Five minutes
Monday November 26th 2007, 1:21 pm
Filed under: "Wrapped in Comfort",Knit

moonstone Blue Moon scarfYou know, this is working up fast enough that I ought to finish the silly thing before snapping its picture, but here it is, unblocked: 33 stitches and five minutes to the inch. Being a very open pattern, it stretches out a lot, which means it’s good for getting as much length as you can out of a small amount of an expensive yarn (I would say go for at least 250 yards of a fingering weight with size 5.5 mm needles). This is three repeats across plus one plain stitch added to each edge, the main body of my Water Turtles Shawl pattern from “Wrapped in Comfort,” rows 38 and 40. The yarn is by Blue Moon Fiber Arts, merino/tencel in the Moonstone colorway.

Five minutes an inch. You don’t have to knit the whole shawl, a scarf from the pattern will do. So, how is your holiday knitting deadline coming along?

Some of mine just got moved up two weeks: our son John is going into the Mission Training Center in Provo, Utah, to start his mission for the Mormon Church in December. When his big brother went off, his dad took him; this time it’s my turn. I haven’t seen my folks’ new place in Salt Lake City yet, so it only seemed fair.

And I thought yesterday of how much I’ve gotten used to Californian winters, of just how cold I was going to be, and wished I had something warm. You know, like a scarf, and maybe a hat, too.

Wait a few seconds for it to hit me… DUH! Even with a few holes here and there in the patterns, yeah, um, I think I’ve got a scarf or two around here.  Now to finish this and go knit a solid one for the kid.


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Yeah, right. It’s a good thing you knit . . . .

Comment by Laura 11.26.07 @ 2:05 pm

It is always handy to be able to knit. I know how you feel about the cold. I used to live in a colder place; make more scarves! I always find keeping my neck warm makes a huge difference. Happy knitting.

Comment by Vicki 11.26.07 @ 2:37 pm

Beautiful!

Comment by Amanda 11.26.07 @ 2:57 pm

Um, I suspect you are going to need more than a hat and a scarf! Provo isn’t that much warmer than where I lived in Utah, and we wore winter coats! LOL

Comment by Mary 11.26.07 @ 3:09 pm

Those big shawls might just squish up and make warm (bulky) scarves? Whaddya think? Oh, and please remember the long johns, winter coat, and other Utah necessities. You’re too precious to turn into a popsicle. 🙂

Comment by Joanne 11.27.07 @ 7:19 am

I found you through the Yarn Harlot and wanted to say congrats on your newest missionary! Years from now I will be sending off 4 of my own…and will have to knit my way through the emotions of it all!

Comment by Paula 11.28.07 @ 10:32 am



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