Fringe Elements

All Fringed Up and Ready to Go

Can you even believe it? Not only did I weave in all those ends but I even fringed it. I know, I know, it's just a scarf, but It makes me happy to be finshed with it and this is my project log, so you get a picture.

This scarf is a combination of Berroco Chinchilla Colors in color 5866 and Berroco Glace Colors in color 2866, both in the same variagated colorway, which now appears to be discontinued in both yarn lines Kind of a shame, because it's a good combination. I love jewel tones, especially magenta and purple and blue, so this colorway was kind of a no-brainer for me. This colorway was bright and happy without being too out there.

Now that it's finished, I have to say that I like this scarf. The combination of Chinchilla and Glace gives it a nice weightiness -- this scarf stays where you put it. I think I'll be able to wear it with a coat or just to dress up my standard winter black turtleneck wardrobe

While I was knitting it, I pretty much decided that these aren't my favorite yarns to knit with. The Chinchilla is soft when it's in the skein and in fabric form, but the transitional form running through your fingers feels a little harsh because the cord on which the chenille is bound is somewhat rough and scratchy. The Glace is really easy to puncture and split with a needle tip, even though it is a relatively thick ribbon. Thus, the knitting is slower than you expect it to be for what is otherwise a very simple garter stitch scarf.

I won't be knitting another one anytime soon, but it's hard not to reccommend it if you enjoy texture and you like soft and shiny, and a scarf that goes beyond all those really ugly Gap-style ratty looking garter stitch scarves in really ugly Baskin Robbins/ 70's vinyl chair colors that seem to be all the rage right now(my apologies if you like those... I've seen about million of them here in Chicago and they are getting a little old to my eyes). You could do this pattern in almost any chenille/ribbon combination at almost any gauge and get a nice result. If you made the panels a little wider, you'd have a fun and funky stole.

And I couldn't have finished this project at a more perfect time. The temperature dropped from about 60 degrees to about 20 degrees overnight and we even got snow today! How better to welcome in the cold than with a fun new winter wardrobe addition?

I updated my Stash Trading Blog over the weekend. Check it out as there are some good scarfy yarns looking for good new homes!