Last winter I knit two hats that I fell in love with – Kittiwake,
by Alice Starmore, knit in alpaca (mmm, alpaca)
and Odessa, by Grumperina, in Rowan Cashshoft.
Neither of these hats promotes excessive itching and both are cute. Result: two hand knit items that I wear daily, weather permitting (and sometimes when there’s really no call).
I thought that would be the end of the knits I would love to wear. Who could have predicted the metabolic change that accompanies pregnancy and makes me constantly cold? Probably most mothers, but I digress. Last week, I found myself freezing and unable to turn up the heat (pinching pennies on heating oil means you can buy more yarn). In frustration, I wrapped a scarf around my neck.
Why has no one told me about the warming powers of scarves? I was toasty in no time and quickly lamenting my lack of hand knit scarves. I’ve got only two: the one pictured above and a second scarf, knit by a good friend, which is much too warm to wear around the house.
My quest for fun and warm scarf patterns has begun. I’m considering:
Branching Out
Shifting Sands
Double Helix Scarf
Argosy
And as a bonus: lots of stash usage!
3 comments:
Uhm, I think there is a whole country of scarf wearers; try looking on a map north of the Pyrenees.
I bought two skeins of Lush (when I was with YOU!) for a scarf to go with my gauntlets that I keep at the office. Now if I had time to knit it.
I just don't seem to be able to wear scarves indoors. I'll wrap myself in a blanket while working on the computer with my fingerless mitts. Maybe I will try the scarf thing.
Hmmm which scarf shall I knit..
Tough to have a blanket at the office. I think that would b frowned upon.
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