I got my scarves finished! I know my relief at having them done is somewhat overblown but I can’t help it. Last minute things and deadlines wreak havoc with my peace of mind and always have :) I won’t bore you with the uncle scarf because, except for length, it isn’t any different that it was when you last saw it :) But the aunt scarf came out differently than I expected.
The original scarf had embroidered flowers in the center of the diamond lozenges and I had intended to do that as it’s a very pretty treatment. But the more I thought about what the back would look like, the less I liked the idea. The red design lines are crocheted - well, I suppose embroidered with a crochet hook might be a more accurate description. The process is no different than crocheting a long chain except that you’re doing it through a thickness of fabric. It’s a bit fiddly, but not overly cumbersome and leaves a much neater back side than embroidery would have. It’s also a little more conservative of your yarn than embroidery would have been.
I was also surprised by a package from the inimitable Bron this week. There were these…
But that wasn’t all…
And, of course, I couldn’t resist immediately fooling around with it, and so there’s this too!
I won’t be posting Christmas week - but Chatters is on for Saturday night (the 22nd) and will be on for Saturday the 29th as well. Hope to see you there.
I wish all of you dear people the best and most joyous of holidays, warmth and cheer and the pleasure of family and friends :)
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oooh. same same good Christmas wishes and all that! - see you at Chatters!!!!!!!
I love what you did with the scarf!
Have a safe and happy holiday! Merry Christmas!
I LOVE your scarf! I like the color combination. Merry Christmas!
Nat - You betcha! It will be wonderful to chat with you - I feel like I haven’t “seen” you for ages!
Opal - I think I’ve reached my “red hat” days a little early :)
Have a terrific holiday, my cat-loving friend!
Monika - Thanks very much for the terrific idea! I can promise you this won’t be the last time I use it :)
Merry Christmas!
Hehehe..."inimitable"...rather makes me sound like Nurse Ratched!
So happy you liked everything - happy holidays!
PS - LOVE the scarf!
Hello Robbyn - just wanted to drop by and wish you and yours a very happy Christmas and New Year! Look forward to reading more of your knitting and crafting news and hope the snowy weather in the US isn’t too much of an inconvenience.
Bron - Never never! Wretched Ratched? According to my sources, inimitable means unable to be imitated, matchless.
Matchless - that’s what I was going for :) Without match or peer!
But, I guess if you want to hang out in a mental health facility, that’s up to you :) Heheh…
Anne - How very kind of you! Thank you for the good wishes, which are returned in full.
The snow in a bit inconvenient - but it is lovely and will be nice to have over the holidays :)
what lovely gifts!! glad to know i’m not the only one who puts pretty stitch markers anywhere except in my knitting- i’m always afraid i will either ruin them or misplace them, so i resort back to the tiny rubber band thing for actual markers-
the scarf is pretty- i’ve made long chains and then formed either freeform decorative accents or flowers etc from them before attaching them to an item, but i’d never thought about actually saving a step and crocheting them in place as i went along- clever you!!
stay happy and give all the critters a sip of the eggnog!!
Barb - Your method would be a lot less limiting and probably not nearly so fiddly as what I did. I’m not nearly as clever as I am lazy :)
How clever with the aunt scarf! It looks great. Hope you are having a wonderful day!
Chris - Thank you - I’m pleased to say that she seemed very taken with it - all the more so because she couldn’t locate her storage box of winter things :)
