Airy Scarf

Airy Scarf

Last Minute Knitted Gifts, by Joelle Hoverson

Yarn used: Rowan Kidsilk Haze: Super Kid Mohair/Silk

You may recognize this yarn from my botched attempt at a sweater a couple years ago. I remember when I first started to knit, I couldn't wait to get past scarves and make sweaters and socks and complicated projects. But lately I've been enjoying the simplicity of knitting scarves: no long time commitments, one or two balls of yarn is sufficient and it travels well. Try carrying around in-progress socks and you, too, will wish you were making a scarf.

I needed a project to work on while on the road to Yellowstone. I looked at my stash of scarf patterns and found this simple pattern that actually matched one of my items in the yarn stash.

I like how skinny yarn + big needles= big, holey loops. The mohair and silk feels just fabulous.

Model shot! It's more of an accessory scarf than a warmth-creator. Ignore the unmade bed in the background. I'll be buying more scarf yarn for my upcoming trip. Then I might go back to being a little more ambitious with my knitting.