Project #5 - Susquehanna University scarves

Started: Before 10/1/2023

Finished: 10/24/2023

My youngest daughter is attending Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania, and I am so proud of her. But she was born and raised in South Carolina - winter is going to be cruel for her. I decided to make her scarves in her school colors - maroon and orange. I had the hardest time finding yarn for the project, but ended up with Bernat Softee Chunky in Pumpkin and Wine. It was quite a bit more expensive than I wanted, but it was worth it.

[image]

Her roommate has been very generous and a great friend to her, so I decided to make a scarf for her, as well. My other daughter is visiting Pennsylvania this weekend, so I had to hurry up and finish the scarves for her to take along.

I decided to go with a V-stitch for the first one. I love the V-stitch. It looks so complicated, but is so easy to work.

The second scarf is a seed stitch pattern, worked the long way for easy stripes.

The great thing about both of these patterns is that they can be worked in any yarn, any gauge, and any stitch count. Take a look!

Comments

Work Log - 21 October, Saturday

Spinning Skein 3 for the kids' hats is drying. Jacob fleece is drying. Spun 2nd ply for knitted ponchos , plyed them, and washed them. Now hanging to dry. Facebook Two posts today . Scheduled one for tomorrow so far, and may just leave it at that. Plan to post 3-4 on each weekday, and 3-4 total during the weekend.

Work Log - 23 October, Monday

Spinning Washed the second bucket of Jacob fleece and filmed a reel. Finished spinning the another ply for the yarn for my poncho project . Attempted to film a reel while spinning the 2nd ply, but the app ate the draft, so I have to start over tomorrow. Wound the first skein into a ball. Wound up the 3rd skein into a ball for the kids' hat project . Crocheting Finished the second scarf for the SU scarf project . Just have to weave in ends and finish patterns. Started a hat with the left over yarn, but I don't like it, so I'll probably just put up the rest of the yarn for another day. Social Media Really struggled with trying to get posts onto both Facebook and Intagram at the same time. Have decided to post to Instagram first, because it will automatically post to Facebook, as well. It is supposed to work the other way, too, but it is not working that way.

Tatting by Mlle. Riego - Week 1

So, I had this great idea that I would work through some vintage tatting pattern books and blog about it. Maybe even write a book with updated patterns. I don't know if I just happened to pick the hardest book to start with or they were just so much smarter in the mid-1800s, but this week was an epic fail. I was complaining to my daughter when she suggested that I write about my fails, as well as my successes. So here goes. The premise The book is "The Tatting Book" by Mlle. Riego, published in 1850. I found it at the Antique Pattern Library , and Google Books . It seems to be her first book on tatting. Her preface states that tatting individual pieces, then sewing them together as it had been done in the past, is currently making a revival in France under the name "frivolite". She didn't feel this method of work was practical for the "English lady", so she wanted to create a new method of work that would be suitable for English workers. She sets ...

Search This Blog