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Thursday, November 08, 2007

What's their compatability rating, Dexter?

Sometimes you get a pattern and a yarn that just belong together. I reckon this was a Perfect Match. Ooooh ah wooo!

Edgar from Knitty, Fall 2006 in a Happy Spider hand-dyed 8ply wool on a 5mm needle to give it drape.


The pattern is very simple. I only had the usual 2 or 3 attempts to get the first repeat right and then I was flying.



It generated much interest when knitted in public. I only wish I'd had several balls of it at the National Library for the screening of The Librarians - could've made a killing. The knitting was certainly more entertaining than the programme.


Tweedy yarn looks fantastic in stocking stitch, but garter stitch makes it pop like a weasel.

7 comments:

DrK said...

oh very pretty. very nature-loving. i gave up on the librarians last night, not nearly as funny as the office when it really should be....

happyspider said...

pop! love it :)

Donna Lee said...

It's a great scarf. The yarn is a perfect fit and it complements the tree perfectly!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous!

I will give The Librarians one more shot, then it's quits. So much potential. It's like dry Weet-Bix at the moment!

Five Ferns Fibreholic said...

That yarn had a destiny...and you discovered it. Id's have to say that the compatobility rating on this one has gone through the roof.

Gillian said...

The non-knitting general public are always amused by knitting that's not straight! The colour of this would have waved at everybody too. Really lovely!
Cheers Gillian

Marg B said...

The scarf looks like it is going native in the tree. It's certainly a great pattern/yarn match.