The Daylight Saving time change is coming up which means it's getting trickier to get the daylight shots I like. There's simply no time after work, the gym, and an occasional adult beverage to set up a nice photo shoot. I've resorted to carting finished objects (ok, object, singular) to work for the finished pics. I didn't have room in my bag today for the package I received in the One Yard Fabric Swap, but those pictures will be coming up later this week too.
On to the finished stuff!
I knit 85% of this scarf in about 4 days from the two skeins of Silk Garden I bought back in April. As I got closer to finishing I realized the scarf needed to be a touch longer than I had yarn for. I put it down, panicked for 3 weeks and then decided to find another skein. Thankfully Hill Country Weavers still had the same colourway. It was a different dyelot and other than being slightly crunchier than the first two skeins, it was almost identical. Whew! Dodged a bullet with that one. I was really happy with the Noro this time around too. No sticks, no pokey bits, no knots and delightfully soft. Could it be Noro is listening?
Pattern: the ubiquitous Clapotis from Knitty
Yarn: Noro Silk Garden, colour 203
Started: September 29th
Completed: October 23rd
Modifications: I knit the scarf version by knitting only the first set of increases.
Total cost: $33
Final Verdict: Score another one for the Christmas pile! (And I might have to make one for myself!)
Wow, the Silk Garden is such a great chioce for the lofty scarf....hmmmm, going to Hill Country Weavers at lunch for another skein for my Dad's scarf...may NEED to wander over Noro way.
Posted by: Stacey | October 26, 2006 at 13:05
Queue Napolean...Lucky! That has only happened to me once (going back to get more yarn and actually finding the right stuff) and it was glorious enough to have me hugging the saleschick. Hot scarf!
Posted by: finnyknits | October 26, 2006 at 17:16
I don't know if it's the photographs or the colorway, but this is a lovely combination of pattern, texture and color. I'm probably the only person on earth who hasn't got the clap yet and this post is making me want it, too!
Posted by: Karma | October 28, 2006 at 02:39
I'm loving the Silk Garden for Clapotis!! *sigh* I must knit with this yarn one day.
Posted by: LaBean | October 28, 2006 at 07:44
Wow! First you inspire my Wavy scarf, now I have to go and make another Clapotis in this colourway! Beautifully done.
Posted by: miss ewe | October 29, 2006 at 13:04