Scarflette

I refer to this project as my collar or scarflette; my partner insists that it’s a mantle. Whatever you call it, I love how it turned out. It was a long time coming, though. I bought the yarn months and months ago after I fell in love with it online. It’s from www.studioloo.com, and cost far more than I usually spend on yarn, but I decided that I had to have it. The problem was, once it arrived I didn’t know what to do with it, other than admire its handspun/hand-dyed goodness. Plus, I was just afraid of screwing up such a loveliness, since with the flowers it didn’t seem like it would rip out well.

I don’t know what changed, but last week I just plunged in, grabbed some needles and started knitting without a pattern. I made it up as I went along, in fact.

Excuse the corny bathroom picture. At least I have an excuse for the camwhore angle–I was aiming for my neck!

Close-up:

I knew from the beginning that I would need to line it, as wool on my neck drives me crazy with itchiness. So I handsewed on a liner made from fabric from one of my favorite resources, SCRAP.

If only more of my projects turned out so well. To those that don’t, I say the following: