Fuzzy Scarves
December 27th, 2004
During a LOTR, Extended verion marathon, I knitted up these fuzzy scarves. My husband’s neices’ birthdays are coming up in January and I wanted to send them something. The purple one was knitted with Artfiber’s Starry Night yarn, one skien. Casted on 15 and knit in garter until I ran out of yarn. The black scarf was knitted with a yarn that I no longer have the label for…hmmm…if I find it I will post it. It’s a feathery kind of yarn and really soft. I casted on 20 and knitted a long tube on dpns, size 11. (both were knit with size 11 needles). I like the boa effect of the black one. I tried the same thing with Starry Night but got frustrated when my needles kept falling out of the stitches so I just went the easy route and knitted it in garter on straight needles.
I actually got knitting stuff for Christmas! I got yarn. I am so touhed that somebody who doesn’t knit went out of their way to go to a yarn store and pick out yarn for me, enough yarn for a scarf. It’s a pretty alpaca a wool blend. So soft.
My mom got me a knitty present, too. A beautiful project holder! I love it 
. Thanks mom!
I am currently in the middle of some serious stash busting. I think I have come to the realization that I am the kind of person that doesn’t like extra yarn around the house. I know, I know. It sounds crazy. But having it around makes me feel like I have unfinished work to do. Plus, I have a hella small apartment and no room, really, for a yarn stash. Perhaps when I get my own house I can devote a whole room to a yarn stash. But for now the extra yarn is just getting on my nerves. This morning, during the second dvd of ROTK, I started on a multidirectional scarf with the last three balls of Silk Garden left over from Clapotis. It will be a present for someone next Christmas.
Happy Monday, everyone! I have this week off. Yay!
Entry Filed under: Scarves
3 Comments
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fredthefish | December 27th, 2004 at 2:12 pm
I had to laugh at the LOTR marathon, which we finished last night. I knit my nieces’ leg warmers and tidied up my sister in law’s shawl while watching. Now to ball my mohair, what movie to pick?
COMMENT:
Hi Moni–Lucky you with the whole week off!
The scarves are cute–I am sure that the nieces will love them.
Very nice knitty gifts
Good luck with all of the stash busting. I need to get into that mode as well!
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Heather | December 28th, 2004 at 6:12 am
ohhh…to have a week off…so jealous! Well, I am with you on the stash busting….I just want to have some room for when the next big spring yarn comes along! (just kidding) really my stash is outta control, too. I am going to have to do clapotis. I have dreams about yours!
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Mom | December 29th, 2004 at 4:12 pm
Fuzzy scarfs are really popular here, everyone is wearing them. glad you like your knitting bag. Your granny Mary always had one and so did Great Grandma. Thought we had better keep the tradition going.