September 9, 2007
The long-awaited, many-times-frogged pipe component of the mario scarf is now complete. CHECK IT.
It is being knit with a combo of intarsia and stranding. Sometimes I get confused as
when to do which method, so I pretty much always cross the colors whenever it’s time to change.
I’m not going to take a photo of the other side yet because it is really scary back there. I used five colors of yarn in what amounted to about 8 separate bobbins. I found that the clothespins help a lot because not only do they keep things from unwinding and getting totally out of control, but they have a tiny heft to them that anchors the strands in place a little nicer than the freeform yarn balls.
The finished product will hopefully look something like this. The top will just be plain navy until it gets long enough to function as an actual functional outerwear accessory. I’m aiming to have it finished on or around the birthday on October 24. But I might even be done in time for the CHIPTUNE BOAT RIDE who knows. It might be chilly? But then again I might have to knit a solid blue reverse for it because like I said the strings are kind of a knitemare– ha-ha!
September 11, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Dude, that is going to be so kick arse! It’s looking really good on the right side! I can’t wait to see it at knit night.
So yeah, a blue cover for the back huh? Do I recall someone loftily claiming that intarsia is reversible? Well, maybe not the way we do it.
Bow before my knitting predictions thus says Cassandra, Knit Prophet.