The hardest part about knitting this blessed Doctor Who scarf is finding the yarn! Yes, the yarn. Understand that this pattern is from about 20 years ago and colors have since been discontinued. Directions call for the scarf to be striped purple, camel, rust, grey, bronze, mustard, and greenish-brown. Sounds straightforward enough, but there's more. It needs to be wool or a wool blend. And it needs to be bulky or chunky weight. Ok, all the criteria are there. Until you begin to shop...
I started my yarn search online, and found that no company is currently offering those colors in that weight in wool or wool blend. But, there are two that have colors that are close enough to get by. Great! I jotted down a list for each brand and John drove me around to craft stores. (What a guy!) Stop 1: A.C. Moore. They had one color of my first choice, two colors of my second. Didn't buy any and headed on down the road. Stop 2: Michael's Arts & Crafts. They had 3 colors of my second choice, but five of my first. Great! I bought the five and figured I'd find the last two - purple & gray - a little further south. Stop 3: Jo-Ann Fabrics. They had exactly one aisle of yarn, and most of it was crap. NOT ONE color of either brand! I headed home to Stop 4: e-Bay. Here I found both purple and gray, and from the same seller no less! I clicked "Buy It Now", and with that, my yarn shopping was finally complete.
Time to start knitting! But wait, the first color in the pattern is purple... And I'd just ordered the purple... No matter, I'll work from the bottom up! And so I did. I cast-on my 60 stitches followed by 16 rows of mustard. Then switched colors and did 10 rows of rust.
The next stripe is 32 rows of gray. Gray has not yet arrived... I am stalled... All the oomph is going out of me... I'm beginning to fade...But wait, I've got an idea! I'll start a new scarf!
Isn't that what people do? They just keep knitting, no matter what, no matter who for, just keep knitting at all costs?!?<--back front-->
No, I'm not getting obsessed...
Anyone want a scarf???
6 comments:
I do, I do! ;-) that looks like a neat scarf...I attempted to knit for a while, but then lost the motivation. maybe when I've got more time. Hmm...By the way, when DO you find the time?
`Donna
I like the pattern in your alternate scarf.
Mom
I find the time while the TV's on. I can't read with it on, but I can knit! :)
I want a scarf. We’ll be going to VA over X-mas, I may need one.
Erin
Linda, you crack me up. The scarf(s) look great. if I lived up north, I would take one. Keep up the good work!
Ellie
Wow - I am amazed at your commitment to knitting! Good for you - I like the new scarf (cept I don't live where I could ever use one).
Diane
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