Don't you just love it when someone brings handwork to a waiting room?
I love seeing what people are working on and often learn from them.
Recently this happened and the lady was knitting with a new type of
ribbon yarn that I had seen but had no idea how to use.
She explained that one side has semi-solid texture
while the other side had regularly spaced 'holes'.
She was knitting into these holes.
I figured it should be easy enough to translate into crochet so I too made a scarf.
One skein of Patons Pirouette,
(similar to but not exactly what she used),
made a very long scarf with SC stitches
but since it is on the sparse side I like doubling
the scarf up when I wear it.
If you want to try this, she and I both discovered
that you need to rewind the skein so you can work from the other end.
Her yarn was in a tangle so I suggested wrapping it around a cardboard toilet paper tube. I use this with my yarn winder for my knitting frame and is what I did and it worked well.
The tube fits well on the wooden holder I have for using balls of crochet thread and I used it for this and was pleased with how it flowed.
I love trying something new and easy and even better when it is a fast project as well.
This is so pretty. I love the colors. I have a black and silver one that has this similar curl and long. I double it up as well. Love it. I bet this looks great on you and you will get lots of use. How fun to run into someone like this and found something new to make. Wish I had your talent.
ReplyDeleteYou should learn to crochet. There are lots of classes around and you tube helps a lot of people. It is a great way to relax and be productive at the same time. Wish you were close by as I would be happy to teach you.
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