Pattern: Rivolo
Yarn: Alpaca With a Twist, "Baby Twist" in the colorway "Bark"
Needles:4mm (US 6) Harmony Circular
This poor scarf has been completed for a little while, but lacked blocking because I was unable to find the long carpet runner that I use to block scarves and other long knitted items. I'm heading to Ann Arbor this weekend so that we can treat Ms. Z to an Easter with her grandparents. Since my aunt is also there it seemed like a good time to find where that carpet runner had gotten to and get the scarf blocked.
One of the only real decisions I faced for blocking this garment was how much to block out the lace. This yarn is fuzzy and soft and even with aggressive blocking, the pattern is going to be more subtle. So I opted to block it out so that the pattern had definition, but wasn't too stretched out.
Given that I had a pretty super-sized skein to work with, I knit far past the recommended number of repeats. The scarf is somewhere northwards of 7 feet long so it's got potential for plenty of neck wraps -- which, given the softness of this yarn, it's going to call out for.
I enjoyed knitting the Rivolo pattern. The lace is simple and easy to memorize and it's the sort of pattern that will work well with a variety of yarns. Most lace patterns I can knit once and pretty much be done with. This one I could knit again. And maybe I will, with the tencel-blend yarn from Briar Rose Fibers I originally bought to go with it!
Yarn: Alpaca With a Twist, "Baby Twist" in the colorway "Bark"
Needles:4mm (US 6) Harmony Circular
This poor scarf has been completed for a little while, but lacked blocking because I was unable to find the long carpet runner that I use to block scarves and other long knitted items. I'm heading to Ann Arbor this weekend so that we can treat Ms. Z to an Easter with her grandparents. Since my aunt is also there it seemed like a good time to find where that carpet runner had gotten to and get the scarf blocked.
One of the only real decisions I faced for blocking this garment was how much to block out the lace. This yarn is fuzzy and soft and even with aggressive blocking, the pattern is going to be more subtle. So I opted to block it out so that the pattern had definition, but wasn't too stretched out.
Given that I had a pretty super-sized skein to work with, I knit far past the recommended number of repeats. The scarf is somewhere northwards of 7 feet long so it's got potential for plenty of neck wraps -- which, given the softness of this yarn, it's going to call out for. I enjoyed knitting the Rivolo pattern. The lace is simple and easy to memorize and it's the sort of pattern that will work well with a variety of yarns. Most lace patterns I can knit once and pretty much be done with. This one I could knit again. And maybe I will, with the tencel-blend yarn from Briar Rose Fibers I originally bought to go with it!
Very pretty! Perfect choice of yarn and well done.
I have to go look for that pattern now.
Pretty! And some sunshine to go with it.
The scarf came out beautifully! I'm sure your aunt will love it.
Your aunt will love it! The Rivolo scarf turned out beautifully. It is nice that the finished scarf is so long. The last two scarves I've finished have been short enough to leave me wanting more.
It's lovely. I love the color. Yummy.
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