Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog

11/30 scarves
As a designer, I am occasionally sent sample skeins of new yarns. These come particularly from a yarn manufacturer who makes mostly synthetic yarns. Anyone that knows me and my designing style knows I'm no big fan of synthetics. I save up these skeins and donate them to knitters who need them.

In yesterday's mail came some more yarns. One caught my eye, but, more importantly, my fingers! It felt like fur, like silky fur. Of course, it was nylon and polyester, with the nylon causing that silky feeling. It is "Carmen" by Patons, 50 g / 64 yds, color #2315 Graphic Grape.

In a previous batch of yarns came one of those railroad yarns, like Eros, typically used for scarves. This one is called "Matrix" by Bernat, also nylon and polyester, 50 g /140 yds, color #7013 Chocolate.

The 2 yarns looked like they would be perfect together. And, serendipity prevailed in that they both have exactly the same care instruction!: machine wool delicate cycle cool, then tumble dry low.

As my gift budget this year isn't the same as for past years, there's a relative whose coloring would look great with these colors.

So, with US size 15 (10 mm) ndls, I cast on 10 sts and worked garter stitch until nearly the 64 yds of the first yarn ran out, then bound off.

It came out rather nicely, so the other skeins of yarns I have are also becoming scarves: Patons Bohemian and Bernat Velour.

It's been a busy day: last Gazette go-though, then printed a small batch (more Gazette printing will start tomorrow and go on for a few days), created the issue's preview page and uploaded it, the jpegs and the other html pages that get changes, whenever a new issue comes out. Then laundry, vacuuming, dishes, wrote bills, washed and dried 2 of the new scarves, prepped the ad sale day ads, and sewed on 2 elbow patches I knit a few days ago, for an Old Navy sweater with worn thin elbows.

Am working on the 3rd scarf. I think our mail lady will get this one. I used to give her some of my homemade cookies, but I think she gave them to her kids, as she's weight-watching (aren't we all), so maybe she'll keep the scarf for herself?!

I'll try and get a photo up today or tomorrow.