Hermione Scarf
Pattern: Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban Scarf by Rachel Alexandra
Yarn: Knit Picks Swish Worsted (Garnet Heather), Vanna's Choice (Mustard)
It's finally finished! When I was putting photos of my scarf on Ravelry, I saw that I started it last September and I just could not believe I'd been working on it for more than a year. But it kinda became a between-projects knit, or a TV-binge knit, and I'm a little sorry to say goodbye to it! It was nice to have something super-easy always waiting in the wings to be worked on.
In any case, I'm thrilled with my Gryffindor scarf! It's a little wider than I'd have liked (I cast on 75, but if I were making it again I'd go with 65 or 60) but still definitely wearable. Since it's a tube, it's twice as thick as a normal scarf and extra warm. Knitting the scarf in the round -- as a tube -- has another benefit: all the yarn ends from the color changes are hidden! So I took the lazy route and just knotted them rather than weaving them in. It saved so much time! I have a little bit of yarn left over, and I thought I might use it to make some little Gryffindor scarf bookmarks.
Last year when I wore my Hermione costume to work at the library for Halloween, several people thought I was wearing a graduation robe. Hopefully the scarf will be the completer piece needed to look unequivocally "Hermione"!
Yay! It's done and looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mom! I'm so glad I finally finished it. :)
DeleteGorgeous! There will be no mistaking your costume this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shaina! I think my costume looks a lot better this year. I debuted it at the library on Friday and just about everyone knew I was Hermione right away (although hardly anyone got my S.P.E.W. badge). I decided to ditch the Hogwarts robe this time -- I'd be way too hot with all that stuff on anyway!
DeleteIt looks terrific and so authentic! I need to finish mine - it's done except for the fringe. I used the pattern from Charmed Knits.
ReplyDeleteI'd never really done fringe before, but it was actually pretty easy! I watched a TV show while I made my fringe, which made it a little less tedious.
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