A is for Angora
I've put aside my sweater knitting for a little while to get another Christmas taken care of. When I was in Maryland last spring, I found a lovely Merino/Angora blend in a lovely subtle colorway that I thought would be perfect for my sister-in-law. She had made nice comments about one of the Lorna's Laces Angel scarves that I made last year, and I decided that if I could find something in the blues and greens and purples that she liked, that I would make her an Angora scarf for the next Christmas.
It seems like every time I tackle a variagated yarn on my own, it takes me a while to find the right stitch to make it happy. This experience was no different. I wanted something that would be trendy, but not so trendy as to be something that she wouldn't want to see next year. I tried a drop stitch, purse stitch, and a variety of widths. None of them did it for me.
I settled on a a mistake rib stitch, not too narrow, not too wide. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get at least 6' of scarf, and my sister-in-law will be able to wrap it around her neck a few times. I think the pooling worked out well at the width I chose. I love the way the dark purple and green are pooling in a zig zag fashion.
This yarn is really lovely to work with, although it does seem to be shedding a little bit. I think the merino/angora blend of this yarn is actually a little softer than the lamb's wool/angora blend in Angel. Makes me wish that I'd gotten a little bit for myself, as well. Good thing I have something special coming soon that I can used to add to my own scarf collection with.
That is so cool - I love how the colours are zigzagging - it was definitely worth working out the right width and stitch.
I love the zig-zaggy of the pooling. Fun!
I just adore the angora scarf. I visited your angel scarf as well...just beautiful! I have some angel & I wasn't sure what to make with it. Now I know. Thanks for the pattern info!
I like the thought of a scarf collection. Generally, I'm not a collector but this perhaps might be my *thing*.
How nice! I also am in scarf-mode for a Christmas present...and getting zig-zagging results. I wonder if the width of a scarf correlates to the duration between color changes for most multi-color dyed yarns...hmmm. The scarf is beautiful and your sis-in-law is going to be one lucky lady!
I've been making a mistake rib scarf, too. It's so easy to do and works up quickly (if I spend any time on it.
Lovely colors and I have to admit, I like how it's doing a zigzag pooling thing. Cool!
The zig-zags look really awesome. What a great scarf!
Everyone's said what I was going to say. Zigzag on!
Did that merino/angora come from Brooks Fiber Farm? I remember you bought something from them, but I don't think it was that... you'll probably be happy to hear that they now have a web store! http://www.brooksfarmyarn.com/cart/
The scarf looks great... I have some variegated mohair that needs a pattern stitch.