FO: Child’s Feather and Fan Keyhole Scarf

Thanks to Knitty’s tutorial, I finally grafted the two pieces of the Feather & Fan Scarf together!  It ended up being simpler than I thought thanks to their method of holding the pieces back to back instead of laying them flat, one on bottom and one on top (like my knitting books showed).  I apparently grabbed a couple of stitches from the wrong direction, but all in all it looks very nice.

My daughter loves the scarf.  I have to admit, the yarn we dyed is so pretty.  The color changes are subtle and beautiful.  However, she tried it on this morning and said it was itchy.  I love the keyhole feature for keeping the scarf on my little one’s neck.

Mulitdirectional Scarf

With my Fall-colored hand-dyed yarn, I’ve decided to knit the Multidirectional Diagonal Scarf by Karen Baumer.  I really like the simple pattern, it’s nice and easy to bring with me or knit while I’m watching Criminal Minds (our new obsession).  The short rows really show off the variegation in the yarn and the colors are so vibrant, I know the wearer (possibly me?) will be lifted from the winter doldrums.  I’ve been working on it for about a week now, and it’s a little over a yard long.

Dyeing, Again

We seem to be addicted to yarn dyeing in my house.  I decided to try for some colors I’ve seen while shopping for spring clothes: a deep navy blue with dusty rose and light lemon-yellow.  I decided to use the Wilton’s dyes.  The navy was tricky, as I kept adding more and more blue because I wanted to be sure to get a saturated color.  I added some of the black as well, and a few drops of blue food coloring.  I used food coloring for the yellow, and Wilton’s paste in burgundy for the pink.  I didn’t want a bubblegum pink, and since that’s what the pink paste looked like, I decided to go for a lighter concentration of the burgundy.

I think it ended up being very pretty.  I’m having trouble finding a pattern I’d like to use it for.  I want it to be a more serious, grown-up something (maybe a scarf?) with some multidirectional elements or something to show off the variegation.  I’ve been scouring Ravelry, and have some options.  I’ll probably just have to cast on a few and decide which I like the best.

My daughter chose four Kool-Aid colors for her yarn, which turned out vibrant and very nice.