Crochet Lacy Scarf (Joey群編2007年12月秀氣蕾絲圍巾)

Yarn: Lang Venezia Color (50% mohair 50% acrylic), color #0150 Blue/Purple Variegated - 2 balls (142yd [130m] / 50g)
Pattern: Joey's Knitting House KAL
Needles: Clover E 3.5 mm crochet hook
Size: 7 3/4" wide x 41 1/2" long
Duration: 2007/12/06 - 2007/12/08

線材: Lang Venezia Color (50% 毛海 50% 壓克力), 色號#0150 藍紫段染 - 2 球 (142yd [130m] / 50g)
圖樣: Joey編織の屋 96/12群編會活動-圈起來的愛
針號: 3.5 mm 鉤針
尺寸: 寬 20 cm, 長 105 cm
製作日期: 2007/12/06 - 2007/12/08



Finally, I was able to report this project as finished to the KAL in a timely fashion. For once. Both previous projects took me a while to complete, I was always near the bottom of the finish list. This project is quick and simple. It took me about 2 days (total of maybe about 6-7 hours). Crochet lace does work up much faster than knitting as far as the time it takes to cover the same surface area.

哈!這次是我最快交功課的一次. 前兩個作業都拖了好久才交, 每次都吊車尾. 這條圍巾織來簡單又快, 花了兩天的時間 (用帶小孩作家事的空檔, 共約6-7小時吧?). 鈎針蕾絲還是比棒針來得快, 同樣的大小, 用棒針可能需要多一倍的時間 (以我的龜速來算的話...)

I love the lace design of this scarf. So delicate and pretty.
我很喜歡這條圍巾的蕾絲圖樣, 很細緻的感覺.



For this project, I decided to find something from my stash to work with since the yarn requirement isn't as strict (well, it is a scarf, I don't have to worry about gauge too much) and I don't need a whole lot of yarn. I picked these two balls of Lang Venezia Color, originally intended for the Reading-in-Bed Shrug but didn't work out. I have had a hard time trying to use up these two balls of yarn ever since, and this project seemed to be the right fit. However, this yarn is scratchy. Although I love the colors, I did not enjoy working with it. I couldn't even get it to feed smoothly from my left hand while I crochet, and I have never had this kind of problems with other yarns. It is a bit itchy too on my neck, maybe not the best choice for a scarf.

這次用的線是我從庫存裡翻出來的, 反正是圍巾嘛, 大小尺寸可隨意, 密度就不需要太刻求, 用線量也不大. 這兩球線是以前打算用來織TKA的蕾絲小外套, 試了織片後發現效果不佳, 之後就擱著不知道怎麼把它消耗掉. 這次看到這條小圍巾, 我就想到了這組線. 顏色我是很喜歡, 不過呢, 這線的質感實在是不太好, 很澀的感覺, 在鈎的時候左手繞線常常有滑不動的情況, 卡卡的, 我用別的線時從來就沒有這種情況發生. 這組毛海圍在脖子上有點刺癢, 實在不太適合做圍巾.



The original design of this scarf is very short, only 84 cm (33 inches) long. Trying to use up the yarn, I made the scarf a bit longer. It was difficult to gauge how much yarn I would need for the lace edging. Not wanting to have to unravel (this is mohair after all, I had a really hard time trying to unravel just two rows when I made a mistake), I decided to stop the main body lace after I had gone into only 1/3 of the 2nd ball, and started the lace edging. It turned out I didn't need that much yarn after all. When it was all done, I still have about 1/4 of a ball left, enough for another 4 inches of the main body lace. Oh well. Right now, the length isn't too bad, it is enough to wrap around my neck and tie a knot in front. Another few inches would have been nice, but this works too. And the good thing is, I used up another set of yarn from my stash, yeah!

原設計的長度很短, 只有84cm長. 本來想儘量把這兩球線用完, 能織多長就織多長. 不過實在是不知道緣邊的蕾絲會用多少線, 很怕到最後不夠要拆. 這組毛海拆起來是很痛苦的, 我有一次小小織錯拆了兩段, 才短短兩段就拆的線打結連剪刀都出動了. 所以第二球只用了1/3, 我就決定開始織緣邊蕾絲. 結果其實不需要那麼多線, 整條圍巾織完還剩1/4球的線, 夠再織個10cm. 現在這個長度也還不錯, 夠脖子圍住前面打個結, 如果能再長一點點就很完美了! 最驕傲的是, 庫存裡又少了一組線啦!



I was also eyeing another design in this month's KAL - the white scarf with the spirals at the ends. Now this one is done, I am gonna try to see if I have suitable yarn in my stash to take on that project.

其實這個月的另ㄧ條捲捲/螺仔肉圍巾我也很喜歡呢, 有時間再去翻翻庫存看有沒有合適的線可用, 這次可要挑比較柔軟的線材了.