The Red Scarf haul-along
January 18, 2007
Back in November, Katie suggested that the MIT Stitch & Bitch do a mini-knit-along during IAP (aka January) to create scarves for the Red Scarf Project. Of course, the idea was a big hit, and lead to an official event in the IAP calendar. [clearly we're famous now]
Despite not posting about it, I’ve spent the last week knitting away at a Besotted Scarf in KnitPicks Swish Superwash in Red Pepper.
As of right now, the scarf is about 32″ long. I’m getting 15″ out of each ball, and since I only have three balls, this scarf will be 45″ with no fringe. I was hoping for a teeny bit of fringe, but it’s already fairly short, so I can’t spare the extra yarn. Oh well.
While I feel great about participating in this project, I also feel silly about walking around with cold hands because I refuse to 1) buy mittens or 2) stop the scarf and risk not finishing it in time, so I can make mittens for myself. Am I being totally ridiculous? Yeah, I thought so.
But if I slog through to the end of this scarf monogamously (despite the siren call of my Arwen and my cold hands), my reward will be to knit a pair of mittens (or a hat?) out of the most beautiful handspun that I got from the recent MIT SnB holidaze yankee swap (note to self: explain why I’ll never participate in another yankee swap). But I’ve also signed up for the Green Sock Along over at Knotty Bits because I have two skeins of the most incredible green sock yarn from my generous birthday presents and I can’t wait to cast on. But what about Wifey’s Icarus or Hag’s socks or Mom’s poncho or my Eris or Little Man’s cornflower sweater, you ask? Yeah … I should get back to those, huh?
Clearly monogamy is difficult for me. And clearly, I’ll have no problem knitting from stash until the end of September.
- Bruise update: it was measured, and it’s larger, and more colorful (eeewwww!). there’s a new photo, and the old photo has 69 views, which scares me a little.
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Suzanne | January 18, 2007 at 3:26 pm
The scarf is just lovely! If it makes you feel any better, I broke down and bought an ear-flap hat from Whole Foods because I’ve given away all of the hats that I’ve made (ok, only about three). I look totally stupid in it, but at least the colors coordinate with scarf and backpack.
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Kellee | January 18, 2007 at 5:55 pm
All my hats are storebought (and I have several) because I simply cannot seem to make a hat for myself that doesn’t make me look like an ASS. Don’t get me wrong, the storebought hats do too, but at least they’re all color-worky and fleece lined and interesting, if ASS-inducing, instead of plain and boring and ASS-inducing.
There. I’ve confessed. Feel better about yourself and your old mittens now?
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The Whole Self | January 18, 2007 at 6:23 pm
i heart that red yarn!
kisses to the bruise.
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the spinner | January 18, 2007 at 7:11 pm
You’re too kind about the handspun. Hang on, the scarf is almost done.
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Rhonda the Stitchingnut | January 18, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Your scarf is coming along better than mine. I pity the poor orphan that gets mine in fact.
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pigbook1 | January 19, 2007 at 4:46 pm
I don’t own any mittens, gloves or hats that I made but I used to have some crocheted hat made by this oldman at church. They were silly but I wore them faithfully until they fell apart when I was in college. Keep up the knitting goodness PS little man is adorable in that last post
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Kate | January 22, 2007 at 4:47 am
That scarf is fabulous!! I keep seeing people making those and I think I’m going to have to break down and make one of my own one of these days.