Many hourglasses!

Hi everyone,

I was planning to knit the Black Pearls next, but I knitted the Hourglass instead.
The book said Koigu Kersti, but I used 3 hanks of Koigu KPM (grayish purple) for MC and 1 hank of Koigu KPPPM (yellow mix) for CC.
It was my first knitting with Koigu yarn, and I liked their delicate colors.

I made a modification from the book, which is repeat the pattern all the way to the end instead of work K2, P2 rib for 15” in the middle part. Many hourglasses!

I didn’t notice using 2 strands of yarns held together until start reading the pattern… which I don’t like doing it! But I like the finished scarf, it made all the effort of untangling two strands of yarn worthwhile.
Seems like winter is already over in L.A., but I want to wear the scarves I knitted from this book until I get sweaty!

Sunny

Hourglass Special

Hi Knitters,

I finished up the hourglass scarf and I love it. What a fun project. This is actually the first knitalong I've ever joined but how could I resist?Koigu Kerstie is such a treat to knit, squishy, yummy yarn. I made a few modifications from the original pattern. I made mine a bit wider and I shortened the length between the hourglass shaping. I also made mine quite a bit longer than suggested. That's the good thing about making your own scarf. You can make it however wide and long you'd like. This was a quick, quick and fun knit.

Yay scarf knitting!
best, susan b anderson

News

We've had another wave of sign-ups, so welcome to all the new scarfalongers and I hope we're going to see more exciting interpretations soon. It makes me wonder, how does Lynne feel about knitters merrily choosing to make her scarves in different yarns, changing the length or the scale, or otherwise altering her precious creations? Is it worrying, or is it exciting to see the designs going out and having a life of their own?

Susan B. Anderson, author of Itty Bitty Hats, is knitting the Hourglass in some lovely Koigu Kersti: go and have a look.

I just noticed yesterday that the scarves are shown in the book in alphabetical order, which is why it doesn't need an index - isn't that fab?

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