Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Scarf love




I'd lost the blogging mojo for a while but found the knitting mojo to replace it . I 've been suffering with a severe case of startitis and couldn't wait to cast on new projects before finishing the ones in progress. Usually this spells disaster with a plethora of unfinished knits in the knitting corner . Not this time , things are actually getting done , will wonders never cease !








The first one is a scarf I call Maine Blue , not because it's a blue ( as in sad ) project but because the yarn and pattern were bought in Maine on our recent visit . It reminds me of the colours of the ocean and sky on a beautiful day spent at the beach . An good image to keep in mind on a snowy winter day . The details are here on my ravelry page .






Second up is a stash buster . I've had some Noro Kureyon in the stash since 2004 . I'd bought some on impulse mostly because of the gorgeous colours . I came across 4 balls of 2 different but somewhat similar colourways . I'd cast on simply to see how the colours would work out and before I knew it I had a completed scarf . I don't have a recipient in mind , it'll be going into the gift basket . It'll need a good soak in a wool wash to soften up the scratchiness of the Noro . I wouldn't want to gift it as is . So the yarn is technically out of one stash but into another . Oh well ....
There is one more finished knit and two in progress to show but I'll save those for another day . Back to the knitting before the mojo disappears !

3 comments:

Minding My Own Stitches said...

It's amazing how much the Noro will soften up. Nice to hear from you again!

lexa said...

The Noro scarf if very pretty. I've knit two felted bags with Kureyon and a pair of socks when they first came out with Kureyon sock. Not my most favorite to work with, but they do have interesting colors. I found the sock yarn kept twisting up on me. Highly irritating.

Wanderingcatstudio said...

I have startitis too, but no time to start anything. The scarf is very pretty