{"id":751,"date":"2006-01-03T23:32:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-04T03:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kissmyknits.com\/?p=751"},"modified":"2006-01-03T23:32:00","modified_gmt":"2006-01-04T03:32:00","slug":"scarfy-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kissmyknits.com\/?p=751","title":{"rendered":"scarfy woes."},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m making a show row rib scarf, as seen in MagKnits<\/a>. There are issues therewith. Pics below.<\/p>\n

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Actual color is somewhere between the two – not quite as bright blue as the first, not quite as washed out as the second.<\/p>\n

I’m doing this because I love this colorway (201) of Noro Silk Garden,<\/a> enough that I bought three skeins of it with this pattern in mind. I thought the diagonal sections would be a nice way to show it off. And it’s nice to very quickly knock out a section between Jayne hats.<\/a><\/p>\n

Well, the actual pattern calls for a bulky weight yarn, and Silk Garden is definitely thinner than that. In fact, I’m knitting this up on size 6 needles (what’s that, like 4.5mm?) which is good, because it’s giving me the width I want and is the recommended size for the yarn. However, the down side is this: smaller needles + thinner yarn = more yarn needed to cover the same space.<\/p>\n

That’s most of one skein of Silk Garden in those pics. The scarf is 15″ long so far. I’d like it to be 60″. So I’d need four<\/i> skeins. And the yarn is $11 a skein at my local yarn store. So with tax, this would have $50 in materials invested in it when done. For a scarf that I technically don’t need, can’t sell (copyright restrictions) and don’t know if anyone would want as a gift.<\/p>\n

Now, add to that this:
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\nHey, look! It’s a gigantic knot! And they’ve chosen to rejoin the nearly white section with a nearly black one! Why, that won’t be obvious at all. Good job, folks at the mill!<\/p>\n

So now I’m contemplating just unravelling the whole freakin’ thing. I could always decrease the number of stitches to shorten the width and do it in a thicker yarn, one that some jerk didn’t decide to tie with a very unharmonious remainder.<\/p>\n

I like the colorway still, and I like the pattern, but I’m not sure about the two together at this point.<\/p>\n

Very disappointing, darn it.<\/p>\n

However, next up in line is that poor Canadian Browncoat who had her hat stolen<\/a>, and opted to re-order. I did cut her a significant discount. She decided to also order a matching scarf, so I’m going to do one double-knit<\/a> (produces stockinette on both sides without using a circular needle) so that’ll be a little break. I did a green and tan double knit scarf out of godawful acrylic back when I was still working at UPN46<\/a>, a good seven years ago, and it was fun. It felt like I knew a little sneaky trick – how to knit a tube on two needles. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

In “I spoil myself” news, I used a little Jayne hat money to buy myself a teeny tiny loom<\/a>, which I thought might be a fun way to use up little bits of yarn. Just ordered it tonight, so we’ll see what it’s like when it gets here.<\/p>\n

I also picked up a little treat for my fiber goddaughter, from the swap. I’m excited about having this pass through my hands – it looks cool. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

As you may be able to tell, I spent the first day of my daughter’s return to school trying to get caught up on knitting. Tomorrow: try to get caught up on errands!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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