Fun with Scraps

The break from school is awfully nice. I'm actually getting some knitting and crocheting projects done. There's still some javascript homework outstanding, but, honestly, I'm working on that too!! (Just in case my prof. reads my blog!!)

So this is a "Scrat" - a hat made from scrap worsted weight yarn. I borrowed an idea from another crafter who tied small scraps of yarn together and then winds it into a ball. It creates a very unique fabric and the color combinations can easily be altered to the individual. I used a basic crocheted hat pattern and a Size J hook. This Scrat happens to be a bit too big because after the 6th increase round I was worried it was too small.

Up next .... a "Scarp" - a scarf made from scraps!

Lady Eleanor Entrelac Wrap - all wrapped up.

Started 12/18/08 and finished, I mean completely finished 1/1/09, is one of the best items I've ever knitted. This wrap was my first attempt at entrelac, and just like mittens and socks, I don't know what I was so afraid of. Knit some, knit two together, turn and purl. Repeat. What's so hard about that??!! Absolutely nothing.

The yarn is Silk Garden by Noro. 45% silk, 45 % kid mohair, 10% lamb's wool. Definitely pricey, but 100% worth it. At first it felt really scratchy but after I soaked it in "Soak" and blocked it, the scratchiness became silky-smoothness.

I wish I could keep this project but the recipient is well-deserving. All I have to do know is wrap it up and pass it on.

Pattern: "Lady Eleanor Entrelac Wrap", in Scarf Style, page 52-56.