I have finally finished my first real knitting project! Remember that lovely Italian yarn I picked up last month? I used the turquoise to knit a scarf for my friend Emily, who's in college in Minnesota and complained to me last month that her current scarf isn't wide enough. So I made her an 8"-wide scarf. It which covers my ears, nose, mouth, and chin, so I hope she thinks it's wide enough too!This yarn is a wool blend from Jo-Ann's Sensations Bellezza Collection, and I had lots of fun working with it because it has a hand spun texture, with sections that are wide and thick and others that are thinner. And through it all runs a shiny silver strand to add extra glamour. The hand spun texture is what makes the edges uneven -- I'm not that bad at knitting, honest!
As for the black scarf I was knitting for my son... I ripped it all out because it got weird. So either I'll start it over, or maybe try something entirely different.
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Nicely done! The slubbs actually go back and forth giving it a zigzag look.
ReplyDeleteI just came back from my first knitting class! Well, it's actually a friend who is super-talented and super-patient, and she's teaching me and my sister to knit! I do believe I'm going to enjoy this more than I did learning how to crochet. :D
ReplyDeleteJulie -- yeah, it turned out really groovy. The slubbs (I always forget that word) give it a great texture too, and they definitely give it a nifty pattern.
ReplyDeleteEzra's Dame -- how cool that you and your sister are both learning to knit together! What a neat activity to share. I can just see you and I at Rebelcon, knitting camo stuff while we watch Combat! :-D
Get out of my head! That is the same thing I told my sister when we were in A.C. Moore's last week and I found tons of camo yarn! Pink camo, even! For Rico, natch. ;-)
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