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Don't faint, I have some knitting: Cherry Swiss Cheese Scarf
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 12:43PM I’m experiencing a little wobble in the work-life balance this week. Actually if I’m not getting any work done, I suppose there’s no balance to be found. Mostly I’m rolling around enjoying the last week of school with the Sonars. I’ll get back to it. To prepare for summer, Sonar X6 made a sign for my door to make sure people know I’m writing. If the youngest of them can get that I need writing time, there’s hope for me.
In other news, I finished some knitting. A gift for a special person in our lives.
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Cherry Swiss Cheese Scarf in Yarn Bee JubileeApologies for the crappy dark photo on my rumpled bed. My good sunny photography spots have been filled with roofing materials for a couple of days.
Yarn: Yarn Bee Jubillee
Colorway: Cherry
Pattern: Swiss Cheese Scarf by Winnie Shih
Needles: US11
Finished dimensions: almost five feet by a little more than one foot. There’s a lot of room for stretch in both directions.
Pattern Mods: When I reached the desired length, I did almost one more pattern repeat, omitting the final buttonhole row, then binding off. This made both ends of the scarf symmetrical with one another. Because the yarn is so much thicker than the lace weight called for in the pattern, I knit fewer repeats, but still got a scarf that can do double-duty as a light-weight shawl.
The pattern is acheived by interrupting stretches of garter stitch with giant buttonholes. I love the drama and versatility of this pattern. It looks great with this thick, frizzy yarn, but the eyelash obscures the wave effect that forms around the buttonholes. I’d love to try it again with a smoothly spun yarn. The scarf is long enough that the wearer can put her hands through two holes near the end and make “sleeves.” Or the whole thing can be worn like a keyhole scarf with one end drawn through a center hole. The Sonars also suggested draping it over the front of the face like a ski mask. Sorry, no picture of that one.
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Reader Comments (2)
Oooh, I like this. I haven't been knitting much lately, but it's one of those things I always go back to. This looks like a good project to add to my list! And even better, what a nice gifty thing. I hope your special person enjoys it! xo
She loved it! Over on Ravelry, if you search patterns for "Swiss Cheese," there are a lot of clever applications of the pattern.