The story: Over the summer we took a 10 day camping trip. First stop was Yosemite for 4 nights, then onto MacGrath Beach near Santa Barbara and then to Ventura Beach near San Louis Obispo. We had such a great time - camping is so fun and it just makes you relax. No electronics available, no specific time to do anything, no places you have to be - AHHHH! Anyway, we chose the beach camping spots so that we could visit a couple of colleges so our oldest daughter would start getting a "feel" of things. UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly were our stops for this trip. Well....no trip is complete without a visit to the local yarn shop. In Santa Barbara, we went into a wonderful little store with a very nice and friendly owner. She had a flounce scarf started and told us how easy and quick these things knit up. The girls were enchanted and just HAD to have one each. I thought I also needed one and if they were quick and easy.....well, that was just up my alley :o)
The story explains why there are four scarves in the above picture. The first one was a real pain to knit. I did not find this yarn to be easy at first. I am not good with the "just stab anywhere in the ribbon thing", I am way too controlling for that! I felt the need to spread out the ribbon, make sure I measured to the same spot on my needle each time so the stitches would all be the same length, and stab just under the top border - kind of fiddly! That said, by the time I got to the second scarf, things were going much more smoothly and I was clicking along pretty well. Four scarves in approximately five days. Not complete knitting days, days where we were playing cards, riding to a hiking spot, waiting at the chem tutor, etc. Each scarf averaged around 2.5 to 3 hours to make.
They do make quite a statement. I love the colors and the ruffles.
Each one measures 3" X approx. 55"
My colorway.
Color: 17 Teal-Black
Dye Lot: 147
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The 10 year old's colorway.
Color: 22 Red-Fushia
Dye Lot: 152
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She LOVES it and it matches the lining in her jacket!
The 13 year old's colorway.
Color: 20 Blue
Dye Lot: 150
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You can't tell because of the red eye, but this scarf brings out the blue in her eyes quite well.
The 16 year old's colorway.
Color: 16 Lime Green
Dye Lot: 146
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She has been wearing hers nonstop since I finished!
Take a look at Tami's blog for other finishes by talented crafters.
6 comments:
Love them all and the recipients look very happy with them!!!!
That's why I haven't made one, just trying to keep it even and measured would drive me crazy. But they are darling scarves, and girls! now, where's your modeled shot???
I love that each girl has her own, in her own colourway! They all look happy with theirs in their pictures. It is fiddly to knit - I've done one in teal blues - but the effect is quite dramatic! Nice to have the back story with it!
Very beautiful. All of them are lovely, but my favorite is the blue and green one :)
Great scarves, I've always wanted to try that "yarn" ;)
Gorgeous scarfs, I can see why everybody wanted one. xx
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