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
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
9 Comments:
At 9:30 PM,
cmeknit said…
very cool! I think I will make this one for my sister in law! I like the longer arms, looks good rolled up. Would be sharp looking under one of those big puffy vests!
At 12:47 AM,
kittybaroque said…
Looks VERY cool. I didn't think about the T shirt thing but you are right, this would WAY boost my wardrobe!!
Blessings
norbu
http://norbu.blogs.com
At 5:52 PM,
Brian said…
Karen,
I applaud your inventive nature and acknowledge your claim regarding your t-shirt wardrobe in the cooler months. How very unique. But, Karen, I should tell you that I remain dubious about the veracity of your claim. And while I love Scarf Style in all ways possible to physically love a book (with my whole body) I would never have thought to make this set of sleeves first unless I was making a gag gift of some kind.
Your sense of style, while I do not share it, has made me want to be your new best friend. I feel like we would get along very well. If we were walking together on the street people would be looking at your t-shirt extender/set of sleeves instead of me, the midget walking beside you and that would make me feel "normal" for the first time since I was an infant with an enormous head.
Congratulations on your FO*
Sooner
http://www.totallyknitting.blogspot.com
*Finished Object
At 6:07 PM,
Brian said…
Karen,
I just reread that and it sounded less congratulatory than I had intended. Permit me to clarify. I'm delighted to see even the unusual scarf style items getting knit up and you have done a marvelous job. The color is great with your skin tone. It is, however and unusual item.
Sooner
At 6:18 PM,
Bevin said…
Karen:
I think you have done a wonderful job. I have been drawn to this design for my friend Becky, who is a crocheter and not a knitter. She was delighted when, 2 years ago, I gave her the "magic scarf" that does so many things. She may love the dual purpose of this scarf.
I ask you, how long did it take to knit? I do not wish to spend too much time knitting for Becky, as she is completely a crocheter and might think that my knitting takes as little time as her crocheting, but as we all know, crocheting is making a series of flat knots and is much quicker than weaving an elegant form of mesh in the form of sleeves and a neck.
I will also take your fiber considerations to heart as I think something that one pairs with a t-shirt might be too overwhelming to have as a heavy knit.
Love,
Bevin
http://totallyknitting.blogspot.com
PS. To Sooner:
Perhaps, in addition to being unusual, it could also be described as an "unfinished object" as it is sort of a sweater with no front or back.
At 6:41 PM,
Brian said…
Bevin,
I believe that "unfinished object" is perhaps the most perfect of all descriptions of this shrug that have ever been uttered on the planet. And I swear to you that I am not being in any way hyperbolic. I love that you can take an unfinshed sweater, pair it with a t-shirt and find yourself reaady for an evening out with your co-workers to unwind with a cocktail or any sporting event featuring the massive consumption of fossil fuels.
I have a skull and crossbones t-shirt that just may be screaming for a pair of sleeves to mate with. I may need to rethink my position on the turtle shrug being merely a gag gift type item.
I should say that I am just a boy-knitter, but I put this to the scarf style knitalong community in a spirit of trust. Do any of you think this would be too gay to knit for myself? Is this a female only item? Does the fact that I am a midget make you think I may be able to pull this off a little better even though I'm a boy?
What do you think?
Sooner
http://totallyknitting.blogspot.com
Leave me a note here to let me know.
At 7:10 PM,
Bevin said…
Sooner,
Allow me to be the first of the scarf stylin' babes to acknowledge that you are a boy knitter and want to make the shrug. I think that the image of you in a shrug thing is laugh out loud funny. But I think that if you paired it with a Flower Basket a la Nicky Epstein you could completely make it work.
Perhaps top it off with a tutu. Who can say?
Love,
Bevin
At 11:16 AM,
scarlet said…
Thanks for all the feedback, folks! I hope this means that we might see more posts of turtle shrugs in the future? *hint hint*
Bevin: this didn't take very long to knit at all. I am often working on more than one project so I can't say "it took only two days" but I know it didn't take more than a few nights in front of the TV. Once you memorize the K3 P3 ribbing you are pretty much set for most of the project. :)
Sooner: I know that, essentially, this is a goofy project. But I am a sucker for Teva Durham's designs even though this is just the first one I've actually knit. This is not my first shrug, so I knew going into this how useful (yet strange) the piece is. I would support your effort to make one for yourself, but if you wanted to steer clear of any slander I'd keep away from the mohair (esp. in pink). I see you in a grey tweed... maybe one of Rowan's new Harris Tweeds?
At 1:01 PM,
Brian said…
Dear Karen,
As luck would have it I recently came across abot 600 yards of a beautiful alpaca natural colored tweed that was an absolute steal at my LYS. I had not yet decided what to use it for. It hadn't yet spoken to me, as it were. The colors are chocolaty and delicious. Perhaps I will take you up on your suggestion and make some sleeves.
And for the record I agree that Durham totally kicks knitting arse. Dare I say she is the Nicky Epstine of sleeves? Dare I?
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