It can’t be seemly to be this proud of yourself
. . . but I am. Oh, how I am.
I unpinned my Branching Out. It seems the blocking “worked” to do what it was supposed to do, and I am utterly, completley in love with this scarf.
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A little more detail:
All those pretty leaves!
I am IN LOVE with this scarf. (Oh, did I say that already?)
Okay, some details:
- Yarn: Kidsilk Haze in shade 581, one ball
- Needles: US size 8
- Pattern: Branching Out from Knitty, 35 pattern repeats
- Finished dimensions: 5″ wide; 85″ long
I am just thrilled with how this turned out; though it is a lot longer than I expected it to be, I think I’m going to be really happy with the length. If I just drape it around my shoulders, it falls to my knees on both sides. If I wrap it around my neck, with lots of “drape,” it still falls to my waist in front and back. I think it just about the perfect length and I just LOVE the way it looks. (Have I mentioned yet that I love it?) I’m glad I chose the KSH to work with; I enjoy how it feels on my neck and face, and the gauzy look the scarf has really works for me.
I am still pinching myself over the fact that I MADE this. I’m so proud of that. I know I’ve got to get over it, but it’s really giving me a kick right now when not much else in my world seems to be going the way I want it to.
Wow - stunning! Love that colour for that pattern.
(Isn’t blocking amazing??? ‘Course, with this humidity, lacy things seem to revert to an unblocked state if left out for a couple of weeks…. still trying to figure out how to store shawls safely.)
Comment by monkee — July 8, 2005 @ 4:17 pm