Saturday, July 9, 2011

Pretty triangles

Pretty Triangle Scarf

Last October I was at my usual Saturday morning knit and crochet session with the Queanbeyan girls when Carrie brought along some gorgeous hand dyed merino/cashmere/nylon sock yarn to show us. I was lucky enough to snaffle a skein which had red tones - burgundy, scarlett and a little sparkle of pale red.

The quandary then was how to use it. I was on my "10 shawls in 2010" mission back then, but as the skein was only 400 metres long I wasn't too sure I'd get much of a crocheted shawl out of it. I came across a pattern called "Pretty Triangle Scarf" by Kim Miller, and decided it was the perfect pattern for my gorgeous skein of red. It was a little shawl, worn like a kerchief. I knew I'd get a lot of wear out of it.

Pretty Triangle Scarf

The yarn is gorgeous - soft, warm and springy. It was lovely to crochet and from memory the pattern only took me a couple of weeks to complete. All I had to do was block it and make the tassles.

Pretty Triangle Scarf - blocking

And of course that took me until this week to do. I was home sick with a bad cold, and some lovely warm sun was streaming through the spare bedroom windows. I took a chance, used my new blocking wires, and it was dry by the evening.

Pretty Triangle Scarf

I was doubtful that the tassles would look any good. But I like them now they're attached to the scarf. They work as a balancing weight against the rest of the scarf.

I'm on such a scarf and shawl bent at the moment. I have another red shawl currently being blocked on the spare bed which hopefully I'll be able to show you in the next couple of days. It's big and snuggly and I think I'm in love with it. I can't wait for it to come off the blocking wires (hopefully by tonight - my cold has me banished to the spare room, and that's the blocking bed!). Here's a sneak peak.

Toscane shawl - blocking

I'm supposed to be in the Blue Mountains at Wintersong with my friends this weekend, but my blasted cold has kept me away. I am consoling myself with lots of hot tea and lots of crocheting and sewing. It's not the same as singing, but it will have to do.

12 comments:

  1. Hey Michelle, love your scarf, it's very different and a gorgeous colour too.

    Hope you get over your cold ASAP, I'm sure the crafting will help, stay warm.

    From a cold North East Vic,

    Claire :}

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  2. I would have been tassle suspicious too but it ALL looks Just. Right. (!)

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  3. Lovely work! Hope you're feeling tip top soon!

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  4. I LOVE the tassels! Perfect finishing touch, and so nice and plump!

    Looking forward to seeing the new one off the wires too.

    Hope you are over the cold soon.

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  5. This is such a lovely red red shawl and the tassels work really well. I too am a bit iffy about tassels but in this case they're perfect.

    Looking forward to seeing the next one which is looking equally as nice :)

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  6. oooh its beautiful! That shot at the top is gorgeous!
    yay for new red scarfy/shawly goodness on a cold weekend!
    xo

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  7. That's a lovely shawl. Nice to have something nice and colourful to lift your mood.

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  8. Love it! So worth the blocking in the end, even if it can be a pain :)

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  9. Oh I love the triangle scarf, tassles and all. Your textile work is always lovely. Look forward to seeing the new scarf off the wires.

    Hope you're on the mend.

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  10. Lovely scarfy shawl!

    Hope that cold is going away and you're feeling better.

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  11. hi
    my name is samaneh
    im from iran
    and i found this beautiful scarf by a search in google
    and i really love it
    and i want to have it
    my mom can knit it for me
    but she needs a pattern
    i will be so thankful if u help me
    thank u so much
    :*

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    1. Hi Samaneh! Unfortunately you don't have an email address I can reply to, so hopefully you'll come back here and see this reply. Your mum can get the pattern here: https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/62724121/pretty-triangle-scarf-crochet-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_11

      Have fun!

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