A Scarf for my Sister
This is a Christmas gift for my sister. I made it using the lovely Bluefaced Leciester wool I bought in Hay. The wool was a joy to work with – lovely and soft with a gentle sheen. However, of all the things I have made for christmas, this was by the far the most labour intensive – it has taken me ages. This wasn’t due to the pattern though, which is really very simple – no the problem was that I managed to get my yarn into a big fat tangle and so for every couple of rows I crocheted, I had to spend 20 minutes or so untangling the wool. Agh! I only have myself to blame – I wanted to get started straight away and decided not to bother winding my skeins into balls. ‘I’ll be careful not to tangle it’ I thought. What a fool. Needless to say I have learnt my lesson and have requested a nostepinne for christmas, to help wind all future skeins into balls!
Anyhow, tangles aside, I am really pleased with how this turned out. It’s the first thing I’ve blocked and, although it took me a while to do (as I had to block in sections due to not having anywhere large enough to lie the whole scarf out) I was very impressed with how the blocking process transformed the drape of the fabric. It also added a couple of extra inches.
So, that’s my christmas gift for my sister and, as christmas gift for any crochet fans out there, I have posted the pattern here. Enjoy!
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Very nice gift, and well worth the time! I bet she will love it. Its very elegant looking!
thank you – I must confess, I get quite nervous giving people handmade things sometimes – I really want her to like it……
This scarf is gorgeous! You have nothing to worry about at all Kitty, nothing!
She’ll be chuffed to bits at the fact you’ve made it yourself too – it’s priceless.
I’ve suffered at the hands of a rogue skein too. It makes me feel a kind of rage I’ve never experienced before!!
Hope you have a beautiful day tomorrow Kitty and I wish for the three of you to have a peaceful year, with all the happiness that brings,
hen
xx
Beautiful scarf! I love the pattern and the colour, im sure your sister will be thrilled with it. Merry Christmas xx
so pretty! I have learned that same lesson about yarn winding the hard way. The scarf was worth the effort.
oh my, if I could knit somethig like this I would be over the moon. The pattern is gorgeous, simple but gorgeous. I can’t believe all the knitting insiration that’s ciming my way just now!
Thanks so much everyone – I guess I’ll find out if she likes it or not fairly soon! Have a wonderful christmas all!