Little Victories and Big Losses
I sent the frogs home...
Well... I finally made it to the end of this particular road. Since I couldn't bear to watch the last innings of the Cubbies/Marlins game, I got back to Culdesac. (Just so everyone knows... you can blame me for the loss... every sports team that I root for and watch on TV chokes. John and I went to dinner at Nola's and they had TV's up with the Cubs game on -- so it's all my fault since I knew better. We left right after dessert at the bottom of the 6th, but it probably wasn't soon enough).
This time I got the shaping done correctly. Well. Almost. I did the very last decrease a little later than I should have. But I was willing to let this one go by. If you guys don't tell, no one will ever know.
This is the Angel scarf. I knit through the second ball last Friday night watching CSI and Without A Trace on our version of Tivo. It doesn't look like it from the picture, but the scarf is actually 40" long. I think one more ball will take me to 60", which I consider a respectable scarf length. I am still trying to decide whether I am going to block it out or let it curl. I sort of like the idea of just letting the stockinette do its own thing and having the rolls of color around my neck. Opinions?
And then I have one more skein of Angel left over. Any suggestions about what to do with it? I am thinking about a ribbed headband to cover my ears with. I think 50 yards should be enough for that... Any other suggestions?
Everyone has to think good thoughts at my cable connection... our Internet service went wonky last night and I don't have any access at home -- and Comcast doesn't know of any reasons why this should be so. Good thing I have access at work or I'd start going into withdrawl!
And for anyone else who uses Blogrolling with MovableType... are you having a hard time with pinging? I'm using http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/ (as their FAQ says to) but I am getting failure errors when I post. Did the ping URL change and they just haven't updated it yet?
the scarf is turning out lovely -- obviously you made the right choice for the yarn. what i've found on stockinette scarves is that you can block the hell out of it, spend a million hours on it, and two days later it's curling anyway. so what's the point!!! (ribbed scarves on the other hand, seem to enjoy being blocked and have more memory of it)
I'm currently making an eight foot long scarf in stockinette. It's supposed to roll like that! The customers at Skein seem to love it. When it's done you tie the ends in a knot so no fringe. It's from the Berroco "My First Project" book if you have access to that. I've already made the simple shell that the scarf goes with. (Shop samples. Not my taste at all.)
I would leave the scarf as it. Most scarves end up folded around your neck anyways. I love the knotted end idea too.
Does the yarn have enough elasticity to be a headband? You don't want it falling down. What about wrist-warmers or mitts?
I think maybe if I make it a ribbed headband it might have the elasticity it needs. The yarn is not completely angora, it's an angora/wool blend. There's only 50 yards/skein, so I don't think it would be enough for mitts... there might be enough for wristwarmers, but I am not sure I would wear those.
[Yay! I can comment! I tried commenting the yesterday and couldn't.]
Your scarf is looking lovely, as is Culdesac. You knit so quickly and evenly! I envy you, darnit.
P.S. I like the idea of letting the scarf edges roll. Go for it!
I have noticed that blogrolling has been flaky lately with the pinging. Nothing was updated today, so I wouldn't take it personally. I am using the free account so I can't really complain, but if you are a Gold member, I would ask what's going on.
Nope. I have a free account, too. I was mostly worried that I had missed some critical email or something like that. I went without blogrolling for a long time, so I am can be patient...
Hello Blog Neighbour!
Love the Angel scarf! It's beautiful especially with the curls. I may have to check out some of that yarn for myself! :-)
Have also been looking at the cotton/cashmere Noro in your trade section. I think I will have to be strong there! Have so much Noro packed up and unused. Your yarn looks like wonderful stuff though.
Theresa,
Can you tell me where you got the board you block your sweaters on? I would like to get one....
Thanks!
Claudia