Thursday, June 3, 2010

FO Feature: Mesh Lace Reversible Scarf

Posted by Laura / 4 comments » / , birthday, fo feature, hobbies, knitting

Late in April, I was inspired to join in on a test knit call for a scarf. I’m not totally sure why – every time I make a scarf, I swear it’s the last one, because they take so damn long and there’s a feeling of hopelessness somewhere around 3/4 of the way through. But this one apparently was calling to me. So I ordered some yarn (none of the stuff I already had would do!), and on the second of May, off we went!

The result was 29 days of on-and-off knitting that was sometimes very satisfying – in that it was a pattern that was easy to memorize and didn’t require too much attention to accomplish – and also very maddening – because, well, it’s a scarf! What was I thinking?! What I wasn’t thinking was that I would end up with something so singularly gorgeous. The pattern and the yarn got along very well, and I’m very, very happy with the end result.

The end result is 87.5″ of scarf, made from approximately 98.5 grams of Knit Picks Stroll Tonal in Queen Anne. It is light-weight and soft, and will make a wonderful spring/fall scarf for Johnathan’s mom, who I decided some time after I started knitting it would be the ultimate recipient. Her birthday is tomorrow, so if she spoiled herself by reading our blog — oops. The scarf was easy to knit with an eight-line repeat done approximately a zillion times until I finished. If I were to make it again, I would push it just one more gram (up to 4g left instead of 5), which would probably make one more pattern repeat and use up the entire skein of yarn, save a few inches, most likely. For a one-skein project, this is pretty fabulous!

The front side of the scarf

The back side of the scarf

Best of all, the pattern for the scarf is reversible, so it won’t matter what side is showing while wearing it, as with other scarves I have made.

Now, I’m ready to profess that this was my Last Scarf Ever, but that would be a bald-faced lie. I have a scarf planned for my brother and maybe, just maybe, someday I will knit a scarf for myself. I’m not holding my breath, though. A year and four scarves after I picked up knitting again, I have yet to actually knit one for myself, or even actually plan one for myself. So, until the next time I knit a scarf, this is the Very Last One.

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