Tuesday 27 October 2015

Love At First Sight

You´ll never find a rainbow if you´re looking down. Charlie Chaplin
One could think this is about human love. But it is not. It is about two colors that were living apart. When they saw each other, they instantly formed a match.

A perfect match that will last for the rest of their lives. The one was born in Norway and the other in Latvia. They formed a sunrise just before winter came - and the beams will warm up a knitters heart.

Anyway, do not get your yarn to tell stories. You will end somewhere where people wear white coats... LOL!!

So, this is my fifth Red Katana scarf. See the other ones here. I had all this red Finull yarn lying around in half and quarter skeins in different dye lots.

And a lot of orange yarn from a trip to Riga which actually was a part of a six kilos purchased on the market.

This orange is infact not just orange. It is THE ORANGE. It is brighter, more hued and simply what I needed for my scarf.

Finull yarn has a lovely orange but it is too dark - and their brighter one is too yellow. That is how it works for me - the color has to be right or I will find another.

The whole thing is knitted in garter stitch and in six different sections. I add a lot more repeats to them as I use thinner yarn than suggested in the pattern.

There is enough concentration to to not fall asleep while knitting and not more than you can watch TV or whatever.

I am so happy about this scarf. Just what I wanted colorwise, garterwise and tasselwise. Not to mention knitwise.

The Stitch Story
Yarn: Rauma Finull, Yarn from Riga
Needles: 2.5mm
Pattern: Red Katana
My Ravelry Page: Sunrise
Autum is nearly over and all I needed was a knitted sunrise to get me though winter.

20 comments:

  1. Der ja!!! Begge mine favorittfarger sammen.
    Er helt enig med deg i, at den orange Finullen ikke helt er den riktige ORANGE.
    Sjalet er superfint. Og tett og jevnt, strikket i 2.5. Jeg må strikke Finull i 3, da blir det best for min del.
    Farger sammen, og som taler med hverandre YES!
    Jeg strikker på noe fargerikt nå, som så veldig flotte ut sammen. Men når de blir strikket sammen, flyter de mere ut. Det irriterer meg, men jeg må fortsette.......
    Ja, også strikkes det litt på en UFO også da.....stakkars , som blir lagt tilside gang på gang. Men en dag blir den jo ferdig. For det har jeg bestemt!!!
    Takk for Solskinn!!!!

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    1. Tusen takk Sylvia - ja dette er jo deg også!!! Farger er litt sånn. Spent på å se hva du holder på med. Og UFO hører liksom med så lenge de ikke har grønne menn med seg... He he. Vi deler solstrålene nå som det blir færre av dem fremover!!

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  2. Kapow.... solskinstrik til vinterdage. Dejlige farver, der bringer det bedste frem i hinanden. Og smil på vores læber. Det mønster er raffineret enkelt i sit udtryk.

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    1. Tusind tak Anne!! Et utrolig sjovt mønster som jeg altså kommer tilbage til...

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  3. Oh my gosh! I love the last photo. That scarf is exactly like a sunrise--and some sunsets that I have been lucky enough to see over the years! Sunsets are happy, too....like a thank you for such a wonderful day. I feel just the same way about my beads as you do about your yarn--so they can give us both white coats!

    You are so sweet, Lone--Thanks for your visit and comment. Didn't realize so many had never seen a photo of me!

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    1. Thank you so much Debbie!!! LOL!!! White coats there is :-)

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  4. Meget smukt og glad tørklæde. Jeg er vild med farverne.

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  5. Nyyydelig, rette høstfarger! God helg til deg, Happy Knitting!

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  6. Gorgeous! Orange is my mom's favourite colour! We both love your scarf! I love your photos! You are so cute! Big Hugs from mom and me ;o)

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    1. Thank you so much Stacy - orange is magic!! Hugs to you and mom!!!

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  7. Det skjerfet var bare d...lekkert! Elsker måten du bruker farger på!
    Takk for hyggelig besøk i bloggen min. Det er koselig.
    Ha en fin søndag! Klem :)

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  8. Ååååå, så nydelig!!! Veldig flott farger sammen, kler deg SÅ godt!! :-)

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