New scarf picture

Shillelagh spun a FINE 'yarn':

Shelagh! Wunderbarr! Hugs, Noreen

Your scarf is lovely, Shelagh, it's too bad we can't all have a feel. The pattern does look quite easy. Did you add some border stitches to it?

Thanks.... I just love that scarf.... errrrr, the yarn..... yum!

Shelagh

Yes, I did.... it was curling on the edges, so I frogged it and added a garter stitch border of 4 stitches on each side.

Shelagh

That's beautiful Shelagh! And thanks for the link to the pattern, looks fairly easy. I'm glad you didn't mention another sock yarn promo! I spent an evening sorting through all the various bags, boxes, totes and secret hiding places to re-organise my yarn and I discovered that I have enough sock yarn to stuff a small mattress with! I am on a sock yarn diet! Big time! No enabling me! I will not hear you! Marie and the cats

Shillelagh wrote:

Great work! The colour is great too - really suits the elegant lace pattern.

VP

Shillelagh wrote:

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It's beautiful! Thank you for the picture and the pattern! hugs, AUD ;-)

It is beautiful - and looks wickedly expensive too. Really, you cannot buy that quality regardless of price. Thank you.

Here's the best part - I found the yarn at Elann.com on line (NAYY). I buy from them all the time. Their yarns are ends of lines, closeouts, etc. The silk/cashmere yarn was $4.98 US/$5.78 CDN a ball! I only used not quite 2 balls.

I had tried Googling the yarn, but it must have been discontinued as I couldn't find it. It is Diamond Desire, made in Italy for Diamond Yarns. It's a DK weight, 150 metres. It's actually 75% silk, 25% cashmere... I originally overstated the cashmere, but it's so soft, who worries about 5%?

I also bought 6 balls of the cafe au lait colour to maybe make a shawl, and have decided if I do, I'll put beads on it to jazz it up. The colour is quite boring in comparison to the cherry red.

Shelagh

It was very easy. Don't forget to add a border of some kind to keep the edges from curling ;>)

Oh, you're welcome (snicker). Always glad to help.

Shelagh

That was a bargain. The cafe au lait may be more neutral than the red but it will be more versatile for "mixing and matching" with different outfits.

Elann is a lovely site and I must admit I downloaded their free crochet pattern for a bedspread.

Bernadette

Enjoy wearing it it's a beauty :o)

Shelagh

The scarf is so nice and thanks for letting me know about the 4 stitches on each side as I may try and knit this scarf while on a business trip in February.

Darlene (craftkitten)

Shillelagh wrote:

Thanks Darlene, it's a simple pattern to remember. Once I got going on it, I didn't need the printed pattern anymore, as long as I used my row counter. The border gave the scarf a nice "finished" look to it. Be sure to post a picture link if you do make it. :>)

Shelagh