I’m a little overdue to give an update on a couple of new scarves that I’ve been working on! The first is from a couple of skeins of Lion Brand Homespun in the color “prairie.” I’d gotten this yarn at the same time as the “waterfall” color that I used for my very first scarf. This one knit up very quickly on chunky size 19 needles with two strands held together. It’s very, very soft and dense. A little wider than necessary, but my previous Homespun scarf has stretched out quite a bit, so I think this one will break in nicely.

Anyway, I had a lot of fun knitting it, and I really like the warm colors. It’s been interesting to see how the same project knit with the same yarn works up differently with different needles.

My next sideline scarf project is a jcrew/gap-ish looking ribbed scarf — my first attempt at stripes! If all goes well this will be a birthday/coming-home gift for my brother who’s coming back from a year stationed in South Korea. (Hooray! Only 17 more days!)

So far, so good:

This is using Lion Brand Kool Wool (50% mohair 50% acrylic) in charcoal, grass, and tomato red on size 11 needles. I’ll begin and end with the same wide red and then green stripe — haven’t decided whether to keep the entire middle section all charcoal, or maybe put in a few more stripes.

This Thursday is my next sweater knitting class at Mass Ave. Knit Shop. I’m excited to start making some more progress. I’ve got the back finished up to the shoulders, and I’m going to remain paused there until class.

Jeni and I made a weekend visit to the Knit Shop on Saturday. She got a couple of balls of pretty multi-colored wool that is destined to become a hat and scarf for her cutie pie baby Miriam. I impulsively bought a couple of skeins of Manos de Uruguay in “poppy red” (#66) and the variagated “lava” (#106). These will become ??? Any ideas? I’m thinking I might like to try mittens… but then, it’s such pretty yarn that I almost hate to think of it getting wet and dirty.

As a final bonus image for today, here’s a peek at tonight’s dinner: Pan-seared salmon (with a soy, ginger & garlic marinade), baked potatoes, and green beans. Not bad for a Monday night!

p.s. I edited the previous entry to fix the broken link to the rest of the Young Moderns photos!

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