{"id":828,"date":"2011-05-06T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T22:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/?p=828"},"modified":"2011-05-06T15:26:41","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T22:26:41","slug":"silk-scarf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2011\/05\/06\/silk-scarf\/","title":{"rendered":"Silk Scarf"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SilkScarf\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Last June, I was at my Monday night knitting group. We were all excited and buzzing about Black Sheep Gathering<\/a> coming up that weekend. Some were signed up for classes, some were looking forward to shopping the market for unique yarn and fiber, and some were hoping to catch a glimpse of alpacas.<\/p>\n

But, one friend had a different source of excitement. ETW, who has impeccable taste and also likes to keep an eye out for good deals, had found some 100% silk yarn on deep discount at Ben Franklin. I was intrigued. At $17 a ball, I wouldn’t consider buying pure silk. But $4 a ball? Now we’re talking.<\/p>\n

That Friday I spent the afternoon at Black Sheep, and purchased quite a bit of yarn<\/a>. Later that evening, BN and I happened to be out, I think we were going to a movie at the dollar-fifties, near Ben Franklin. It was a now-or-never kind of thing, I wanted to get some of that silk. I picked out a pewter gray.<\/p>\n

\"Stash_LH_Silk\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Last fall, I needed a new purse-sized project that was simple and compact enough to carry around and work on anywhere. I was originally going to knit a lace-patterned mobius, but when I swatched the lace pattern it didn’t do the gray nubbly yarn any favors. So I switched to a simple linen stitch and cast on for a super-minimal rectangle scarf. Some people say linen stitch makes them crazy with boredom, but I found it quite meditative.<\/p>\n

And I LOVE the finished scarf. It is so soft, warm, not a hint of itch (even with very soft superwash merino, I find my neck can tell it’s there). The neutral color goes with everything. Mmmm, luscious. And to think it only cost 12 dollars!<\/p>\n

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