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January 5, 2008
FO: Lady Eleanorette
Project Details:
Pattern: Lady Eleanor Entrelac Stole by Kathleen Power Johnson in Scarf Style
Yarn: Reynolds Odyssey, colorway 443, 6 skeins (100% merino wool with varigated plies that create the color changes)
This is really cool yarn - I got it in the clearance bin at Simply Fibers, so I hope it's not discontinued or anything!
Needle Size: Size 7 Denise needles
Pattern Modifications: I only cast on 32 stitches to make this a scarf instead of a wrap (thus, Lady Eleanor-ette!) I probably could have gone down to 24 stitches, as this is still a pretty wide scarf. I also knit on a smaller needle size to accommodate a smaller gauge yarn.
The scarf is very long, which I love, but I'm thinking you could probably knit this scarf with 4 balls of yarn instead of almost 6 if you made it narrower and a little shorter.
Time to knit: About 1 month. Knitting entrelac is addictive! This pattern makes it really easy - just follow the instructions (even if they don't make sense at first) and you'll get it! For me, the set up row was really confusing, but once I had knit a couple of the regular rectangles, the technique was very intuitive.
Final impressions: Awesome. This scarf is really soft, and the length makes it easy to wrap at least twise around my neck, which is essential for a cold and very windy walk from the employee parking lot to my office every morning and evening. (Airport = no trees = mucho wind!)
I originally planned to make a different scarf with this yarn, but I think this turned out to be a winning combination. I've gotten tons of compliments on it. (It probably doesn't hurt that there are several crafters that work in my office now. I think we've got all the major ones covered - knitting, crochet, quilting, and cardmaking.)
I haven't blocked it yet, so the ends are a little wavy, but it doesn't bother me too much. I have actually been thinking about adding I-cord along the two ends, to make them settle down a bit. I recently learned how to do I-cord cast-on and bind-off (scroll to bottom of page), and I think that might work really well for this pattern.
Ravelry links:
Lady Eleanor Entrelac Stole pattern
Reynolds Odyssey yarn
Scarf Style book
Posted by zarah at January 5, 2008 9:30 AM
Comments
Soooo nice! Beautiful color:~D
Posted by: Lana at January 5, 2008 9:59 AM
I love this scarf and can't wait to make it for myself! Beautiful!
Posted by: Tammy at January 5, 2008 10:30 AM
Gorgeous! Entrelac is incredibly addictive. I like the idea of a skinnier Lady Eleanor. Yours is gorgeous.
I like your other FO's too! You are on a roll.
Posted by: Jennifer at January 5, 2008 1:54 PM
Beautiful! It looks so nice with your jacket. Great knit :)
Posted by: amanda cathleen at January 5, 2008 11:17 PM
Ooo! I like that scarf! Better not wear it around me or it might "disappear." Orange is a hot color for Spring so you're right in style!
Posted by: Tammy at January 10, 2008 9:26 AM
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