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October 15, 2003
I hereby proclaim Sweaterhag as patron goddess of In The Round
The yarn that I got in the mail yesterday is just beautiful! I wish I had taken a picture of it before I balled it up. Actually, did you know that MC Hammer's "Hammer Time" is the perfect yarn rolling rythym?! I stuck it on the backs of my dining room chair and the kids turned on the music (we dance a lot). Next thing I know, it was all done hahahahahahahaha.
Here are some photos from Lynn's blog from when she was dying it. I had drooled over it so much that Lynn took pity on me and sent some. I have been debating what to do with it and finally decided to make a scarf (I don't even own a scarf!). I looked in all my resource books for a lacy stitch to use an finally settled on the purse stitch. Somehow I screwed up the directions (imagine that) and instead of what I should have done, ended up with what looks like an open rib stitch. I can't find it in my books but I am sure I did not invent a new stitch. If anyone can identify it from the directions or the picture, I would love to know. Anyway, looks really good and is oh so soft. The back looks different but just as good as the front. I tried to take a picture of the backside but on camera, it looks just like the front. The difference is really that there is a horizontal rib instead of the vertical rib that is on the front (well, that was clear as mud!).
My invented pattern:
The yarn is somewhere between sock and sport weight, I wanted to use really big needles but unfortunately, the biggest I have are 10 (6mm).
Cast on 100 (or whatever you need gauge-wise to have an even number of stitches to make the scarf about 15 inches wide)
First row: knit
Second row: purl
Third row: K1, *YO, K2 together*, repeat between the asteriks until next to last stitch, K1
Fourth row: purl across
Repeat third and fourth rows until it is as long as desired
Second to last row: knit
Last row: purl
I am not sure if I will put fringe or tassles on the ends because I can't bear the thought of cutting this yarn.
Thanks Lynn!
Posted by DebC at October 15, 2003 08:27 PM
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Ahem, patron goddess? Can I wear a tiara as I stand on my dyepot? :-p
So glad you like it! I think the needle size and the weight of the yarn is perfect for a scarf, too. I wish I oculd have done it finer but I need a faster wheel. ($$$$$$) It came from the Cormo breed sheep. Don't you think it feels almost like cotton? It's so soft!
Posted by: Lynn at October 16, 2003 02:08 AM