Kiss My Knits!

After I got the dinosaur hat off my plate, I was able to complete a scarf that was going to be for wearwithstyle.com that was *this* close to being done. It only needed three more rows and some fringe.

Here it is. It’s long and funky; it hangs down to my knees. Unfortunately, the pic doesn’t show the sheen of the ribbon yarn.

This pic shows the sheen, but a little too much. The yarn is Colinette Giotto, which is matte on one half along the length and shiny on the other half. Picture it as being almost as shiny as picture two. Here’s a closeup to better show the structure.

This is a nice handpainted yarn, and rather expensive. I knew I wanted to try knitting with it because it looks so nice on the skein. A nice open scarf seemed ideal.

Overall, when I was mostly done, it just confirmed what I already knew – I prefer to work with wool and other animal fibers. It’s just easier on the fingers, as it has more elasticity.

On to other half-finished projects – knitting and otherwise.

Because I couldn’t let Auriane‘s little boy be the only one with no hat, I felt compelled to make one for him to send along with the au pair’s. And so, a brand new original Tvini design… the dinosaur hat!

It looks kind of funky on the head because it’s really too small for an adult. I’m hoping it’ll be big enough for this kid. Keep your fingers crossed.

I think I’ll definitely have to make some for the site. And maybe for me. Raawwwwrrrrrr!