I have a finish!
During the hottest week (so far) of the year I finished my Inner Light Scarf made with 100% merino wool:
The yarn was purchased last summer at a local yarn festival from Knitting Notions (a hand dyer from Nashville, TN). I bought two skeins of the Azalea color off her clearance table and only after I got home did I realize I had bought two different dye lots. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I decided to alternate the skeins every two rows and they ended up working together really well. This pattern makes an asymmetrical scarf (or shawl) that I imagined I would wear once it cools down again - something like this:
It's so warm, though, I'm pretty sure it will be reserved for wearing under a coat or jacket when it's really cold, so I'm not sure how much of that pretty lattice design will ever be seen. But I'm super happy with it. I am so warm-blooded anymore I can't seem to tolerate much of a scarf, but this one made in fingering weight yarn, I'm thinking will be pretty perfect.
This was a pleasant and pretty easy pattern to crochet. I have at least one more scarf/shawl pattern from this designer and I look forward to giving it a go soon. The size of this can be made larger or smaller depending on the intended wearer, and how they might want to wear it (e.g. someone small could wear it as a shawl, or it could be made larger to fit any size):
During the hottest week (so far) of the year I finished my Inner Light Scarf made with 100% merino wool:
The yarn was purchased last summer at a local yarn festival from Knitting Notions (a hand dyer from Nashville, TN). I bought two skeins of the Azalea color off her clearance table and only after I got home did I realize I had bought two different dye lots. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I decided to alternate the skeins every two rows and they ended up working together really well. This pattern makes an asymmetrical scarf (or shawl) that I imagined I would wear once it cools down again - something like this:
This was a pleasant and pretty easy pattern to crochet. I have at least one more scarf/shawl pattern from this designer and I look forward to giving it a go soon. The size of this can be made larger or smaller depending on the intended wearer, and how they might want to wear it (e.g. someone small could wear it as a shawl, or it could be made larger to fit any size):
Having finished this asymmetrical scarf, I went looking for ways to wear it. I found this; and it was kind of fun watching this gal play with hers.
And that's a wrap!
The Inner light scarf is so pretty. It will be a shame to hide it under a coat this winter. The open weave of the fabric is quite eye catching. It looks great on you too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marsha. I had no idea how hard it was to get a picture of oneself in the mirror with the camera held low enough to be able to crop it out. And then where to look? If you look in the mirror at yourself while holding the camera low, you'll get a picture of your chin held high and your eyes looking like you're gazing off into the horizon. I had to hold my head in an unnatural downward direction and look at the camera's reflection in the mirror to make it look like it does above. It was weird, but a very interesting experiment.
DeleteThe alternating rows worked perfectly. You would never know it was a different dye lot or at least I can't tell. It is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sandy. Yes - the colors were close enough to work well this way, but had I crocheted with one ball and then started the other where the first one left off, the difference would have been obvious. I was so annoyed at myself that I bought two different dye lots, I'm now thrilled to have it (mostly) used up.
DeleteThe colour is amazing and once we get into the fall it will be so warm and snuggly under a coat. Well done.
ReplyDeleteI'm already looking forward to autumn...
DeleteSuch a pretty scarf - sure to get a lot of use (even tho' we are 'hot stuff' at this time of our lives!).
ReplyDeleteNow that's a way to look at this time of life - "hot stuff"! Mostly, I just feel wilted.
DeleteThat's a lovely scarf.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Liz.
DeleteI think the alternating rows worked out great. I think it is much prettier than if it was all the same color. What a lovely shawl!
ReplyDeleteThe yarn, overall, was tonal, but one skein was ever so slightly darker than the other. By alternating the skeins, there was never a line of demarcation between the two. I think it was our friend Stefanie (of https://mscrownonseseventh.com) who once upon a time a few years ago put me onto the idea when she was knitting a sweater and had the same predicament.
DeleteI'd say that was a success! I love the color (including the two dye lots) and the design. Like you, I am warm-blooded, so the days for wearing this beauty would be few and far between . . . but you will certainly enjoy those days!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cheryl. One of my great regrets is that I didn't pick up yarn and hook and needle all those years when my temps ran cold, cold, cold.
DeleteBeautiful! Just beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Elaine. :)
DeleteOops! I fell down a YouTube hole when I’d clicked the link. At the base of my neck I have a wee hump that is cold most of the time, so I rarely go out without something round my neck. If I forget I sometimes get my husband to put his hand on it to warm me up as he runs very warm. I hope you get good use of it, as it is so pretty, perhaps in air conditioned places?
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of making a few more to wear in cooler weather for after I've washed my hair. It may sound silly, but with fewer places to go, I find myself leaving my hair to dry naturally (which takes hours), but it can get chilly - especially once it cools down again in the fall. Wrapping something like this around my neck (and having the bulk of the scarf on the back) would surely take care of that little chill I tend to have during the couple hours it takes my hair to dry. Sounds like a great reason to make some more! :)
DeleteIt's beautiful! I bought the pattern after seeing it in your last post☺
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I'll give you a little tip (you may use or not). This will hopefully make sense when you start crocheting -- Along the edge where there are three double crochets (and it creates what looks like a little "band" the whole length of the scarf) I ended each of those rows crocheting into the top chain I had made when beginning that row (as opposed to crocheting into last dc itself. For some reason I found it made a straighter edge for me.
DeleteThe color is very pretty. I want to get into more pinks.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stef. In the hank the pinks looked so bright I was almost afraid of what I was going to get, but crocheted (and I suppose knitted) up, it doesn't feel nearly so bright - which was a great relief. The first picture and last pictures above are very true to the colors. It's a vibrant, though mottled deep rose color. With my gray/white hair, any pink I wear needs to be on the vibrant side.
DeleteA beautiful scarf, Becki, and such a great color. It will be quite a while before we are in scarf season once again.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
Thank you, Amalia. :)
DeleteSo pretty, I love the colour. Alternating is a good idea!
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