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January 29, 2008
FO: Matt's Rustic Scarf
A quick post for a quick project....
Project Details:
Pattern: Men's Rustic Scarf from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson
Yarn: Assortment of Rowan tweedy yarns in neutral tones, plus some lime green bulky yarn from handpaintedyarn.com (Yay for stashbusting!)
Needle Size: Size 10 1/2 Denise needles, with the three longest cables connected together
Pattern Modifications: Matt wanted a long scarf, so I added about 50 stitches when I cast on. The scarf is probably about 6 feet long, when the pattern says it will make a 5-footer.
Time to knit: Two days! I think this may be the first project I've knit from LMKG that actually lived up to its "last-minute" name.
Final impressions: The pattern is not really a pattern, but it was a good starting point for a nice scarf. He likes it, so I'm happy!
ETA: See that red sweater? Cobblestone! I also made him take some pictures outside, and it was pretty cold so he put on his Koolhaas hat. He decided that anyone who wears that many handknit items must be a knitting hobo (link to his blog post about it - hee hee!)
Ravelry links:
Matt's Rustic Scarf
Men's Rustic Scarf Pattern
Posted by zarah at January 29, 2008 7:52 AM
Comments
Gorgeous color selection. I like the green/gray/browns all mixed together. Yeah, i don't find the "last minute" patterns to be all that last minute either. I'm knitting something from Weekend Knitting right now and I guess what they really mean is if you spend 48 hours straight knitting it, it would only take a weekend. ;)
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at January 29, 2008 8:49 AM
Very nice scarf! The colors look great together. And Cobblestone looks amazing!
Posted by: Jennifer at January 29, 2008 6:25 PM
I have looked at this one quite a few times for Kris. I really like the way his turned out. Great colors!
Posted by: Lolly at January 30, 2008 6:19 AM
Fantastic scarf! The colors work very well together. Cobblestone looks great. I'm loven that red
Posted by: amanda cathleen at February 2, 2008 12:07 PM
Beautiful scarf, and it is one of my favorite "non pattern".
Posted by: Lu at February 17, 2008 10:38 AM
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