Yarn shops should knit up projects in every type of yarn they sell. On (too) many occasions I've gone into the shop intending to stock up for a specific project, only to be lured by some luscious new thing hanging on the wall. This is especially true for unusual colors or textures, things I wouldn't normally consider if they were just on the shelf.
So, I'd gone into my LYS last week to pick up the Bingo for my husband's sweater, when a bulky scarf caught my eye. I'm a bit like an infant in my attraction to shiny objects.
This scarf had everything I ever wanted in a scarf: cool color, cool yarn, a bit of sheen, interesting stitch, fringe. This is how I came to know Colinette Point 5.
It is a strange thick and thin, fuzzy puff of a yarn, and I love it.
But, what I really loved was the pattern they used - a light and airy thing, probably a lace pattern. I didn't think to ask them what it was, but no matter what type of stitch pattern I try, I cannot recreate the magic of the scarf in the shop. I probably should have just asked to buy the completed scarf.
Here's what I've tried so far:
Mock Turkish stitch, courtesy of our friends at Have a Yarn.
Now this stitch looks awesome with a finer yarn, but it looks like a bird's nest in Point 5. It's also not very open, but I'd consider bigger needles. Still, I dunno. Next.
My So Called Scarf from Sheep In The City.
This looks a bit better, especially since it's a pattern made for a thick-thin yarn. However, my other bulky weight scarf is too dense, and it strangles me.
So, I tried a ole scarf stand-by: drop stitches.
Well it's breezier but... it just doesn't have that je ne sais quois.
And when you zoom out, it resembles a woven rag rug. Good for the laundry room floor, not good for clothing.
So, I find myself scrambling to start and finish two quasi-wintry projects on the cusp of Spring. I could get back to work on the summer scarf I started last year, or even some of the stuffed bears for my nephews.
I obviously knit to knit, not for any sensical reason.
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