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Over the weekend I finished Scroll Lace Scarf. After slogging through the border the body practically knit itself.
This scarf is destined to be a booth sample. Do I knit anything else these days? I blocked it right away so that it's ready to travel with me next week.
Each point of the picot edge was pinned out.
I appreciate this garment so much more after blocking.
The elegance and drape make for a delightful accessory scarf.
The yarn is Dirty Water DyeWorks Julia, colorway Pompeii Red. Julia is a blend of Superwash Merino and Tencel. The tencel gives Julia durability and a subtle shimmer that is so enchanting.
Valentine's Day crept up on me this year. It's a good thing that others in this household have taken the initiative to mark the day.
We have decorations.
And sweets.
Cupcakes.
And cookies.
Very festive.
Sometimes with knitting projects you have to work through a not-so-much-fun section to get to the other side. Once you're on the other side, the project is suddenly oh so much fun. That's been my experience with Scroll Lace Scarf. This project starts with knitting the border. Now many projects end with the border. While the border can often go on and on for mind numbing hours, at least you've already had the satisfaction of knitting the body. There's a certain motivation to finish the border because, after all, the rest is already done.
But when you start with the border there's always the temptation to abandon ship and scrap the project all together. Toss it aside - there isn't the investment of time and effort into knitting the body. It often takes a bit more determination to finish the border and get to the body. While I didn't contemplate ditching Scroll Lace, I was really ready for the border to be finished.
After 28 repeats of a 14 row pattern I had this to show. Plenty of border.
I picked up the body stitches along the edge and miraculously had the right number of stitches. It's so encouraging when that happens. I settled in to work back and forth on all those stitches, and before long this little project was taking shape.
That limp, lifeless border now has form and substance. This project has taken on a whole new life. With the border behind me it's full steam ahead.
In case you're wondering about the knitting chickens bag it's made by Michele at Three Bags Full. You can find this bag and other fun fabric bags on the Dirty Water DyeWorks website.
This has been a good winter for ice. I've watched ice form and change shape with each storm. This sheet of ice caught my eye. There are tiny little icicles hanging off the ice ridges. The whole thing is a frosty looking glass to the wall behind and is my color inspiration for the week.
Ice sculpture.
It's a new week and a new project. I started this over the weekend.
This is the very beginning of Scroll Lace Scarf by Ysolda Teague. The blue colored yarn indicates a provisional cast on. This cast on creates live stitches that can be picked up and worked later. There are different methods for creating a provisional cast on - crochet a chain and pick up stitches, looped cast on using two different strands of yarn, looped cast on using an extra cable instead of waste yarn.
My favorite provisional cast on these days is the chained cast on. It has the same result as the crochet chain method but doesn't require picking up stitches.
In this pattern the border is worked first. After the border is done, stitches will be picked up along the border edge and worked for the body of the shawl.
A long strip of swirly lace. I worked back and forth, back and forth on fewer than twenty stitches. While I feel I should have miles and miles of border, I'm only half way done. Borders can be deceptive that way.
Here's a visual for the amount of snow we have. I spotted this buried trash barrel along the sidewalk.
Still in service.
