30.01.2014:

Cast on!

25.03.2014:

Okay so what was it with this piece that took me so long? I finished it 2 days ago, it still hangs drying, last threads must be woven in, last picture needs to be taken.

Mystery resolved: I had to order a second skein which of course took a while, and meanwhile, I had started another project. The scarf was roughly at 40 % when I paused it, but the last 60 % were done in a day, when I found my motivation back (yay!). As it is always with these “rib it after knitting”, the ribbing was the most fun part.

I have a little criticism about the pattern though.

1. Casting on 1.5 times the stitches of the ribbed ones is not enough. I should probably have doubled them.
2. The cast-off used in this pattern is not as elastic as required. Thus, the finish of my scarf is not as stretchy and beautiful as it should have been.

I will try this pattern sometime again with some modification on the last steps, but for now, I can only say blocking was hell and did not work out as it should. It is still beautiful and wearable.

The reason why I chose this pattern is the name of the Yarn :“The Weaver”. I had it custom spun for me in order to represent a deity-like force in the World of Darkness roleplaying universe, an entity sometimes representing the preserving force, reminiscent of the middle Moira or Norne, which measures the thread before cutting and after spinning. Sometimes, Weaver is represented by a giant spider, spinning her web, creating reality itself thereby. It represents stability, order, technology, knowledge and stasis.

That’s why you will find all those beautiful little spider and spiderweb pendants in a webbish grey fibre, mixed with night-glowing spiderweb wool representing sort of cocoons.

The pattern, when I saw it, reminded me more of a web than of bird wings, which is why I chose it. There are quite a few beautiful spiderweb patterns out there, but hardly any which are made for a yarn as sturdy as this (most of them are lace patterns).

I think, I will just love this scarf. You will see what I mean when I can finally upload the last image.