FO: Feather Lace Scarf

Here it is (once again modeled by the glamorous and talented Taenzer):

A very quick and easy knit on size 11s; would have been easier if I could actually count to 6. Once I figured out the pattern (you know, that "OH! NOW I see!" moment), it was a lot of fun. Here's a close-up--you can see how very fluffy it is.

Unblocked it's about 6-1/2 by 52 inches.

Of course, now I have to figure out what to do next! I want to make a summer top, but with all the great doctor bills, I'm trying to stick to using my stash (even though I found a couple of places with cotton/linen, cotton/silk, and linen/silk blends on sale. *sigh* It's so hard to be good!). And most of my stash is sock yarn, laceweights, and various winter-type yarns (wool, alpaca, and blends).

I do have some lightweight--fingering, I think--raw silk, but it's brown. I was thinking of something a little more summery--lime or turquoise or linen or cream or rose.

I could do the other basketweave-rib sock, but I'm not really in the mood for socks on small needles. Something on 2s or 3s might be okay. On the other hand, I have some Schaefer Anne I am just DYING to make something with. I've been trying to decide for weeks what would be the best pattern for this.

The flash overexposed the colors in the picture--that is not orange, it's rust, and the blue and purple are far too bright. All the colors are richer and more subdued. But it gives you an idea.

I also have some Knit Picks baby alpaca in a dusty lavender color. I can't remember why I bought it originally, but it's very pretty and would make wonderful warm socks.



And I have no idea what to do with this, but it's from the same gift stash as the Feather Lace scarf yarn. I think it's Classic Elite's "Fame," which is a silk yarn. There's obviously not enough to make anything practical, but boy, it's such nice yarn I'd like to figure out some use for it.


So stay tuned--I'm sure I'll figure something out.