Reversible Cabled Scarf

Back in March, I took the Reversible Cables class offered by Needlework University, and in the second session of the class we got the pattern for the Dazzle Your Friends Scarf designed by the instructor. I played around with the pattern for a while, but I did not actually start the scarf until August. Life has kept me rather busy, so I have been working on it on and off.



I am using Dark Horse Fantasy Yarn in Renaissance Green. I had originally found one skein of this yarn and color at Laura May's Cottage in Lindsborg, Kansas last year. I liked how it felt, so I bought it thinking I could do a hat or something. Well, when Settlers Farm in Wamego opened up earlier this year, a few of us went there and then went on to Wildflower in Manhattan, where I found more of the same color. Not only was it the same color, but it was the same dye lot! I bought five more.

Persephone Scarf

Two posts in one night! I finished knitting the Persephone Scarf this evening.



It still needs some blocking, but other than that, it is done.

On another note, I was just poking around on Ravelry, and Julia Roberts has joined. She has requested a private profile, but I cannot say that I blame her for that. She announced when the movie web site for Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs will go live (June 23). It was not as fun a read as Knitting Under the Influence by Claire LaZebnik, but it is still good, and it should make a decent movie (I hope).

Progress

This afternoon I finished the fourth strip of the plaid afghan that I have been working on and seamed it to the others. I am very pleased with how it is turning out. I think one more strip will make it wide enough.


I have also made considerable progress on the Persephone Scarf.

An Update

Okay, so I have been really bad about updating my blog. For a while I was too busy knitting. Then I was too fatigued to even knit.

Once I was well enough to knit again, I made some progress on the cabled afghan.


I also ended up starting over on the latest pair of socks, but now they match up really well.



I finished turning the heels last night, so now it is on to the feet and toes. I am also thinking about working on the Persephone Scarf some more.

Afghans, Scarves, and Socks, Oh My!

Well, my favorite barrista called in last Wednesday, so I still do not have my size 8 needles back. I did finish another strip of the plaid afghan and seamed them together. I started the third strip this morning and have finished one pattern repeat so far, and I may be able to finish another pattern repeat this evening. The original pattern calls for five pattern repeats, but I am doing six so it is longer. With the two strips seamed together, it is reasonably wide, so I may only need to do another two strips once I finish the one I am working on.

Before the latest cold snap, I started the Persephone Cable Scarf by SmarieK. I am using Brown Sheep Company Nature Spun in Deep Sea. After working on the cabled afghan, I have become used to cabling without a cable needle by holding the stitches in between my thumb and forefinger. I have tried it a bit, but it does not seem to be working as well, so when I go back to working on the scarf, I will probably resort to my trusty flying bird cable needle.

Last Friday at the pub, I started another pair of socks. I am using Schoeller und Stahl Fortissima Sockotta. While the labels indicated they were the same color, I am wondering if one of the yarns was incorrectly labeled. Looks like they are going to be another pair of Dobby Socks.