Shifting Sands is finished! Woo! (Beware – picture heavy post ahead) I actually got to wear it during our snow storm this weekend. I tried to move my copious quantities of hair out of the way for the photo.
- Pattern: Grumperina’s Shifting Sands Scarf
- Edging Pattern: “Fancy Leaf Edging” from Knitting on the Edge, by Nicky Epstein.
- Tutorial: Cabling Without A Cable Needle by Wendy Johnson. She also has a video on her blog
- Materials: Due to difficulty wearing wool next to my skin, I used Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in New Age Teal, 3 skeins. It has 80% cotton and 20% wool. I purchased mine by phone from Gaspereau Valley Fibres, in Nova Scotia.
- Needles: 4mm
I picked up stitches along the edging, to begin the scarf. However, the edging had to be grafted onto the finishing end. I used the Kitchener Stitch for that. The above is a close up of the graft.
I tried very hard to take the usual photo in the window shot. However, I was taking the photo myself, with a tripod….and my usual trial and error. Lots of error. Out of the hundred or so that I took, these were the best of the lot. At least you can’t see directly up my nose.
While I’m at it, here’s the scarf worn with the Two-Tone hat, which I completed a couple of weeks ago. The hat’s not fancy, but it does the job. It covers my head, and the aforementioned hair, without giving me a headache. It’s perfect for driveway shovelling duties!
March 19, 2007 at 4:07 pm
That first photo is just great, with the flakes of snow! And the scarf looks great too! Can’t even see the graft in the pic. Did you see that grumperina has a gallery for the shifting sands scarves? I know what you mean about taking pictures up your nose (well, not your nose, but this happens when i take pics of myself too).
March 19, 2007 at 4:56 pm
WOWIE! The scarf is incredible and I will have to ask you more about grafting next time we chat! The hat looks great to and I’m glad you won’t have to wear a scarf over your head while shovelling on windy days anymore! Also is that a new coat? It’s really cute! Oh and great lighting in the photos also!
March 19, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Oh my gravy, that is soooo pretty, I LOVE the edging! I think it is spectacular….oh and don’t worry, we all have noses *giggle*.
Very lovely job!
March 20, 2007 at 12:21 am
Gorgeous scarf!
March 20, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Wow that’s great! You did a wonderful job!! So many cables.
March 21, 2007 at 11:38 pm
beautiful!! love the color.
March 22, 2007 at 11:13 am
Beautiful color, and I love the edging you added. You are a very daring knitter to do all that grafting. I avoid it like the plague!
June 22, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Love that edging.
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