Despite not posting about it, I've spent the last week knitting away at a Besotted Scarf in KnitPicks Swish Superwash in Red Pepper.
As of right now, the scarf is about 32" long. I'm getting 15" out of each ball, and since I only have three balls, this scarf will be 45" with no fringe. I was hoping for a teeny bit of fringe, but it's already fairly short, so I can't spare the extra yarn. Oh well.
While I feel great about participating in this project, I also feel silly about walking around with cold hands because I refuse to 1) buy mittens or 2) stop the scarf and risk not finishing it in time, so I can make mittens for myself. Am I being totally ridiculous? Yeah, I thought so.
But if I slog through to the end of this scarf monogamously (despite the siren call of my Arwen and my cold hands), my reward will be to knit a pair of mittens (or a hat?) out of the most beautiful handspun that I got from the recent MIT SnB holidaze yankee swap (note to self: explain why I'll never participate in another yankee swap). But I've also signed up for the Green Sock Along over at Knotty Bits because I have two skeins of the most incredible green sock yarn from my generous birthday presents and I can't wait to cast on. But what about Wifey's Icarus or Hag's socks or Mom's poncho or my Eris or Little Man's cornflower sweater, you ask? Yeah ... I should get back to those, huh?
Clearly monogamy is difficult for me. And clearly, I'll have no problem knitting from stash until the end of September.
- Bruise update: it was measured, and it's larger, and more colorful (eeewwww!). there's a new photo, and the old photo has 69 views, which scares me a little.
6 comments:
The scarf is just lovely! If it makes you feel any better, I broke down and bought an ear-flap hat from Whole Foods because I've given away all of the hats that I've made (ok, only about three). I look totally stupid in it, but at least the colors coordinate with scarf and backpack.
i heart that red yarn!
kisses to the bruise.
You're too kind about the handspun. Hang on, the scarf is almost done.
Your scarf is coming along better than mine. I pity the poor orphan that gets mine in fact.
I don't own any mittens, gloves or hats that I made but I used to have some crocheted hat made by this oldman at church. They were silly but I wore them faithfully until they fell apart when I was in college. Keep up the knitting goodness PS little man is adorable in that last post
That scarf is fabulous!! I keep seeing people making those and I think I'm going to have to break down and make one of my own one of these days. :-)
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