Saturday, January 24, 2015

Progress on Mr. Darcy's Scarf


Good morning, friends!  It's Saturday, and OH what much laundry and cleaning that has to be done. 
Just thought I would followup on this scarf that I learned the lesson about when knitting a stockinette with only one knit stitch border.  I have also recently bought a handheld garment steamer, a Shark, and I think this will help with the uncurling as well. I plan to lightly steam and then pin to block when I finish.

I've actually seen good results when I store it  by rolling it up flat at night. I haven't worked on it in several days because on work days, I'm exhausted when I get home. But here is my progress.





We have a large leather sofa, so you can gauge the size by that.
I'm a little more than half way done.
This is for a tall man, Mr. Darcy so I'm using 3 whole thick skeins of the Bernat.


Although this is a blurry picture, you can see where I changed from stockinette to garter.




Th color is most truest in this pic. The yarn is not really soft, but not hard either. It's pretty thick so I'm using my wood straights.


colorway is Denim Jeans

using 3 balls/skeins


So, I'm at a standstill until I can get some things done today, I have planned out. I'm doing some really early, early early Spring cleaning. I'm donating alot of stuff because I just feel a cluttered environment is too stressful. I also have committed myself to the local domestic violence shelter in many ways and one is donation of things I don't use or have too many of, so it can be given to someone else who has less.

It'a REALLY windy day here in the North Georgia mountains. I can hear the wind whistling around the corners of the house. My chimes are very active right now. 
I enjoyed a good fire in the woodstove last night and makes me forget the raining and cold outside!

Miss Abbie is cuddled in her "day bed" and taking a morning nap. And I am writing this morning and sipping coffee with Bailey's Red Velvet Cake creamer and sugar.

Have a great Saturday. Tune in tomorrow for a Valentine design. I hope you like it. It's simple and would look great in a redwork design!

Jennifer

4 comments:

  1. Beautiful! Enjoy your blog. I am an NP in southern Virginia.

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  2. Welcome! It's especially nice to meet another NP. You live in a beautiful area of the country!

    Jennifer

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  3. Your scarf is lovely, and the color is perfect!

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  4. Dearest Jennifer,
    You have made quite some 'mileage' on your needles! Wow, that is a big project but starts looking really good.
    We had a very windy day too here in the heart of Georgia.
    Blessings for your Sunday,
    Mariette

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