Scarf for Leah
What: Scarf and flower
Used: TLC Essentials in Waterlily with size 10 needles
Started: February 9, ripped a foot or so out and started again February 11
Finished: February 15, fringe and flower on Feburary 16
What for? Leah, my 3 1/2 year old niece
This wasn't for any special event, Leah had been admiring my scarf and trying it on, and when I saw these colors, I knew it matched her (and her coats). I wanted to get this done before it was too cold to wear a scaf, that was the only deadline!
The scarf itself I started out on #7 needles, in just a k1 p1 rib, and decided it was too dense for this yarn. I wanted it a little more light and airy going into the spring so she could wear it longer. So I tore it out and started again, which was fine because I worked on it while we watched both of the Dune miniserieses. ;) It knitted up quick, and it turned out to be somewhere between 40 and 50" when it was done.
I also used this project to get better at Continental knitting. I'd been using that technique for my potholders, but not again much since. I had read or heard somewhere that it was easier to use Continental when going back and forth between knits and purls a lot, and it sure seemed that way to me. I think continential is more comfortable for me now after this experience.
When I was done with the scarf, I was just going to braid some of the yarn to tie it together, but then I remembered a link that Donna had posted on her blog (and then I put it in my delicious links) of making some knitted flowers. I was pretty lazy and just stayed on the couch after making my fringe and tried to remember it from memory :D I see now that I used more stitches for each petal (8 instead of 5, but it really turned out okay anyhow. I just pulled out a really long tail and started casting on a whole lot extra so I could make a stem, and then pulled out my crochet hook that I had just used for putting on the fringe anyhow, and made the stem even longer so it would tie around the scarf.
I gave it to her last weekend and she was really excited. She went up to everyone to show off her scarf. When she saw me wearing a scarf the other day, she looked over to her mom and said "I forgot my scarf" and I had to take mine off and say it was too warm to wear it anyhow! It was cute.
Used: TLC Essentials in Waterlily with size 10 needles
Started: February 9, ripped a foot or so out and started again February 11
Finished: February 15, fringe and flower on Feburary 16
What for? Leah, my 3 1/2 year old niece
This wasn't for any special event, Leah had been admiring my scarf and trying it on, and when I saw these colors, I knew it matched her (and her coats). I wanted to get this done before it was too cold to wear a scaf, that was the only deadline!
The scarf itself I started out on #7 needles, in just a k1 p1 rib, and decided it was too dense for this yarn. I wanted it a little more light and airy going into the spring so she could wear it longer. So I tore it out and started again, which was fine because I worked on it while we watched both of the Dune miniserieses. ;) It knitted up quick, and it turned out to be somewhere between 40 and 50" when it was done.
I also used this project to get better at Continental knitting. I'd been using that technique for my potholders, but not again much since. I had read or heard somewhere that it was easier to use Continental when going back and forth between knits and purls a lot, and it sure seemed that way to me. I think continential is more comfortable for me now after this experience.
I gave it to her last weekend and she was really excited. She went up to everyone to show off her scarf. When she saw me wearing a scarf the other day, she looked over to her mom and said "I forgot my scarf" and I had to take mine off and say it was too warm to wear it anyhow! It was cute.
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