Irish Hiking Scarf
I absolutely adore this scarf. V does too, he wanted to keep it, but it’s for my Dad. It’s actually a shame I didn’t finish it sooner because Dad is in Colorado right now and could probably use some warmth and comfort.
The pattern is obviously Irish Hiking Scarf. The yarn is Brown Sheep Serendipity Tweed in Nebraska Wheat and I couldn’t recommend a yarn any more. It is soft, wonderful quality, beautifully tweedy and drapes fantastic.
This is the one that ended up much longer than I anticipated. I was going for maybe 60 inches or so. But I didn’t stop knitting until about 66 inches. Then a soak and gentle blocking left it at about 74 inches. Good thing my Dad is 6′2″.
I would definitely love to find the money to buy enough of this stuff for a great big sweater. (I still cringe thinking how much yarn it would take to make a sweater my size though.) But the Moody Blue Flax would be so pretty; and the name is so cool. Or the Oregano Leaves. Or Black Iris.
I love that scarf.
Comment by Allison | December 22, 2007
The scarf turned out beautifully! I’m in the middle of one (still! started it over a year ago, just picked it up again) and it looks so very different. Amazing what a difference yarn color makes!
Comment by Monica | January 1, 2008
Your scarf turned out great, you were still working on it last time I saw it when I met you at Java. Java Internet Cafe has closed and we are now meeting at Honkerbeans on Douglas. Hope you can come back and be with us. Glad I found your blog.
Comment by Carla | January 6, 2008
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