Trellis the Second

It's pretty rare that I knit the same pattern twice, but earlier this year my grandma asked me to knit her a Trellis Scarf. She liked mine, and wanted hers to be a darker blue.

Over the past few months, I had been making some progress on her scarf, but the approach of Christmas gave me the extra push to finish. And here it is!



Pattern: Trellis Scarf by Evelyn Clark, from Interweave Knits Spring 2006
Yarn: Jaggerspun Zephyr Wool-Silk in Aegean, less than 1 skein
Needles: Addi Natura US 1 1/2 (2.5 mm)



The only major modification I made to the pattern was altering the ending border. The pattern ends with a straight edge, which you block to points. However, this wasn't symmetrical enough for me, so I added in some make ones and decreases to the original chart.


Ending border on the left, beginning on the right.

I hope she likes it!

Happy holidays, everyone!

Up, Down, Spin Around

I'm enjoying watching the play of variegated yarns and up-and-down stitch patterns in my current works-in-progress.


Chevron Scarf from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts in Schaefer Anne


Jaywalker (Ravelry link) by Grumperina in Malabrigo Sock

I've also been thinking a lot about spinning lately, and went to Color: A Fiber Festival on Saturday. The location was beautiful...



... and so was the fiber!

I came home with four ounces of Naturally Dyed Merino from Tactile Fiber Arts.



I also bought some Polwarth from A Verb for Keeping Warm (dark grey, 4 oz).



I've spun up a little of the polwarth and made a small swatch.



It's wonderfully soft, and I'm looking forward to spinning up the rest.