I don't do knitted Christmas gifts - that way madness lies. But earlier this year when I knit endless Noro scarves for mindless projects during all of the packing and moving madness, my SIL admired the colorway on one of them.
Then we drew her name so I'm giving it to her for Christmas.
I did the basic garter in Silk Garden scarf that has been popular for a while. I didn't think I could handle stripes at the time. Instead to add some interest and make it a bit more feminine, I added columns of YOs.
Of course, I forgot to measure it before I wrapped it, so I can't tell you just how large a scarf I got out of two skeins, but it's plenty long. I washed it and shaped it a bit to dry and that did open up the yarn-overs nicely. They look slightly different on the back than the front, but not enough to make a distinct sidedness to it.
Travel carefully if you go anywhere today or tomorrow. Happy holidays to all. I knit more of these in various sizes. At some point I'll post them all with size and yardage.
Pretty stuff! I love the shading in that yarn.
Posted by: RobinH | December 29, 2008 at 01:23 PM