I was about to jump on Facebook to share my latest project when I stopped myself. I really must stop neglecting my blog. I'm getting so lazy!
I now have four knitting projects in the works. I'm pushing myself to become a confident knitter. It's rather amazing to go on Ravelry and look up free knitting patterns. What a world! This my latest and I'm enjoying this pattern so much. I love the look of it and the stitches have a fun rhythm. It's called the Lava Lace Scarf by Evelyn A. Clark if you want to look it up. Mine looks a little less open as I am using a DK weight rather than a lace weight yarn.
This is the first time I've used TOSH DK by MADELINETOSH hand dyed yarns. It's 100% superwash Merino and comes in a nice 225 yard skein. This colorway is called Ophelia which I think it a pretty cool name for yarn.
The scarf itself is a short neck scarf that ties in the front. The shape is basically a trapezoid which I find to be a clever way of shaping. I also like the edging. Each row begins with a yarn over creating a pretty open loop edge. I'm sure with every comment I reveal myself to be the novice knitter than I am, but that's part of the charm of learning something new. Everything seems interesting and even the simple things delight!
2 comments:
Lovely !!!ont take this the wrong way..... But your doesn't look anything like the one on Raverly. I would of thought even though you are using a thicker yarn, you would still have some of the wholes showing. Just go to show that I am still very much a novice.!!! I love the way the color is on yours! It sorta looks like a linen stitch? Would really like to see it when you get finished with it!
I noticed the same thing. It looks more lacy in person than it does in that picture, but I think it's also due to the fact that I'm using the same size needles with a bigger yarn. I could have gone up a couple needle sizes, but I was worried about having enough yardage. Now that I'm a good ways into the project, I think I could have gone up a needle size or two. If it turns out well, I'll try another one and play with the sizing.
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