Quaker Cinnamon Squares Scarf

Weaving in the tails of a yarn change in a multi-color scarf is a pain in the ass. At least for me, because it took me approximately 2 days to figure out how to do it, using the instructions in this article. I know it’s supposed to be one of the easy finishing touches, but dammit it’s so hard. Whenever I finished weaving a tail, it would show on the other side of the scarf, or it would stay visible! Or weird stuff would happen, like when a stitch was really loose, so I thought it was one of the tails and I pulled, and THE WHOLE FREAKIN ROW CAME OUT. What the hell?! I am so tempted to learn how to do Russian Joins, but I just know it will take me a long time to figure out. I am way too lazy to learn stuff beyond the basics, until I master the basics. I’m afraid that if I go for something too hard, I will lose interest.

Red Heart "Windsor Blue" Worsted Yarn

In other news, my Checks & Eyelets scarf is about 3/4 done. I like the way it’s turning out, and I’m glad I have so much of the yarn I’m using, because I love it. It’s thick, warm, and the color (Windsor Blue) is very pretty. I’m debating whether to add fringes or not… I’m leaning towards no, particularly because I think the checks look good by themselves. Besides, it doesn’t seem to be curling, so I don’t think it needs them. I think it’s gonna end up being a gift for someone, but I don’t know who. It was supposed to just be an exercise to help me learn to purl correctly, but it’s actually turning out quite nice. My mom (whose birthday is today; happy birthday, Mom!) did ask for a warm scarf a few months ago, so maybe she’ll be the lucky winner.

Red Heart "Aran" Worsted Yarn

Since I can’t have only one work in progress, I started knitting what could very well turn into a scarf or a cushion in basketweave stitch, using Aran yarn. I feel so lucky, because I got all this yarn from a woman I met through Freecycle, so it was entirely free; yet it is very good yarn. This pattern is made of little squares of stockinette and reverse stockinette stitches, so it’s curling a bit… Maybe I could knit a whole scarf with it, knit a second one, and then sew them together to hide the “wrong” side of the pattern. The result would be a very thick and warm scarf, that would also look awesome. Of course, it would take about twice as long to finish this project, not to mention how it scares me a bit that I may not have enough yarn. Either way, I love the way it’s turning out, because the squares look like Quaker Cinnamon Squares, and make me hungry everytime I look at them.

I’m starting to think that the URL for this blog is a little deceiving, because not everything I write is about fashion… Meh, I can live with that.