La Gran Mohair Shirred Scarf

Yarn: Classic Elite La Gran Mohair (76.5% mohair, 17.5% wool, 6% nylon), #6540 Honeydew - 3 balls (90yd [82m] / 42g)
Pattern: Knit & Crochet Ponchos, Wraps, Capes & Shrugs! (Knit & Crochet) By Edie Eckman
Needles: Susan Bates Crystalites US size 15 (10 mm)
Size: 9" x 100" before shirring, 9" x 43" after shirring
Start: February 12, 2007
Finish: March 24, 2007

線材: Classic Elite La Gran Mohair (76.5% 毛海, 17.5% 羊毛, 6% 尼龍), #6540 哈密瓜 - 3 球(90yd [82m] / 42g)
圖樣: Knit & Crochet Ponchos, Wraps, Capes & Shrugs! (Knit & Crochet) By Edie Eckman
針號: 10 mm 棒針
尺寸: 寬9英吋 長100英吋(穿鬆緊線前) 長43英吋(穿鬆緊線後)
開始: 2007/02/12
完成: 2007/03/24

This scarf is quite simple. It's a long strip of a very easy lace, with elastic threads running through the "spines" of the strip. One can adjust the amount of shirring by pulling the elastic threads. I actually finished knitting this scarf and bound off on 2/27/07. I then started threading the elastic through it, and found out that it wasn't quite what I envisioned it to be. Well, the elastic thread is very thin and feels a bit weak for holding the shirring in place (even with 3 strands held together.) Not sure that I wanted to continue on, I put it aside. I know I won't frog it (I might as well toss it out if I am to frog 3 balls worth of mohair.) But, I am not sure that threading through the second bundle of elastics will achieve the effect I want. So it kept sitting in my WIP piles. Until today, finally struck by reality, I decided to just finish it and call it a day.

這條圍巾其實超簡單, 織一條落落長的蕾絲, 中央兩條"脊椎"用細鬆緊線穿過, 拉出喜歡的樣子後把鬆緊線綁好固定, 就OK啦! 本來2/27/07就織好收線了, 穿完第一條鬆緊線後, 覺得有點失望, 這跟我想像中的樣子差蠻多的... 問題出在, 這鬆緊線很細, 雖然是用3條線同時穿, 感覺上還是撐不住圍巾的重量 (這是毛海耶, 很輕啊...), 而且皺摺的地方無法固定, 圍起來就全部垂到下面去了. 一時之間也不知該不該繼續下去, 就把它擱在一旁. 我是不可能把它拆掉 (要拆毛海哦, 那乾脆直接丟掉比較快...) 可是也很懷疑穿了第二條鬆緊線後效果會改善多少. 就這樣, 它一直躺在我的未成品袋中... 直到今天, 我終於決定"面對現實", 就把它"解決"了吧, 就算不太滿意, 至少也是成品一件.

The scarf before shirring (now I think I like this version better...), this picture is closer to the true color.
穿鬆緊線前的圍巾 (現在覺得這樣比較好看...), 這張照片較接近原色.


The elastic thread used for this scarf and threading it through...
所用的鬆緊線, 用毛線針把它穿過圍巾中央的"脊椎"...


Me wearing the scarf...
圍起來的樣子...