s1600-h/S5000462.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"/abr /a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmTwg-cv1KI/AAAAAAAAI2M/bTQCU-01DyQ/s1600-h/S5000461.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360673905787786402" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M6aOzViZA9w/SmTwg-cv1KI/AAAAAAAAI2M/bTQCU-01DyQ/s320/S5000461.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" //abr /divbr //divdivbr //divdivbLeftover Scarflette Pattern/b/divdivNeedles: US #7 or whatever size you want. The larger the needles, the airier your scarf./divdivbr //divdivCast on 14 stitches or any multiple of 2 stitches./divdivbr //divdivKnit 2 rows./divdivFishnet Lace Row: K3, *yo, k2tog, rep from * to last 3 stitches, K3/divdivbr //divdivRepeat this lace row about 20 times, then switch to garter stitch and just knit 30 rows straight. /divdivbr //divdivRepeat these two sections until the scarflette is as long as you want it, or you are almost out of yarn. Then knit 2 rows, and bind off. :) Enjoy!! /divdivbr //divdivI blocked the scarflette by soaking it in a bucket of water with a few drops of Eucalan wool wash (or you can use a few drops of shampoo) for about 2 hours (30minutes or more is generally recommended), gently wringing the water out, rinsing it out in a bucket of clean water, and then blocking it to make it as open as I could. :) /div/div

Falling Water in Sumatra

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I have just discovered Argosy Luxury Yarns, and my, are they luxurious! The yarn is soft and lovely to work with, and just delicious to look at! Yummy! If I could eat yarn, you know I'll be all over this yarn. The one I used for my sister's scarf is from their Hanna Sport line, and the colorway I chose is called "Sumatra." I used the Falling Water scarf pattern by Bonnie Sennott, which is one of my all-time favorite patterns. I think I will end up making about 5 scarves with this pattern before I get satisfied. :) The count is now at 2. The pictures are not the very best quality. :( I'll see if we can get some nicer pictures from my sister.