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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

The never ending ball of black wool

In keeping with all things gifty, I am working on a scarf for my 16 year old nephew.  He is brother to Dani, whose scarf I am still plugging away on.  I looked for a pattern I thought would be "manly" enough for a teenage boy.  Fingers crossed, you never can tell with teenagers.  I however, absolutely love how this scarf is turning out.  The pattern is simple enough to do in front of the tv (not that I ever do, euhm), but looks quite nice knitted up.






Stats:
Pattern: Basketweave scarf
Wool: Sirdar Bonus Aran, 80% acrylic, 20% wool (I have a huge 400g ball of this, it is so soft).  I seem to be using a fair bit of it lately, yet the ball never seems to shrink.


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16 comments:

  1. pinkundineNovember 23, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    I love the giant 400g balls, they really do seem to last forever don't they?!

    The scarf looks good, it definitely looks manly enough to me :)

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  2. LindaNovember 23, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    Such a beautiful scarf! The pattern is gorgeous.

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  3. FlorenceNovember 23, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    Nice! I really like the pattern!

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  4. AnkeNovember 23, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    That's a great pattern! Definitely manly enough. :-)

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  5. CalophiNovember 23, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    I would think that as long as you block out the waviness of this scarf, the basketweave would be perfectly fine for a dude. :)

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  6. Crunchy MommaNovember 23, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Love that pattern! Very nice and hope to see it when its finished. Thanks for sharing. Tricia @ CrunchyCatholicMomma.blogspot

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  7. IsaidaNovember 23, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    the scarf looks great, love the pattern. I hate knitting scarves though....they seem to take forever!

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  8. Sarah ~ Crafts from the CwtchNovember 23, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    That's lovely - I've just faved the pattern!

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  9. Marie/Underground CrafterNovember 23, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    I love the scarf! It is so hard to get good pictures of black yarn, so kudos on the picture.

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  10. Minding My Own StitchesNovember 23, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    I'd say your nephew should like it. At that age I was very open-minded about fashion, as long as it all was black!

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  11. BecksNovember 23, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    The scarf looks great, real manly, and that colour is just right for a young man. I'm currently working through a 400g ball of yarn, so far a big slouchy hat and two thirds of a big scarf and still half a ball left!
    xx

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  12. Paula November 23, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    I agree, it's manly enough :) and a very interesting stitch pattern too

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  13. KristinaNovember 23, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    I love that pattern! It's turning out beautifully.

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  14. Lori annNovember 23, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    you are brave to knit with black, it will be so lovely when its done!

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  15. UnknownNovember 23, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    I love the pattern for the scarf - it kinda reminds me of the Hurley logo.

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  16. heatherNovember 27, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Is black as hard to knit with in the evenings as is it to crochet with? I've been having quite a time working on "manly" gifts in the dark! :-)

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