Knitting is not my favourite hobby, I much prefer sewing or crochet but last Sunday I suddenly decided to take out the knitting needles and start knitting a scarf. A couple of years ago I saw a pattern I really liked in my Norwegian magazine “Hjemmet” which was knit in a really thick yarn.
As I didn’t have the time to go to shop I rooted through my stash and found a lovely silk yarn that I bought about 20 or 25 years ago (it seems I’ve started a trend here) in a shop in Switzerland that has long gone. The silk is much thinner than the wool used in the pattern so I had to adapt the number of times the pattern is repeated. I basically repeated it four times instead of twice. I also made a mistake (I added a row that’s not supposed to be there) but as I repeated that mistake throughout my knitting I simply call it a variation rather than a mistake. Nobody will ever know….
At first I was dubious about the whole project but now that I’ve finished it I really love it. The silk is very soft, warm and light. Oh, yes. I’m really looking forward to wearing this scarf.
Lykke til med bruken av det deilige skjerfet, Så fint mønster det var.
Ohhhhhh, that’s really lovely! I’ve never mastered anything more than knit two, purl two, so I could never do a cable or other decorative stitch like this. But, I’m an expert at changing things up & calling it intentional!!! 🙂