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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. 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. Such a beautiful scarf! The pattern is gorgeous.

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

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

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

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

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. I agree, it's manly enough :) and a very interesting stitch pattern too

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

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

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

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  14. 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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