Hot Pink Scarf

I finished the scarf for my ISE4 pal. It turned out really nice, if I do say so myself. I, of course, added some extras into the package.

Pattern: Feather and Fan
Needles: size 4 bamboo dpns
Yarn: 50% silk, 50% wool
hand painted at Heritage Spinning & Weaving
Color: Deb's Pink

Since I live in Michigan I included something from Michigan, dried cherries.

And one of my favorite things, soak. In four scents (citrus, flora, aquae, and celebration).

I made some stitch markers. The flip flops came from Michaels. I made the hearts a long time ago from shrink plastic.

A sock blocker keychain. I love mine, but then again I knit socks. I'm not sure if my pal knits socks or not, so I knit one using the same yarn as the scarf.

Feather and Fan Scarf

My scarf for the International Scarf Exchange is coming along nicely. It's grown a bit more since the picture was taken and is around 36" long. I plan to make it around 60" long unblocked figuring it will grow once it's blocked.

Scarf Exchange Update

Last time around, I knew pretty much exactly which pattern I was going to use. So I bought some yarn and got started. Other people were posting that they couldn't find the right yarn to go with the pattern they had picked out or they couldn't find the right pattern to go with the perfect yarn they had selected. I couldn't relate to what they were talking about. Until now.

I bought some 50% wool 50% silk yarn at the LYS, Heritage Spinning & Weaving, in pink. It's fingering weight and would make a great pair of socks but alas this is not a sock exchange. I swatched and blocked 4 or 5 patterns over the weekend. I didn't like any of them. The yarn was definitely the right one so I had to keep looking for a pattern. I finally decided. It will be feather and fan. A friend had suggested feather and fan in the beginning but I ignored her. Turns out I should have listened.



There's not much done yet. And it won't look really good until it's blocked. I leave for vacation in 2 days and I needed to make a decision so I can take the project with me. I can work on it while waiting in line to meet the Yarn Harlot, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. She'll be signing her new book at a shop in Pittsburgh while I'm in town.

ISE4 - International Scarf Exchange

The 4th International Scarf Exchange (ISE4) has begun. Yesterday, I learned for whom I'm knitting a scarf. She does not live in the United States and it will be exciting to try to pick a yarn and a pattern that match her personality. I have until the end of May. Wish me luck.

International Scarf Exchange 4 (ISE4)

I signed up for ISE4. I'm so excited. During ISE3 I knit a scarf for Loribird. And received a scarf from Lyndsey-Jane. Who will I be matched up with this time?