Don’t Let Autumn Catch You In Your Summer Wear
Do you feel an urgent need to finish your woollies after feeling that first nip of cold? I know I do and we had some cold this week. Sadly, for my knitting, anyway, the shop’s been keeping me so busy that I am forced to work well into the evening, usually 7 days a week, so my brain has been a little too frazzled for much thinking knitting. Last weekend, I took a little trip downtown to wander for a couple of hours, and had the genius idea of satisfying my woolly urges and soothing my muzzy head (you would not believe how many orders I screwed up in the past week while Mr. HelloYarn was in Ireland and not here to help me) all at once.
I bought some Kureyon for a scarf and what a scarf it’s turning out to be.
It’s 42 sts., 2×2 rib, 2×2 stripe alternating from 2 different balls of Kureyon. I’ll use 4 different balls from 4 different dyelots before I’m done and the scarf will measure approx. 6″ wide x 68″ long, if I use all the yarn up.
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The Facts:
Yarn: 4 balls of Noro Kureyon, all different colorways (#163, 170, 164, and 126), used to the last drop
Pattern: 42 sts., 2 x rib, 2 x 2 stripe alternating from 2 different balls of Kureyon
Needle: size 8 Addi Turbo
Size: 6″ x 70″
May wrote:
I love the colours you choose for the scarf. It looks great so far. I recently scored a ball of the yarn on sale, and now I’m inspired to get more and make one of these scarves for myself. But first, got to get through my Christmas knitting.
Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 1:59 pm | Permalink
maryse wrote:
i like the colors in yours. i’ve made a couple. not quite as large as yours though. i’ve got some kureyon in the stash, i could make a giant one like yours.
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 2:30 pm | Permalink
shelby wrote:
I’m gonna have to make me one of them. I’m just sayin’…*salivates over the purty yarn*
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 3:24 pm | Permalink
anne wrote:
this is why reading the blogs is dangerous - now i want one! gawjus. love the contrasts.
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 3:36 pm | Permalink
Arleta wrote:
I love the scarf, the colors are great! The hat will be super cute, too.
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 3:40 pm | Permalink
Kat wrote:
Pretty pretty scarf! Hopefully you’ll have some time to rest, soon. It was REALLY cold here today. And very rainy. I had to sit out in it for an hour while I waited for a ride from the university. All I could think about was finishing the pair of socks I’m working on!
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 4:38 pm | Permalink
Vickery wrote:
I’m just finishing one of those up myself! Yours is so vibrant!
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 4:48 pm | Permalink
Julia wrote:
That’s my favorite way to knit a scarf! Never boring, and always awesome!! Yours looks great!
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 5:05 pm | Permalink
Leslie wrote:
So simple yet so beautiful. What a wonderful idea! Off to buy me some Noro…(can you have too many scarves in Southern California?) Don’t answer that question.
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 10:07 pm | Permalink
Scout wrote:
I’ve wanted to do this scarf for a while now! I love it!
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 10:32 pm | Permalink
tllgrrl wrote:
pretty!!! it’s still in the 100s here, but a gal can dream, can’t she?
: )
Posted on 02-Sep-06 at 3:50 pm | Permalink
Amy wrote:
I love the scarf, what a simple pattern, yet it looks fabulous. Sadly my LYS does not sell Kureyon, so I need to find it elsewhere.
Posted on 02-Sep-06 at 11:03 pm | Permalink
Amanda Woodward wrote:
Oh I adore this! Do you mind if I ask a question? Are you just carrying the yarn up the side as you switch balls? Your edges look nice & neat & I was wondering if there was a trick before I start mine
Posted on 03-Sep-06 at 8:21 pm | Permalink
Lo wrote:
Can’t wait to try this…by the way, what size needle are you using?
Posted on 05-Sep-06 at 12:30 am | Permalink
tllgrrl wrote:
When you only have 2 rows of each colour, you can carry the yarn up the side.
No millions of ends to weave in at the end!
Since I can’t bear Kureyon against my skin, I’m doing one with Silk Garden.
: )
Posted on 05-Sep-06 at 9:17 am | Permalink
KnottieKnitter wrote:
the colors in the scarf make me happy. i want to make one now…God knows i have 8 million balls of kureyon waiting for their next big debut!
Posted on 06-Sep-06 at 1:11 am | Permalink
Stacey wrote:
wow. I really like how it looks by alternating skeins!
Posted on 06-Sep-06 at 10:05 am | Permalink