By Nora,on December 19th,2012; Yarn:Berroco Seduce (a blend of rayon,linen,silk,and nylon),color = Absinthe, 3 skeins (because that’s all the yarn shop had,it was on sale),needle size:US #7 Pattern from Knitted Laces of Estonia by Nancy Bush (my copy of this book was destroyed in the great kool-aid spill of 2012 and I can’t remember the name of the pattern) This was my first lace project,knitted in 2009 to wear to my god-niece’s wedding. Frankly,it ended up with some changes because my yarn supply was limited and at that point in time I didn’t understand that if you used a different “weight”of yarn (as in a moderate versus lace),you needed a different weight of yarn (as in number of ounces/grams). It has a wonderful drape and heavy feel. Final length is 78″. 
By Nora,on December 18th,2012; I made this scarf way back,when LionBrand Fun Fur first came out. I liked the colors and the sample hanging up at the craft store,so I bought 2 balls and started knitting. Like a lot of my scarf knitting,I just cast on and go to town. At present,the LionBrand Fun Fur is still my favorite eyelash yarn to work with,but in general eyelash yarn is my least favorite novelty yarn. Oh yes! This scarf is 74″long. 
By Nora,on December 17th,2012; Yarn:Premier Yarns Starbella,color = Canyon Sunrise,one ball,super bulky (weight 6),US #6 needles Technique:that now familiar corkscrew,final length 82″ Often,when I go looking for yarn,especially if I’m hoping to create a little something for a friend,I drag nick along to help me with color selection. We nailed this one…this scarf was created for our friend Beth &she’s been stopped numerous times and told how beautiful the scarf is and how much it complements her coloring  
By Nora,on December 16th,2012; Yarn:Premier Yarns Starbella,color = Seabreeze,one ball,super bulky (weight 6),US #6 needles Technique:corkscrew,finished length 84″ This was the first Starbella scarf I made this year,and it’s mine-all-mine 
By Nora,on December 15th,2012; Yarn:Premier Yarns Starbella,color = Birthday Cake,one ball,superbulky (weight 6),needles US #6 Technique:six stitches, knit each row,do all of the turns in the same direction so that the scarf is one long corkscrew;the final scarf is 64 inches long. I made a lot of scarves this year using novelty yarns,in particular Starbella. Although it’s classified as super bulky,it ends up being very lacy.  Purple,lavender,sage green,pale pink,and a deeper pink  High loft and lots of fluff  The colors are just fantastic By Nora,on December 14th,2012; Yarn:Patons Kroy Socks FX,color = clover colors;2 balls,superfine weight (1),needles US #6,length 78″  LOVE the way that the colors undulate  close-up of the lace pattern and the colors No pattern,just a scarf. Each row was Knit 2 Together,Yarn Over. It made a nice openworn lace. I love the colors,but this yarn sometimes makes my neck itch so it may become a gift at some point in the future. By Nora,on December 13th,2012; Yarn:Red Heart Pomp-a-Doodle,color = African Violet (but I called it grapes and vines),two balls,super bulky (weight 6),needles US #9 Technique:knit the yarn between the balls,keep going until nearly out of yarn,cast off;finished length 76″ Very colorful and quite warm,this has already become one of my favorites 
By Nora,on December 12th,2012; Yarn:Bernat On the Fringe,color = Fog,one ball,super bulky (wt 6),size US #13 needles Technique:cast on some stitches,knit each row,bind off when nearly out of yarn,final length 82″ Nick picked out this yarn for me,partly thinking that the color combination would make it an ideal winter continue reading 2012 Scarves! On the Fringe in Fog … By Nora,on December 11th,2012; Yarn:Red Heart Boutique Ribbons,color = grapevine,one ball,super bulky (weight 6),needles US #6 Technique:Like the other novelty yarns I’ve been addicted to in 2012,I simply knitted 4 to 6 stitches in a corkscrew rotation until the ball of yarn was nearly finished &then I bound off the stitches. continue reading 2012 Scarves! Grapevine Ribbon Yarn … By Nora,on December 10th,2012; Yarn:Sensations Love Bug,color = pink,one ball,bulky yarn (weight 5),needles US #3 Technique:you knit the string between the puffs,very easy technique but it takes a while to master looking at something that doesn’t really look like yarn and to NOT pull the puffs through your stitches. End result was continue reading 2012 Scarves! Lovebug Scarf … | | |