Sunday 5 August 2012

Completely Orange With Rings

All together: Scarf in soft wool, polymer clay sea urchin and polymer clay bracelet.
It will not be my last baktus scarf. It is simply too much fun not to make loads of. Easy and straight forward. And the pattern is even free. What more could one want?

Well, a new excuse to buy more yarn. And I found the excuse - I really can not remember what it was... Oh, I think it must be that I wanted a little scarf to go with my orange polymer clay sea urchin and the new bracelet I made.

Orange is after all my newest color affection. I found the yarn in a shop on Etsy in my search for orange yarn. I loved the color scheme and Rebecca dyed two skeins for me.

I think it is magic to get two skeins of yarn just for me all hand painted. A really lovely and soft yarn. And no bleeding at all.

I got an idea of making my scarf special. So I came up with this rather simple design: To add three rings in each end of it.

The rings are knitted in the round.  You can se how I did this on my Ravelry project page. The rings are not sewn at all just knitted together like a paper chain.

I did a provincial cast on and as I started on the scarf itself I wrapped the end around the first ring and knitted the live stitches together with the ones at the end of the wrap. Also better (I hope) explained in my project page.

I love wearing it. It is so colorful and the yarn is wonderful. Let´s go orange - whatever that means!!!

The Stitch Story
Yarn: Hand dyed sock yarn in color Summer Splash, The Spinning Daisy 
Needles: 2.5mm 
PatternBaktus Scarf (free)
Other materials: Knitted rings
Ravelry link: Ring A Baktus

See my project page on Ravelry to get directions for knitting rings for this scarf.

32 comments:

  1. I, too, love orange! Your scarf and jewelry are such lovely work.

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  2. Åååå, så nydelig! Morsomt med de ringene på skjerfet! :-) Utrolig frisk og fin farge- den minner meg om høsten! Ha en strålende søndag!

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  3. Du er rigtig god til detaljer - meget flot!

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  4. Beautiful and so lovely, sunny colours! I love your jewelleries, too!

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  5. Det ble så spesielt og flott med de morsomme ringene på! Artig funnet på. Herlige farger og flott tilbehør som matchet perfekt. Ble helt fascinert av armbåndet som tok opp alle fargene i skjerfet. :)

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    1. Tusen takk Vibeke - har bevist prøvd å lage smykkene så de passer!!

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  6. You have made this latest baktus scarf unique with the rings! I like orange, too--such a bright and happy color you can't help smiling when you see it!

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    1. Thank you so much Debbie - orange is really lovely and we really need to smile more!!

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  7. Så utrolig fint! Også strikket i akkurat mine farger. :)

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  8. Stilig antrekk!! Jeg har tidligere ikke likt orange noe særlig, men kjøpte meg et par onge overdeler for ikke så lenge siden. Egentlig en fin farve, og du har virkelig vist det her! Nydelig garn, og smykkene var virkelig prikken over Ien! Ble nesten misunnelig her ;)

    Ha en superfin ny uke som kommer :)
    Klem fra nord!

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    1. Tusen takk Desiree - så gøy at du også liker orange. Jeg er også ny på den fargen. Kos deg i nord - og stor klem!!

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  9. Wauv igen et lækkert laver tørklæde fra din hånd,smuk detalje med ringene,elsker også selv orange,en farve man kun kan blive glad af at bære

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    1. Tusind tak Gitte - det var lidt sjovt at lave noget som jeg ikke har set før!!!

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  10. Kjempestilig skjerf i en herlig farge og original vri med ringene - supert!!

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  11. WOW sååå stilig!! Elsker oransje - og dette var utrolig flott! Digger armbåndet!!
    --klem--

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    1. Tusen takk Anette - oransj er virkelig en hit og så for meg!!!!

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  12. My mom is so jealous right now!!! She LOVES orange so much! She loves it so much, that now I love it! LOL! Beautiful creations Lone! Fantastic!!!

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    1. Thank you so much Stacy - I am so glad you both like it!!! Maybe one of your crows should wear an orange scarf!! LOL!!

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  13. Så fint, alt sammen! Artig vri med de ringene på skjerfet!

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  14. Wow! Ringarna i ändarna är pricken över i, helt fantastiskt fint!

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    1. Tusen takk Madeleine!!! Og det henger også fint pga ringene!!

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  15. I just discovered your blog and find it beautiful! Is inspiring to see your knits! I'm from Argentina, to be more precise I live in Puerto Madryn, Patagonia. Here, in our fields, there are many sheeps. However unfortunately the shops do not have good quality wool.
    Best regards and congratulations for your work!!
    Ana Pérez Bruno

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