Twiddly Fingers

I'm plagued with Twiddly Finger Syndrome. :) My mother had it, my dad had it for a while, most of my cousins have it. Little known outside my family, TFS is a disorder characterized by an incessant need to constantly do something -- ANYTHING -- with your fingers. Sometimes this takes the form of smoking, sometimes eating, in other cases nail-biting. Having learned to channel this compulsion, I now put hooks and needles in my fingers and make things most of my family members don't need or want.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Thanksgiving Project 1: Self-Striping ROCKS!

(pictured here is both scarf and hat. Rather cunning, don't you think?)

I got a lot accomplished over my Thanksgiving vacation. Here's the first project:

I had no idea when I bought this Fun Fur that it was stripes. I thought it was just variegated yarn. Imagine my surprise (and pleasure) to watch it knit up in these cool stripes!

METHOD:
This is another one of those Lion Boucle and Fun Fur scarves, like the green ones. This time I used the boucle "Rose" and the Fun Fur Stripes "Cotton Candy." Which gave it a cool block/stripe pattern. Did this one also on big needles (#19) and it would have only taken a day to make, but I started it at night (Thanksgiving Eve) and fell asleep. I finished it off Thanksgiving Day. The whole piece is done in garter stitch.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
Self-striping yarn is cool! And the boucle/fur combination yields a nice thick heavy piece.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Thanksgiving Project 1: Self-Striping ROCKS!

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