September 9, 2011

apiary

Pattern: mine
Yarn: Lioness Arts Smooth Merino Fingering in colour 'Mr. Jarndyce'

My plan was simple: come up with a neck accessory that would use as much of a single skein of lovely handdyed yarn as possible. I swatched many many times on many different needles with many different ideas until I got here. I love the honeybee stitch and on 5 mm needles doing it is like knitting acrobatics. Using bamboos helped immensely. It was easy to memorize and fun to make. It has a reckless, loopy quality I love and it looks great on either side. Plus, I used all but a few metres of the skein. Score.
Posted by at

5 comments:

  1. KarSeptember 9, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    So pretty Chris! I love how you come up with your own patterns. Love all the different shades of purple in the yarn. Love your short hair also. Too Cute!!!! :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. knithound brooklynSeptember 9, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    You are so cute in that scarf. The stitches remind me of daisies! Love it!

    ReplyDelete
  3. karenSeptember 10, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    Very pretty!! I am a sucker for purple :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. At Home Mommy KnitsSeptember 13, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    Love it. It looks so squishy and soft and perfect for the cool weather!

    ReplyDelete
  5. craftivoreSeptember 15, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Yum! It looks almost scribble stitch like. Everyone loves a pattern that uses only one skein, smart idea.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)