Irish Hiking Scarf
so i got bored with the stupid garter stitch scarf... its not like i'm gonna ever wear it... its freaking white! although it would actually be pretty cute with the outfit i have on, white pants, and a green tshirt with "I *heart* Nerds" printed on it. and the heart is white... so the scarf would go pretty well, but too bad. its over, unless i get really really bored... so i pulled out a nice fat skein of baby pink yarn yesterday to attempt a doggie sweater... except the pattern used cables, which up until that point, i had no clue how to do... and daphne was getting all tangled up in the yarn, while i was counting "knit one, purl one... leave me alone stupid dog... where was i? oh, purl one, knit one, purl one... why is this ending on a knit stitch? aw crap... " so i frogged it, set it down, and proceeded to find instructions for cabling. then i remembered someone posting on SnB about a cable scarf they were doing as their first cable project. I found the pattern, and its so freaking easy! Its the Irish Hiking Scarf... it looks really pretty, too... So then i dug frantically through my grandma's old knitting basket, found a cable needle (not easy, there is too much crap in there), and decided to try out the pattern on my pink yarn... i think the scarf is gorgeous, but also can be very masculine, it would be the perfect gift for a guy friend, except its pink, and besides, i don't have any guy friends to give gifts to... i'm having one problem though, i hate purling! the rows where i knit more than purl go very fast, but the odd numbered rows where i have to purl a lot, take me forever! I dread finishing an even row because i know what comes next. but i look forward to finishing odd rows, so i can take a break with the even rows... i might just be going crazy... oh well... daphne is sound asleep on my pillow next to the scarf, she's adorable... and pictures... i turned of the flash for the daffy picture, and it made it be slow shutter and it came out blurry... i'll have to figure out my camera a little better...
posted by Brittany @ 1:08 PM
3 Comments:
Your purls will get faster over time.
It's looking good so far, you'll be on that dog sweater before you know it.
Very nice. If you don't already know but there is a KAL for this. I love your color. I have made the wrist warmers and the cellphone cover and the hat but not the scarf yet on this IHS. Very cool
yeah, i joined the KAL... i really love this pattern, i might do the wrist warmers next..
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