One more for Christmas
As I mentioned on my last post, I decided to knit a second Christmas project this year. In years past I have overwhelmed myself with Christmas knitting, but knowing that I need to focus on finals, I didn't plan much this year. This present is for Daniel's sister, a big UT fan living in Michigan. I sent Daniel a bunch of scarf patterns to choose from, and he selected Danica. The yarn I'm using is a chunky weight, so I've made a few mods, but I think this will be a fun and very warm scarf which will get lots more wear in MI than it would here.
Mods so far are that each square is 7 stitches instead of 10, and I used orange, which is technically the contrasting color, to do the foundation triangles instead of white. I am using Size 11 addis and Jo Sharp Silkroad Ultra in Salsa which is my favorite burnt orange yarn for both the color and the incredible softness and squishiness of the yarn. I do wish I had the Harmony needles from Knit Picks already as I think they would help with the slipping occurring, but it's manageable, just a little annoying.
I have also reached the shirt-tail hemming part of Sahara meaning the body is basically done (I stopped short of what the pattern called for since I am sooo shortwaisted). Because I don't have the Tilli Thomas yarn picked out yet for the trim, I will put the body on a holder and begin the sleeves. I don't have the right size dpns, so I'm debating whether to try to do them on magic loop. Will probably depend on whether or not I make it back to a yarn store before I start.
I did look at Tilli Thomas yarns at Hill Country Weavers yesterday, and they are looking into some ordering questions and getting back to me. I'm thinking Salt and Pepper with pink or blue beads would be fun just to add a tiny bit of color. However, I would only go this route if they can special order one skein for me b/c the store does not regularly carry it. Otherwise, I'll probably go with Rock Star, but I'm torn whether to go with natural or to pick a color to add some contrast. I'd probably go with a pale pink or blue if I did color so nothing too striking. Or maybe hydrangea or dusty purple. But doing natural without the contrast might be better as some of the Saharas I've seen on Ravelry had too much contrast, in my opinion. And one other possibility would be Disco Lights with pink sequins. Any thoughts?
