Its done! I've been wanting to make this one for awhile. The Noro yarn is SO beautiful! I've never knit with real wool before. The yarn splits really easy - I learned not to tie my knots too tight. The yarn is not all the same size either. There were some pretty big chunks of wool that I probably should have cut out, but I didnt. I kept having to pull what looked to me like pieces of grass out of the yarn, but the wool is not as scratchy as I thought it would be.
I chose to use 4 different colors because I couldnt choose just 2! I tend to pick bold colors too - this is probably why half the scarf is basically red and the other half is pretty much blue. In order to make the colors stand out more you really need to pick 2 dull colors to stripe with 2 bold colors. I know that now. I had to cut some of the colors out because the stripes were blending together.
My favorite parts of the scarf are where the colors of one skein naturally fade into another color while at the same time providing a contrast to the color of other skein. Which is tricky to do with this yarn! Hence the cutting. Overall, I am VERY satisfied with how it turned out and as much as I hate the cold weather, I hope we get some this winter so that I can actually wear a wool scarf and not sweat!
It didnt take me as long as I thought it would to make this - less than 2 weeks. I CO 39 and the scarf is about 6ft long. I love the effect that the slipped end stitches give this scarf. It really smooths out the edges. I used all of the yarn except the parts I cut out which wasnt much. I did splurge a bit on this yarn. I bought it at the Knitch in Atlanta. And after visiting that LYS and seeing/feeling all the beautiful yarn, I may very well become a yarn snob! :)
Its done! I've been wanting to make this one for awhile. The Noro yarn is SO beautiful! I've never knit with real wool before. The yarn splits really easy - I learned not to tie my knots too tight. The yarn is not all the same size either. There were some pretty big chunks of wool that I probably should have cut out, but I didnt. I kept having to pull what looked to me like pieces of grass out of the yarn, but the wool is not as scratchy as I thought it would be.
I chose to use 4 different colors because I couldnt choose just 2! I tend to pick bold colors too - this is probably why half the scarf is basically red and the other half is pretty much blue. In order to make the colors stand out more you really need to pick 2 dull colors to stripe with 2 bold colors. I know that now. I had to cut some of the colors out because the stripes were blending together.
My favorite parts of the scarf are where the colors of one skein naturally fade into another color while at the same time providing a contrast to the color of other skein. Which is tricky to do with this yarn! Hence the cutting. Overall, I am VERY satisfied with how it turned out and as much as I hate the cold weather, I hope we get some this winter so that I can actually wear a wool scarf and not sweat!
It didnt take me as long as I thought it would to make this - less than 2 weeks. I CO 39 and the scarf is about 6ft long. I love the effect that the slipped end stitches give this scarf. It really smooths out the edges. I used all of the yarn except the parts I cut out which wasnt much. I did splurge a bit on this yarn. I bought it at the Knitch in Atlanta. And after visiting that LYS and seeing/feeling all the beautiful yarn, I may very well become a yarn snob! :)
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