Noro Kureyon Twice

Yet another Lady Eleanor stole in Noro in progress - still some way to go :-)

Also I didn´t manage to resist temptation any longer and made my first Ruffles - rather short since I wanted to use only 1 ball of Noro but I like the result anyway. I combined it with another red wool and knitted one side in Noro and one in the other yarn as suggested in the book. It looks interesting, sooner or later I will try to do the same using dark purple wool in combination with this Noro shade.

Backyard battle

It comes out so nice, I'm knitting it twice!

I'm at it again. In the right corner, in the rose corner, we have the current champion, Backyard Leaves 1! In the left corner, the raspberry corner, we have the challenger, Backyard Leaves 2!

Backyard Leaves 2 is precisely identical to the first one, except the yarn is a different color. The rose-colored one is all mine, but the raspberry one will be for my friend Egle.

That's right. Two Backyard Leaves, neither in anything close to green. I've got the pink bug :-D.

Happy knitting,
Kathy, aka grumperina

my blog
my knitting webpage

My excuses (ahem, REASONS) for non-progress

I haven't posted in a long time. For several REASONS (ahem, excuses).

1) I had to send the digital camera back to my brother. It's not fun to blog with no pictures to support your progress. (Kind of like the whole...if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to see it...does it make any noise? So, if I say I finish a project and no one can see it, is it really done?)

2) I have adult ADD. Seriously. Well, ok, not really. But, my knitting personality sure does! I love picking out new yarn, the new pattern, casting on, and knitting enough so that I can see the pattern...then the rush is gone.

3) I had to finish my felted clogs for my felted clogs CLASS.

4) School.

5) Fine. I'm just lazy, ok??

So...fellow scarfstyle babes...I'm looking for some words of encouragement to go ahead and finish my backyard leaves scarf. I've finished the first half and about 4 repeats on the second half (there's 11 repeats). You'd think that being about 75% finished would make me just push through the pain. Stories of how good it felt to finish your projects, how bad it feels to NOT finish a project, or how you motivated yourself to 'push through' to the end will be greatly appreciated!!

i hate you, i love you...one ball down, five to go. My first attempt at charts. There's been some ripping back a couple times, but we made it through the first ball. 

Ruffles Is Done!

Dearest Scarf Stylin' Hipster Mamas:

You may recall me from such posts as "I am working on a Ruffles in Light Blue Cashmere, etc..." You may also recall myself and my blogging partner in crime, Sooner, from the heated discussion regarding the weirdness of the design of a pair of sleeves as a scarf.

Anyway, I have completed my Ruffles in light blue cashmere I bought on sale at AC Moore. It is soft and marvelous and looks great with the vintage jacket I made it to match. Below please find a photo showing how much I "heart" my new FO* and a photo of my puppy, Macy, the Official SpokesDog of the Totally Knitting Universe, and a photo of myself attempting to capture the grace and beauty of the cover photo of your favorite pattern book and mine, Scarf Style.







Love,

Bevin
Totally Knitting

And a close up... 

Here is the start of my Lady Eleanor. I am using Manos del Uruguay which is a handcrafted kettle dyed wool. 

Finally done ruffles! It didn't take long...and I did enjoy it for the first few balls...by the third ball, I couldn't wait to get it done. So many other scarves I am excited about... 

Here is the beginning of misty garden done in a merino and silk...I was just trying out the pattern in a spare ball, but I love it. So of to my LYS tomorrow to find more in the same dyelot! 

Teva Turtle Shrug

Happily, I have completed my first project from Scarf Style, the shrug designed by Teva Durham, to be worn as either a shrug or as a scarf.



Quite warm, and an easy way to extend my tshirt wardrobe into the cooler months.



Wearing the shrug as a scarf made me realise why Teva probably chose a mohair yarn for this project: it's an awful lot of yarn to have wrapped around the neck. Instead of the yarn called for, I used a wool-microfiber blend, which is soft and warm but not as lightweight as a mohair. So let that be a caution to all of you who have this on the to-knit list!

I knit the sleeves a little long so they would be long enough to wrap around for the scarf, and I think the deep turnback cuffs look ok. Now... on to the next scarf!

Karen

New here

Hi everybody,
my name is Lu and I am a knitholic. I plan to make Misty Garden with some Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool my wonderful secret pal sent me.
And I must add that I just love this book!

Midwest Moonlight-- done!

Phew!
Pictures

Hello!

I recently discovered this book and have started several projects . I am currently working on Ruffles, Moonlight Madness and I just started Lady Eleanor's Entrelac Stole.

I will post pictures soon!

New Here too!

I've been working on Ruffles. It's such a fun knit! I'm using Noro Kureyon #51. The colors are little hard to see in this picture. I'll try to take a better picture later...



Look forward to kniting along with you! :)

Twice!

Hi everyone,

Well, I finished my Backyard Leaves scarf from the book, and I love it! I have a question for all you Backyard Leaves knitters - do you think it's weird that without hesitation I wanted to make my scarf pink or red or rose? As far as I can tell, all of you made your BL scarves in green shades... I love this scarf and pattern so much, that I'm going to make another one for a friend! Do you think this one will be green? ;) Nope, it will be raspberry-colored! Here are the pictures:

That's me, sporting my new scarf

More details about yarn, finished size, blocking, etc., can be found on my website.

I'll keep you updated on the progress of my second Backyard Leaves.

Kathy, aka grumperina
my knitting webpage
my blog

stripes and bobbles

My version of the Stripes and Bobbles scarf from Scarfstyle is finally complete. The stripes waited a very long time for the bobbles. I used Encore to make the two stripes in charcoal gray and one black. My CO, with a US9, was 8 for the gray stripes and 6 for the black. The bobbles were made with Rowan All Season Cotton in royal blue.

The directions for the knot, or bobble, are to wrap the yarn around a knitting needle or pencil six times on each side of the stripe. After several unattractive bobbles, I finally found a good method. Using one double pointed needle I did the six wraps on one side, left the dpn in place while using a second dpn to do the wraps on the other side. Once complete with yarn tied off, I pulled out both dpns. The result is what you see in the pictures. It hangs pretty and is warm - can't wait to wear my scarf!

Kathy's Knit Bits

Moonlight Madness amost done-- advice needed!

I'll be finishing Moonlight Madness by tomorrow sometime, and I'm wondering, how the heck do you weave the ends in on lacework? Yikes!

Ok, here it is...DB cashmerino aran..some crazy colour..fushia that I bought on ebay. This pattern is much easier than it may appear, and you can multitask while knitting! 

I'm obsessed!!

Hi Guys,
My online name is norbu and I am in Melbourne, Australia and I'm a Rowan-aholic :-)
I am now OBSESSED with Scarf Style and could go on forever** I just HAD to order the 'Touch Me' for the Vintage Velvet scarf, ordering the Rowan yarn for the Rosebud Scarf in a couple of weeks and just gotta knit the Falling Leaves and Ruffles and Oh, well you get the picture... I tried subbing yarn for the backyard while waiting for my other bits to arrive but no luck with the yarn I chose, will be cheaper to get the original* You can see my efforts on my blog until I got distracted by a subtitled movie and the error was WAY too complex to find* Anyhow, wanted to say a Hi and looking forward to sharing Scarf Style obsessions*
Blessings
norbu

New to knit-alongs

Hello everyone!
I just received my "Scarf Style" book and I am awaiting my order from Knitpicks. I love the challenge of many of these scarves, yet reading through them I have many questions.

I have started the ruffle scarf as many of you have done, using DB cashmerino aran...loving it.

I would like to make the "Backyard Leaves" scarf. I have never really done any lace knitting, except for some yo here and there, and I am new to chart reading. But what really is confusing is the edging she puts on it. I have no idea, and cannot find anything about the slip stitch double knit method. Pleaseeeeee...help. How do I do this and do I add the stitches into the cast on number? I don't think the edging is charted.
Thankyou for any help you can give.
Carolyn

Can you believe it?

Hi everyone,
Can you believe it, this is my first knit-along? Woohoo! I've been working on the Backyard Leaves Scarf from the book, and I think the designer, Annie Modesitt, is SO clever. Anyone else notice the neat-looking border on this scarf? I'm glad I don't have to decide on a selvedge, she's got it all spelled out. Here are some pictures:

So, I'm knitting my scarf in elann's 100% alpaca, color #1349 antique rose. It's been going very well, in fact, I'm about 85% done at this point, just a few more repeats. I'm a little nervous about blocking alpaca, since I understand I might have to steam it. Any advice? Nice meeting all of you!

Kathy, aka grumperina
my blog
my knitting webpage

*shrug*

Hey Stylers!

I am a latecomer to this knit-along and to the book. Although I had coveted it for many months, I didn't managed to pick it up until a few weeks ago. In order to catch-up I immediately started in on Teva Durham's Turtleneck Shrug in a lovely shade of blue-green Cascade 220. I am taking a brief break to work on a baby sweater, but here is what I have so far:



I am already in love with this interesting take on a scarf and can't wait to wear it.

I also just got some laceweight yarn from Knitpicks to start Ene's Scarf for my grandma. Has anyone knit this? I would love any advice you might have. Everyone's scarves look amazing! I love visiting this blog.

Knit on!

Nicole/Big Sister

Double Dog Dragon

Hello Scarf Stylers!!

Has anyone knit the Double Dare Doggy Dragon scarf? I was wondering how much of each color people have used and whether there was much left over per skein. As the yarn called for is completely expensivecore, my best knitting friend and blog partner in crime Sooner and I were thinking of going in on some yarn for it, thereby cutting expenses tremendously.

Also, if anyone has knit it using any substitute yarns, I'd be interested in hearing a report about that, too!

Still ruffling away in Jersey City and all over Manhattan,

Bevin
http://totallyknitting.blogspot.com

Ruffles progress & Color on Color started

Here's Ruffles so far:



It's about 23 inches - one ball of DB Cashmerino Aran lasted 18 inches worth.

And I've begun Color on Color:



SandyB

My finished Trellis Scarf

What a great fun scarf to knit! I used the Crystal Palace Cotton chenille as per the pattern, and I LOVE the way it turned out. Please take a look at the finished scarf at my blog

http://iwasknittogetherinmymotherswomb.typepad.com/ The Feb 2 entry.

I'm back to work then on Midwest Moonlight...

Lynne

Like a Lemming....

After seeing all the beautiful Misty Garden pictures, I just couldn't resist. I even broke my YNBA to buy the yarn....


Mine is made of Queensland Collection Rare Comfort Mohair instead of the Jo Sharp mohair. Two different yarn stores told me they are the exact same thing, made by the same company, even using the same color numbers! Queensland Collection is slightly cheaper most places, so keep that in mind of you are interested in making this scarf and want to use the specified yarn.

I went with the color pictured in the book, which looks like a rose garden to me, but it was hard choice between that and a lovely mix of purples and greens which looked like a violet patch or a vineyard. Hmmm.. maybe I need to make two!?!

Spinning continues slowly on the yarn for Color on Color...

Anne in Colorado
http://whitestarsams.blogspot.com

here and there & ruffle

I'm on my second ruffle scarf:


The noro yarn was such a good idea (thanks carol). This isn't the softest yarn I've ever worked with but I love the color. Lots of fun to make.

And here is a Here and There Cable scarf I'm slowly making. The yarn is 100% merino from handpaintedyarn.com. It's super soft.



I'm trying to finish up a couple sweaters while it's still winter so these will probably stay in progress for a bit :-)

Thanks again Tipper for starting this knit along. I'm really enjoying seeing all the projects.

-Amber

I'm Just A Girl

Hello to all of you hard working scarf stylin' babes!!

I am a girl, and an uber femme one at that, so I was a total girl lemming and jumped right into Ruffles as my first project. I am working with a cashmere aran I got from AC Moore during their 25% off yarn sale recently. It is only 6% cashmere, the rest merino wool and it is butter soft. On my 10 inch bamboo size 7s, I am knitting a dream. Seriously, it is so nice. I am not a fiber snob in any way and have many projects going in acrylic (and, in fact, have recently decided I hate knitting 100% wool--true story) you can see in my blog, but I recently declared to the Granny Girl Squad, God and everybody, that I will always, ALWAYS have a project going with some sort of cashmere yarn.

Once I got the first few pattern repeats goin', I have found I can do Ruffles anywhere, especially on the train and in the bank. I'm a real estate lawyer and spend a lot of time in both places, ruffling away.

Here's a shot of my WIP:



Anyway, hope to start the double dog dragon and the here and there cables very very soon!!!!

xoxo,

Bevin
Jersey City, NJ
totallyknitting.blogspot.com

HELP HELP HELP: RUFFLES

first off: thanks for responding to the poll....it's fun to visualize what and where fellow scarffers are up to....

with that being said....I NEED HELP....AND I NEED IT QUICK BEFORE I THROW THIS BOOK OUT THE WINDOW....

ruffles....i'm pretty sure i'm doing it all wrong, because it feels weird and i keep ending up with too many stitches AND loose stitches is certain places.

my questions:
1. what cast on method did you use, what seems to work best?
2. are there any mistakes/updates that i should know about in the pattern?
3. are you supposed to always have 22 stitches?
4. for the KWTOG...i dont really understand this, can you please explain it to me in beginner-knitter words? do you stick you needle in the front part of the wrap, the back part of the wrap, and the stitch thats around the needle? therefore knitting 3 "strings" together??

HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP....THANKS IN ADVANCE:)