Sunday 31 July 2011

Knitting Around In Circles

Not only is the pattern circles, I´m also knitting in the round for this scarf. Which is my preferred technique. Purling is not fun - and worse if there´s stranded pattern involved.

And in this way it get´s really nice and warm. I´m planning on making it about 2 meters long.

Anyway, I found the chart for the circles on Ravelry as a free pattern and it fitted my need for a mindless knitting perfect. It don´t get boring and I love stranded knitting. I cast on 120 stitches on a 30 mm circular needle on 2 mm.

The yarn is Zauberball from Shcoppel-Wolle. And it´s completely unpredictable.

The color changes in all directions and so does the thickness of the yarn. But for this project it´s perfect.

I´m always surprised by the colors that comes out of the skeins and how they match together.

So, this is a really enjoyable knit, full of surprises and you never know what you gonna get. Sounds like the qoute from the movie Forest Gump: 

Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

14 comments:

  1. this is quite beautiful, lone!i have been meaning to send you a note... letting you know i have been thinking of those in your country - those lost, those injured, those left behind, those struggling to understand... i send light and love... and thank you for including that beautiful quote...

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  2. What a nice way to use this yarn. That way the unpredictability gets interesting. In a pair og socks it get a bit too strange, in my experience anyway:-)

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  3. Thank you mairedodd!! That means a lot!!

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  4. Thank you Dorte - I have yet to knit socks. Haven´t started that journey yet...

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  5. Very interesting yarn--I am sure it is fun to work with, too!

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  6. This is so cool! Love it Lone ;o)

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  7. Thank you Debbie - yes, it´s really fun to knit with!!

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  8. I join the rest in saying this is absolutely beautiful. With yarn there is always an element of surprise and knitting something can feel like opening a Christmas present.
    I was hoping you will show the back side once you've finished. I'm always interested in other people's techniques :-)

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  9. Thank you coffeeaddict!! You can see some of the backside if you click on the photo. I knit with both threads over my left hand forefinger - always keeping the pattern thread in the same place. If you know what I mean... LOL!!

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  10. Lone,
    This is such an interesting pattern and it really works well with your yarn choice. I'm going over to Ravelry to check it out. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a lovely comment on my blog...

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  11. Thank you Karen!! It´s a really fun knit - due to the color shifts it never gets boring!!

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