Dang! I Ran Out of Yarn...

I kept my fingers crossed, hoping that I would have enough... But, my worst fear happened, I ran out of yarn... Rowan is a popular brand, many yarn shops carry the lines. However, 4-ply cotton doesn't seem to be very popular. Out of a handful of LYS's in the area, there is only one that carries 4-ply cotton. I bought two balls from them, thinking that it would be enough. I remember that was still one ball left on the shelves. That was one week ago. When I went back there this week, that ball was gone! What are the odds that someone also wanted to buy the same yarn in the same color in the same week when the yarns have been sitting on the shelves for months, and especially there is only one ball left? Aaarrrggghhhh!!! I made calls to several LYS's this morning, none of them carries this yarn... sigh... I guess I'll just have to put this project aside until I find more yarn. Dang! I was hoping to wear it this weekend, I heard it may hit 80 degrees on Saturday.

鈎的時候就很擔心呢, 很怕線會不夠. 沒想到一開始的方眼編會用掉這麼多線. 果然, 圖二的模樣編只剩下最後一排還沒鈎完, 線就沒了. Rowan的線幾乎每家店都有賣, 可是他的4-ply cotton方圓百里內據我所知只有一家在賣. 一星期前就是跟他買的, 買了兩球, 看架子上還剩一球. 心想如果不夠再回來應該還可以吧. 結果, 就是有這麼巧的事, 這個禮拜再回去, 剩下的那一球賣掉了啦!! 今天早上打電話問了附近幾家店, 真的沒人有... 唉... 看來只好暫時把它收起來, 等買到線再繼續了. 本來想趕快鈎好這個週末可以穿的, 氣溫上升聽說會有80度(華氏)呢!

Column of Leaves Scarf

Yarn: RYC Silk Wool DK (50% silk, 50% merino wool), #306 Greenwood - 3 balls (109yd [100m] / 50g)
Pattern: Island of Misfit Patterns
Needles: Addi Turbo US size 6 (4 mm)
Size: 6" wide x 46" long before blocking, 8" wide x 58" long after blocking
Duration: 2007/04/15 - 2007/04/22

線材: RYC Silk Wool DK (50% 絲, 50% 美麗諾), 色號#306 - 3 球 (109yd [100m] / 50g)
圖樣: Island of Misfit Patterns
針號: 4 mm
尺寸: 寬15cm 長117cm(定型前) 寬20cm 長147cm(定型後)
製作日期: 2007/04/15 - 2007/04/22

After I saw Annie's and Margaret's gorgeous scarves, I decided to make one too. This pattern is so beautiful. Upon a quick glance, it looks somewhat similar to the Tiger Eye Scarf, but it is much easier to knit in my opinion. I did not try to memorize the pattern, but after a few repeats, I could pretty much figure out what to do next based on the previous row. It also knit up faster than Tiger Eye.

看到Annie和瑪格她們織的美美的圍巾, 心動手癢也來織一條. 這條圍巾看起來跟虎眼好像有點像, 織起來可比虎眼簡單多了. 雖然沒有刻意去背花樣, 織到後來看了上一段也可以猜出再下來要怎麼織. 織起來比虎眼快呢!



I wanted the two ends of the scarf to be symmetrical, so I worked the scarf from two ends and then joined them together. Each half has 19 pattern repeats. I had planned to graft the two halves using the Kitchener stitch. Well, I was only about 1/3 of the way through when I spotted a big hole. I could not figure out what went wrong. The lace border also presented some difficulties for grafting. I ripped back the join, almost dropped a stitch in the process. After all that, I decided to just do the safe and easy three needle bind-off. Although it is not as seamless as Kitchener stitch, I know I can do it without dropping any stitches... :D

為了圍起來時兩端花樣能對稱, 我也是各織兩片, 然後中間縫合. 每一半織了19個花樣重複. 不過這次偷吃步, 中間不是真的縫合的啦! 這次是用 three needle bind-off, 很明顯的有一條線, 不像縫合的可以幾乎看不出來. 其實本來是有用縫的喔! 縫不到三分之一就發現跑出一個大洞來, 研究了半天研究不出個所以然來, 只好乖乖地拆回去. 拆的過程中還漏針, 差點救不回來. 想想算了, 反正中間的地方通常是圍在脖子後面, 看不到... (也是懶啦... :D) 用 three needle bind-off 雖然沒有那麼好看, 可是不出錯就好啦!

Doesn't This Look Familiar?

I was browsing the new issue of Interweave Crochet the other day, and this Mermaid Scarf caught my eyes...

兩天前在翻最新的 Interweave Crochet, 看到一條很眼熟的美人魚圍巾...


It's the pink scarf in the middle of the picture. Doesn't it look like the popular Flower Petal Scarf (other than mine, seen here, here, here, here, and many others)? And also the Flower Scarf (seen here, here, here, and here...)? I am tempted to make this version too. Maybe in mohair?

就是照片中那條粉紅色的. 看起來像不像超受歡迎的花瓣圍巾 (除了 我的, 還有 這裡, 這裡, 這裡, 這裡, 啊, 列不完啦...)? 還有花朵圍巾 (看 這裡, 這裡, 這裡, 還有這裡...)? 我也想來鉤這條美人魚. 還沒仔細看鉤法, 不知道有什麼不一樣的地方. 想用毛海線來鉤耶, 效果應該會不錯吧?