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gift, laceweight, merino, Ozifarmer's market, scarf, shawls, silk, yarn
I recently finished a scarf for Older Soknitsome Daughter. We’d spent a cosy hour together last year browsing my yarn stash on Ravelry. I have a few skeins of green yarn, partly chosen with my daughter in mind. It is her favourite colour and featured along with gold at her wedding earlier this year. You can imagine my surprise then when she picked out this lovely silvery grey and pink yarn from Ozifarmer’s Market. Her accompanying words were “It doesn’t always have to be green”.
The pattern is Dangling Conversation by Mindy Ross which can be knitted in various weights. The pattern suggests placing the eyelet rows at the colour changes of gradient yarn but the changes in this yarn were so subtle that I just did the eyelet rows where I thought looked about right.
I really enjoyed knitting this. Yes, it is 800m of fine stocking stitch but the yarn is made up of 80% merino and 20% silk and it’s light and soft and was a real pleasure to knit with.
Mary Dobrian said:
Lovely colors and a beautiful job!
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. I’d have been quite happy to keep this one!
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Carina said:
Seems as if pattern and yarn (and daughter?) are a perfect fit. Beautiful!
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. I can definitely recommend using this kind of yarn for this scarf. The airiness of it is very appealing.
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iknead2knit said:
That is over the top gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. Great yarn makes great scarves.
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littleblackdogsa said:
Wow, it is stunning. What a lovely gradient. I can even see why she decided on it. It does not always have to be green. My daughter loves grey in every possible shade, but she occasionally have chosen other colours as well. Last year was yellow. 🙂
Loving that shawl, I am still looking at it, its just so gorgeous.
Have a great weekend. 🙂
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. I was quite tempted to keep it. I may have to get more of this yarn. 😉
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Stefanie said:
Aw, it’s so pretty! I love the gentle gradients. How light and airy they are, like a faerie’s wings.
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. Yes, it is lovely and airy. It makes the size really manageable, too.
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