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November 15, 2004
Dumb Ass
Yes I am a D U M B A S S! Why? Well cause I am. Do you know when you read a pattern and you think, I can do this. I am smart. I can figure it out. And it doesn’t work? Well then you think, who wrote this stupid pattern? They are wrong, I am right, and you throw your knitting across the room? You don’t do that? Oh, uh, well I don’t either.
Where am I going with this? Yarn overs. I GET IT NOW! I have been doing them wrong for a long time! Thanks to the Flower Basket Shawl I now understand. They count as 1 stitch! Who knew? Obviously everyone but me. Okay, I shouldn’t be so hard on my self. I have let it go. I can now show you my scarf. I am making it for my mother-in-law for Christmas. It is made out of 100% Alpaca. I love Alpaca. It is the new black.
I have made this scarf 4 times. I want to apologize to the following people because the scarf you have is wrong! Mom, Pegi, Theresa, Missa. I won’t be fixing it. You will never know the difference.
I am making the neck warmer from the Knit 1 magazine. This by the way is not very inspiring. Lion Brand Yarns are used through the entire book. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I think Alison at Brainy Lady summed it up good. This is where I am at with it
I don’t think I am going to add the buttons. I had an epiphany this morning on the way to work and I am going to try that this evening. I won’t share until I get it right. Oh yeah, the yarn I am using is Brown Sheep Bulky in a royal blue. It may be too itchy for the neck.
Posted by beth at November 15, 2004 12:11 PM
Comments
Don't even get me started on yarn overs.... ;)
Posted by: Stacey at November 16, 2004 06:11 AM
don't worry, the other scarves looked great, didn't they?
and you're right: alpaca IS the new black ;-)
Posted by: kris at November 16, 2004 08:11 AM
Loving the scarf! It looks awesome! Hope I get to see it on Saturday!
Posted by: Erin at November 16, 2004 09:11 AM
Thanks to you, I pulled out my knitting books and realized that I have been doing yarnovers ALL WRONG. So I relearned them! Thank god it was on something where they didn't matter (not lace). So, think of that as a positive side to your pain.
I am totally laughing at the "alpaca is the new black" line. The scarf is lovely, btw.
Posted by: Ann at November 16, 2004 12:11 PM
I love the scarf! I have a pattern which calls for YOs and now I'm scared!
Can you share the pattern for the scarf?
Posted by: Lily at November 17, 2004 12:11 PM
Great... now I am curious if I am doing them wrong...
Your scarf looks great, and I am still loving your Flower Basket... so nice!
Take care, Beth :)
Posted by: Lauren at November 17, 2004 12:11 PM
The scarf looks fabulous! I'm thinking about making the same neck warmer. I'll keep an eye on your progress.
Posted by: Suzanne at November 18, 2004 10:11 AM
