Relying on my friends
My bear Olaf volunteered to pose with the finished scarf
I’ve finished my scarf; the one I bought as a kit in Skagen last year and which turned out to be more than a bit of a challenge when it came to working out the (Danish) pattern. It proved totally beyond my understanding and questions placed in the Ravelry forum also drew a blank. But my Danish friend Marianne used her detective skills together with her craft knowledge (and persistence!) to fathom out some odd references made in the leaflet. She identified the book from where the pattern had been taken, ordered it from her local library and filled in the gaps for me!
Thank you Marianne, I couldn’t have made it without you!
Since then, I have also had an email conversation with the designer, who had no idea that the kit of her design didn’t have all the information in it, so Marianne’s work has not been without benefit to the wider community too. It is actually a rather lovely pattern and clever in that it doesn’t have a right/wrong side.
The colours are lovely and the yarn soft.
I had simply forgotten how much (boring) knitting there is in a long, straight scarf! I am, therefore, very happy to have finished it.
Because, unsurprisingly, I did have the next project lined up!
And the one after that as well. Our holiday last Summer calling in at Lerwick in the Shetlands was too good an opportunity to miss a lovely knitted souvenir (or two), even if I do have to knit them myself.
On the needles right now is the Brake Cowl created by Sheila, of Laxdale Yarns in Lerwick. It was Sheila who I met on the harbour as I returned to the ship after a great day out exploring Jarlshof. I had been looking out for the pattern for Harriet’s Hat (above, my next project) and thanks to the delightful gentleman on the quayside, Sheila and I exchanged email addresses and the purchases were made. What a lovely memory to associate with my knitting.
I haven’t done much colourwork knitting however, so I’m taking it gently, relying on YouTube videos and the encouragement of friends to see me right with this first project. It fits in nicely with the other interesting project I signed up for last month which blends together the charts I work with when knitting or weaving and the similar charts which generate music when put through a simple player. That class also includes some colourwork knitting - this month, generated from a waltz - though I’m putting that on hold for a while.
One thing at a time!
Once again, I rely on the wisdom of my very sensible friends to remind me that I can’t do everything at the same time. I’m hoping that in the future they will also remind me gently - or more vehemently if necessary - how very dull it is to knit a scarf!
