This wonderful, extremely fine wool looks quite different off the skein, wound into a ball -- and different again when knitted. Because of all the colour changes in the wool you don't need a fancy pattern - but you do need a bit more than "just plain". This has evolved into a "pointy" scarf (3 in the 72 stitches) - the first 15" has used about half the wound-up wool, which means that in 2010 or 2012 when the scarf is eventually finished it will be about 60" (1m60) long. Unless the moths get to it first, that is.
13 February 2008
"Painted" wool
This wonderful, extremely fine wool looks quite different off the skein, wound into a ball -- and different again when knitted. Because of all the colour changes in the wool you don't need a fancy pattern - but you do need a bit more than "just plain". This has evolved into a "pointy" scarf (3 in the 72 stitches) - the first 15" has used about half the wound-up wool, which means that in 2010 or 2012 when the scarf is eventually finished it will be about 60" (1m60) long. Unless the moths get to it first, that is.
Ooooh - where have you been shopping, and what yarn is it? Handmaiden? So pretty!
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