handmade gift: branching out scarf

November 11, 2009 | 4 Comments

branching out scarf

Remember this scarf? It’s finally finished! I gave it to my mom for her birthday and she loves it. It’s my first lace project and I’m very pleased with it.

lace knitting with acrylic yarn

I wanted to knit a lace scarf for my mom, but she can’t wear wool. It took awhile (and a lot of ripping and re-knitting) to find an appropriate acrylic yarn and a pattern that didn’t rely too heavily on blocking. Actually, this blocked better than I thought it would. The leaves opened up nicely.

blocking acrylic yarn

Eventually I’d like to try this pattern with some wool, but I need a little break from all these tiny leaves.

details: Pattern is Branching Out from Knitty. Yarn is Red Heart Luster Sheen. Bow tied with a re-purposed Nordstrom ribbon, which probably came on a gift from my mom.

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Tags: acrylic > branching out > gift > handmade > lace > luster sheen > red heart > scarf

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4 Responses to “handmade gift: branching out scarf”

Sarah M
November 11th, 2009 @ 3:11 pm

it’s beautiful!! I love the way you wrapped it too with that cute little bow!
Sarah M
Karin
November 11th, 2009 @ 3:12 pm

Oh, pretty! I bet your mom loved such a thoughtful gift!
Jackie @ Lilolu
November 12th, 2009 @ 4:47 pm

It’s so pretty! I just learned to crochet and hope one day I can knit a scarf like this.
rima aranha
November 16th, 2009 @ 2:26 pm

This is so just beautiful! Great lace work.