Scarves, scarves and MORE scarves!!

Scarves seem to be multiplying around this house. How does that happen? And believe it or not, I still don't have enough - neither does Cari she informed me. I guess that's a good thing huh? I am thoroughly enjoying the fact that now Heidi is addicted to knitting as well. She and her neighbor, Rachel, got their first sticker shot at one of our local yarn shops yesterday. When you're used to Walmart and lots of Michael's yarns, real yarn in a real yarn shop can knock you back a bit ... until you get used to it that is. I can remember freaking out discovering I would need two balls or hanks of a particular fiber priced at $15 a piece for a scarf. These days I don't even blink an eye at spending $30 for beautiful, soft, unique yarn for a scarf. The day ended well for them though. When I knew I was meeting them, I quickly did a de-stashing of lots of yarn I knew I'd probably never use. Some of it was given to me, some leftover from previous projects, some purchased on clearance that I've already used on a project and am unlikely to use again, etc. They were on the receiving end of two kitchen trash bags about 2/3 full. It will be exciting for me to see what they create with their new loot!

OK, on to the scarves I've done recently ... I've become addicted to the fun, stash busting, striped scarves:

Next came the awesome Twisted Drop Stitch scarves that work up incredible fast. Wonderful for those quick gifts!

There were at least two more I can think of that were already gone when I finally managed to take the time to photograph my projects. This next one is a "ruffle" scarf I designed for Cari. She saw one very similar to this in Target and fell in love. You know I wouldn't buy it. I just HAD to make it myself. After researching pattern after pattern after pattern and still coming up dry, I decided to take bits and pieces from several patterns and design my own. I'm pretty happy with the end result.

This next one, thankfully, turned out beautiful but it was a PITA to work with this yarn. Even though I hate chenille, when I saw these beautifully felted chenille scarves at KnitWits I fell in love. So much so that I walked away with not one, but TWO hanks of the stuff. Had to get the purple for Cari and I picked out some really wild, bold colors for myself. I have to say I really didn't enjoy working with the damn yarn - cussed the entire time I think. But the end result was worth it (I guess). Cari LOVED it! It's a shame when something is so soft it makes baby alpaca not feel soft. (Simple 2x2 rib pattern.)


I discovered this JMU purple Misti Alpaca Chunky at KnitWits while searching for yarn for Cari's roommate, Jocelyn. Needless to say, I simply had to get enough for two of them. I couldn't make Jocelyn one and not Cari! I used the Yarn Harlot's One Row Scarf pattern.

Remember Eli the Elephant I made for Morgan? Well I had enough yarn left over for a scarf and since emerald green is one of Heidi's favorite colors, I thought that would be a good project for it. This scarf, too, is done using the One Row pattern from Yarn Harlot.


... and now for a couple of beanies. This cute little pink one is for Morgan and the camo one for her Dad.


I think that's all for now. There's still a few pics on my camera that I'll eventually get around to. First I have to concentrate all my efforts on finishing Dad's Flannelghan for his birthday next week. And I still have a couple of bookmarks and candle bracelets to do too. So, I'm off to create ...

QB