So, I just need to add the fringe to the Pine Cone Scarf and then block it, but of course I'm procrastinating about that since I hate finishing. In the meantime, I started a second version. It's an experiment, and so far, I like it. I have several skeins (just one of each) of brushed mohair, wool, and handspun, all in reds, and I've had them bagged together for a while now because I like the way they look together. The Pine Cone knits up in a snap, so I gave it a whirl. 
Kismet thinks I'm weird.
Here's the scarf as it was the night before last. I've since frogged and started over as I made a couple mistakes and couldn't live with them. The scarf is for a 13-year-old girl who lives in the East Village. Will she like it?
Hopefully, I'll finish this tonight, and then I'll fringe and block both.
Also on the needles is a mock cable scarf from Vogue Knitting in Nantucket handspun (not by me) Romney.
The wool is grown and sold on Nantucket, and while I like the idea of helping preserve a traditional cottage industry, I'm not thrilled with the wool. It's very rough; probably it's overprocessed? It's a bit overspun too. Sylvia the spinning teacher mentioned that it's possible to add some oil back to the yarn/roving, and so I knit a swatch and added oil to it (vitamin E oil is what I used), and it helped a bit. The wool sucked the oil in very quickly, so I think it would take a whole lotta oil to help this out. So I'm on to plan B (whatever that is) for a scarf for the spouse's dad. The DNA scarf would be suitable; I'll have to go through my roving stash to see what I can spin up for it.
Also finished this week one class project for the shop and started two others. But you'll have to visit Bead Obsessions to see those.
Kismet thinks I'm weird.
Here's the scarf as it was the night before last. I've since frogged and started over as I made a couple mistakes and couldn't live with them. The scarf is for a 13-year-old girl who lives in the East Village. Will she like it?Hopefully, I'll finish this tonight, and then I'll fringe and block both.Also on the needles is a mock cable scarf from Vogue Knitting in Nantucket handspun (not by me) Romney.
The wool is grown and sold on Nantucket, and while I like the idea of helping preserve a traditional cottage industry, I'm not thrilled with the wool. It's very rough; probably it's overprocessed? It's a bit overspun too. Sylvia the spinning teacher mentioned that it's possible to add some oil back to the yarn/roving, and so I knit a swatch and added oil to it (vitamin E oil is what I used), and it helped a bit. The wool sucked the oil in very quickly, so I think it would take a whole lotta oil to help this out. So I'm on to plan B (whatever that is) for a scarf for the spouse's dad. The DNA scarf would be suitable; I'll have to go through my roving stash to see what I can spin up for it.
Also finished this week one class project for the shop and started two others. But you'll have to visit Bead Obsessions to see those.
2 comments:
FOs are flying off your needles girl! Wow! I hope that the mock rib works out with that wool.
I like the red scarf, and if it helps, I still sometimes think like a teenie bopper. :)
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