My Bleeding Hearts Gathered Scarf was finished on our drive home from our trip to the snow!
I eeked it out of one skein too! I'll admit, I was a bit nervous last night when it didn't look long enough, but I blocked what was knit so far and it grew about 15 inches over night!!
Pattern: Gathered Scarf
Yarn: Socks that Rock mediumweight, colorway Bleeding Hearts ONE SKEIN!!!
Needles: US 5 and US 8
Measurements: 5" x 65"
Cast on: February 11, 2009 (happy birthday me!)
Finished: February 15, 2009
Modifications: A few that I read about on lots of ravelry project pages. I went up needle sizes. I started with the garter stitch portion of the scarf first. I cast on a few extra stitches for more width (54 stitches total). Not sure I would do that again. I also alternated the decreases between ssk and k2tog as some suggested on ravelry (e.g., one full row of ssk, next decrease row k2tog).
I do know that I will definitely be knitting at least one more of these! In sock yarn! And in other yarns! I fell in love with this one and have a skein of Peru just calling its name!
I finished the last 10 inches of the scarf while Snowboarder drove us home today...it was snowing for a good 60 miles! And then rained all the way home....thanks Snowboarder!!
And tomorrow....I only have to knit!! Yay for 3-day weekends!
Happy Knitting!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits
27 comments:
It looks perfect on you! I may just do this since I have some gorgeous sock yarn but I'm still a little anxious about making socks.
Happy Belated Birthday!! And such a pretty scarf!
So nice of snowboarded to do all the cruddy driving. Boys are good like that :)
Oh, very pretty! It looks lovely on you.
Wow! I love it!!! Of course, BMFA's colors are great. I've never seen this pattern before--I really like it. I like using sock yarn for scarves. It is so beautiful that it is nice for the whole world to see those gorgeous colors!
...love the scarf! sounds like you had a great birthday week! we will continue the celebration when i see you at stitches!
Go you! Love the scarf! Definately getting that colorway now! Sounds like a nice snowy weekend! :)
It's came out beautifully! And holy cow, that was fast!
It is lovely! I must go knit one after Stitches, so I, too, can make a Rockin' beuatiful scarf.
looks great!! and happy birthday!! i lurve it!
The yarn and the pattern look wonderful together! You're so fast, too!
What a great job! It is gorgeous! The color is perfect for you.
Gotta love the 1 skein knits!!
And yeah for SuperDriver..I mean Snowboarder! ;op
Hope you enjoyed your day off!
I can't wait until the bleeding hearts pop up in my garden. Not yet...
I tagged you for an award on my blog today. I love your blog!
Yup, our drive home was like yours too today though we did get a little break in the Central Valley.
Love, love, love your b-day scarf. I never picked up the colorway since the once batch I saw at Purlescence was very neon pink in comparison to your skein.
Hey, you look hot! I LOVE this scarf, went to get the directions and dug out all my needles. I didn't have the correct sizes darn it! Time for a KP order. Inspiring...I love it!!! Glad you had such a great weekend!
LOVE this scarf. And it marinating so long in your stash only made it better. Like a fine wine. =)
How beautiful! I love love love the colors!!
It's beautiful!!! Sounds like a perfect weekend.
Lovely! That is a well knit and used skein. I can't belive you got a scarf that long out of one skein!
pretty scarf and pretty snow - will I need to bring some boots?!
:0)
Absolutely gorgeous! I a have been coveting that color for ages and cannot seem to get my grubby little hands on it.
Love the pattern and color... You are one speedy knitter:)
Your birthday scarf! Glad you're home safe and sound!
Are you sure you didn't fall in love with that doggie and not the scarf?!
Ah, Bleeding Hearts! One of my favorite colorways that I always grab up...and always put down! But seriously how I love it! Now I KNOW I need to get a skein! I may just do more med weights!
Happy Knitting Weekend! And finished Ruffled Scarf weekend!
NINE MORE DAYS!!!! ;)
Happy belated birthday, Carrie! That's one beautiful scarf -- I love how you always find such fitting projects for those pink STR colorways!
What a beautiful scarf - the colors are perfect for you! You're just zooming through the knitting, leaving the rest of us in the dust!
This is just beautiful! Love the yarn/pattern combo! Hope you had a lovely weekend with your love. :)
Beautiful! And only one skein!
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