KnitWerk

I finished this a while ago – it was a very quick project. Just got around to taking a photo:

I’m really happy with it. It’s not a wear-it-every-day scarf, but it will have its uses. I have a big collection of eclectic accessories that I like to wear on a regular basis. This one is, I admit, a little strange, but I love it. Unfortunately, it’s become a little warm to wrap that much fabric around one’s neck, and the scarf really only looks good if it’s fully wrapped around at least once.

Some notes:

• It’s my first project ever—in many years of knitting—where I used the exact yarn, in the exact colors.
• Except—I didn’t like the tomato red with the other colors, so I left it out. It’s too orange for me, but will make something nice for someone else (trying v. hard not be cynical, and see extra, seemingly unnecessary color as attempt to sell more yarn). There’s plenty of the others left over to make more roses.
• Larger needles help the roses to curl, but I preferred the result on US 7’s instead of the recommended 8’s. I think the end-most mauve one in the photo was the first rose finished on the 8’s
• I don’t often use chenille, but I loved it in this pattern. It’s very soft, and the color selection is amazing.
• I enjoyed the crocheted trellis. It’s been a long time since I did much with a hook.
• It was a satisfying, very quick knit project. I started and finished within a week.

All in all, a success!

In other work, I’ve been sewing the purple purse together by hand whenever I can stand it, and I’m about halfway finished with Clapotis, knitted with my Interlacements yarn from Stitches West.