FO: Entrelac Scarf

I'm ready for another cold front.


So is Poncho Pig.


I finally finished my Entrelac Scarf. It's a thick scarf, and a little on the short side. I think it lends itself well to the "I have a zit on my chin" look.

It's been pinned to the floor in my bedroom for about a week now. I finally unpinned it and wove in the ends tonight. It's done.

Mastering entrelac wasn't very hard. A lot of people recommended learning to knit backwards before embarking on it, but I didn't. I didn't mind going back and forth for the really short rows. (I think I tried knitting backwards, but decided not to do the whole scarf that way.)


Once again, this is the Entrelac Scarf, a good beginner entrelac pattern. (And it's free.) I used about 2 skeins of Noro Taiyo in colorway 5. I was wondering how the gauge would translate, since Taiyo is considered bulky. However, I didn't have any problems, although that's probably why the scarf is so thick.

I also used US size 5 aluminum straight knitting needles.

This project fulfills one of my 101 goals:

20. Knit an entrelac project.

Awesome!

Welcome Mental Floss Readers!

A while back I mentioned the Mental Floss College Ain't Cheap Tuition Giveaway. There was a reason I mentioned it. (Besides the fact that someone might want to actually want to apply for it.)

Today, the Mental Floss blog gave a shout out to me and my blog. Apparently they thought knitting was "mental" enough to earn a link. (Or maybe I'm just mental.)

So since tens of people (well, actually just ten people, as of now) are coming to my blog through the Mental Floss blog, I need to make this entry a really good one. Hopefully one or two of you will come back sometime.

I think it's a good time to update everyone on my current projects.


I haven't worked on my Entrelac Scarf in a while. The last time I worked on it, I thought it was time to do the final "tier" on the squares. After winding the rest of the ball, I've decided I can do a couple more tiers before binding off.


I've been focusing on my Chevron Scarf recently. It's progressing nicely. Of course, it's will look even better after I block it. (The pattern is from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts.)



On the spinning front, I'm still working on a single from the Coopworth wool I bought at Yarnorama on the Hill Country Yarn Crawl. (Here it is on the Niddy Noddy.) I'm still planning to ply it with the Blue Faced Leicester wool I bought. I bought so much wool, I'm thinking I may use spin some of it for the Fiber Friends Festival.

Speaking of the Fiber Friends Festival, I got more details from Suzanne at Hill Country Weavers. It looks like this year they are taking a 12% commission, but there's no flat fee for advertising. Also, they're asking for donations for a charity auction. It also looks like they're trying to organize the set up a little more than last year, separating items by category.

I've been thinking more about what I want to make. I have my usual "inventory" of scarves, mini-stockings, hacky sacks, felted potholders and coasters, etc. I need to refresh some areas. Also, I would like to add other items. Like these:


When I was in Florida, and doing a lot more craft shows, I bought a bunch of glass balls for a ridiculously low price after Christmas. At the time I was going to do some wire beading, but now I think I need to do some crochet. (Or possibly beaded crochet.)

Now I think I need to find the rest of them. (Yes, that's only part of them.) Then again, how many can I really expect to make before the festival?

We're all going to die!

I was going to wax philosophical on the economy, but honestly, I don't know where to begin. I just know Suze Orman's freaking me out:


So instead of talking about the economy, here's some mice:


And my Entrelac Scarf in progress:



I'll have better stuff tomorrow, provided that we aren't plunged back into the dark ages.

WIP: Entrelac Scarf

I started my Entrelac Scarf late Friday night, and it's going great. Here's where I was yesterday during my visit to The Knitting Nest.


Here's where I am now. I'm really pleased with the way the colors are going. The stripes are almost perfect. I'm using the Noro Taiyo that I bought at Gauge.

Speaking of Gauge, I stopped by today, and they have a new shipment of Handmaiden Sea Silk (and Double Sea Silk.) I was good. I only bought the knitting needles I needed, no yarn. It was tempting. I also borrowed 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders and Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. I going to make a Chevron Scarf.

Oh, and I saw a baby! I picked the wrong time to forget my camera.