This was a quick knit and I love the finished product. Basically it is just the two yarns -- Squiggle and Tingle -- from my last post held together. I didn't end up following the "pattern" from Crystal Palace. They have you cast on 12 stitches, which gives you a boa effect. I wanted it to be more scarf-ish, so I cast on 15. Then it's just garter stitch until you use up the yarn. This scarf is for my Mom, but I fell in love with it and I may have to make one for myself.
And here's my current sock in progress. This is Meilenweit Fantasy in color 4730. I think it's called Autumn Leaves maybe? I really want to start some new socks using the gorgeous Bearfoot yarn Theresa got me for my birthday, but I should probably finish these first. We'll see if I have the will power!
And I updated Booga J Reads since I finished The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Up next -- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Autumn Leaves indeed! That's the same yarn AND colorway I used for my last pair of socks. Yours look great, and it's interesting to see how different the colors look in different lighting (there's a photo of mine in the right sidebar of my blog).
Posted by: J Strizzy | Friday, March 12, 2004 at 02:51 PM
Julie, 100 Years of Solitude is the book I would take to a desert island. I'm eager to hear if you like it as much. Just started Angels and Demons, the "prequel" to Davinci Code. Squiggly is delightful. I see the future of next winter's scarves.
Posted by: Sharon | Friday, March 12, 2004 at 03:47 PM
read it in spanish ;) much better that way!!
i'm a huge fan of magical realism, all of marquez and garcia and that "club". try "la casa de bernarda alba" if you havent already read it, it's a play by... drat, one of them. maybe marquez?
Posted by: alice | Friday, March 12, 2004 at 05:04 PM
I read 100 Years of Solitude for a class I took a couple of years ago. It was interesting and I really enjoyed parts of it. I didn't like the course as much as I liked the book and shortly after that I realized I didn't really want to be a Literature student. I hope you enjoy it.
Posted by: Lizz | Friday, March 12, 2004 at 11:36 PM
I always like to have two pairs of socks going at once... makes it easier for me to avoid the dreaded second sock syndrome!
Seeing your scarf makes me want to knit with my Squiggle....
Posted by: Theresa | Sunday, March 14, 2004 at 01:27 AM
Oooh, lovely Koigu shawl. Where did you get the pattern?
Posted by: Pamela | Monday, March 15, 2004 at 01:36 PM