Meandering Wedges finished

I finished Meandering Wedges and I love it. I wore it today.

It's Malabrigo yarn, in Polar Morn. I used nearly two skeins and it's 80 inches long so it can be wrapped round and round.

I think this yarn suits the pattern very well, as it really highlights the short rows: or the short rows highlight the yarn, I'm not sure which it is.

There's a bit more info at my blog, and there's a jigsaw in the sidebar.

Meandering Wedges

I managed to go four whole days without a New Scarf on the needles. I finished the Tahoe Shag on Saturday and cast on Meandering Wedges on Thursday. I didn't wait until I got a set of rosewood 6mm dpns; I just used the blue plastic needles I had. There's nothing wrong with blue plastic, I just find it difficult to knit with long needles these days. Since I got varifocal lenses, I can't see the needles if I have one anchored under my arm; I have to have both needles on my lap and that's easier if they're short or a circ. I can see the needles close to if I take my glasses off, but then I can't see the television, sigh.

It's an accidental combination of Meandering Stripes and Stacked Wedges, because I have 21 stitches but three alternating blocks of right and left. Perhaps Meandering Wedges, since it isn't striped? I like the idea of making it quite long so that it can be wrapped around like Steffi's, although I think mine is narrower. It's five inches wide. It's Malabrigo in Polar Morn, which is a soft white with silvery grey: in the right light, it has lavender tones. It's a very topical colour as it reminds me of dirty snow, but in a good way. Maybe not actually dirty snow, but snow which has been broken up with foot prints and paw tracks. I think it suits this pattern really well.

I like the feeling the short rows give of knitting faster and faster. The scrap of pink cotton you can see in the first photo (click if you can't see it) is there to remind me which is the top side; I switch it after every three wedges.

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Pictures for Helen

Hey Helen, even though you seem to have decided to keep 'shagging', I thought I would post the pictures I took of my stacked wedges anyway.

Enjoy!

Stacked Wedges on Parade

Hey all, here's my first new scarf, all done and finished!

Really happy with this one: it was quick and easy and the result was fabulous! The yarn that I chose did indeed hide some of the cool short-row effects, but the main effect of the 'wobbling' is a lot of fun.

Yarn details:

• 'Salima' from On Line yarns
• Colour #3
• 60% cotton/20% acrylic/15% linen/5% polyamid
• 50gr=80 metres
• 180gr used

Finished measurements: 13.5cm wide and 185cm long
Needles: 5mm

Wobbly scarf

Hey all, I started the 'stacked wedges' the other day and it seems to be looking good so far!


Yarn details:

• 'Salima' from On Line yarns
• Colour #3 (colour chart here)
• 60% cotton/20% acrylic/15% linen/5% polyamid
• 80metres=50 grams.

I'm using 5mm needles and it measures 13.5cm across. I have five balls of this yarn, so I think I might just keep going until it's all gone, because I can say very honestly that I'm bad at using scraps!

From the pictures in the book, the short rows and garter ridges show up very clearly, but due to the nature of the yarn I'm using, those details are a bit lost in the texture that the yarn creates, but hey, this book teaches us that not everything is 'right' or 'wrong', doesn't it? I've found that not hiding the wraps creates a smoother line that I prefer.

This one is set to become a chrissie pressie for a mate of mine here who definitely doesn't read this blog and so the secret is safe!

Finished Stacked Wedges

I finished the Stacked Wedges scarf a couple of days ago. I'm pleased with it and plan on using it as one of my holiday gifts.



And I've started the Parallelograms scarf. I love the yarn I'm using, Tahki's Chelsea Silk. I think the tweedy look works really well with the two color pattern. I'd like to get this one done this week so I can move on to Aria or maybe Striped Wedges. I did start Striped Wedges but my gauge was way off so I'm looking through stash to find a more appropriate yarn.

Stacked Wedges

Here's the current scarf project, Stacked Wedges. I'm using only one color since that's more appealing to me than multiple colors. I may try using more colors another time. I don't know where that blue light is coming from. The scarf is really just plain gray tweed.

It's really an enjoyable knit. Easy but not boring. I'm rediscovering how much fun garter stitch can be.