....but a mink scarf sures feels nice!No this isn't some PETA comment. Instead it comes from one of my favorite fun movies, "Christmas in Connecticut". Spoken on screen by the actor S. Z. Zakall to Barbara Stanwyck, he tells her "nobody needs a mink coat but the mink". His Uncle Felix is wonderfully played.
I think you can tell from this photo how SOFT this scarf is in this yarn. What you may not be able to tell from the photo is how LIGHT it is as well. Just a froth.
This was such a quick and satisfying project that I never even mentioned it on the blog! It jumped on my needles just before Christmas so I can only suppose I was busy with other things. I wore it several times before even taking the time to soak it and I blocked it by just patting (petting?) it out gently to dry.
Once again I used Cathy Payson's Vine and Flower Scarf from Interweave Knit's Holiday 2009 issue and size 6 bamboo short straight needles. This is a staggered vine lace pattern and is, I think, the most relaxing, soothing stitch to knit. Of course it helps when the yarn is 70% mink and 30% cashmere. Oh yes it does.
I used all 230 yards and the scarf came out 6.5" x 44". Such a joy.
NOT needed today as it will be 70 degrees. Jonquils have begun blooming in the back.
8 comments:
Oh how lovely! Mink and cashmere - can't think of a more luxurious choice for a scarf.
This is absolutely beautiful. I can imagine how nice the yarn must have been, to feel it as you turned it into your scarf. Just a little motivator. :)
Love that movie--one of my all-time favorite Christmas flicks!
Pretty, pretty scarf...and OH! that YARN! thank you for sharing...
Lovely! And lucky you won't be wearing it again till next winter.
Ahh, mink! And such a pretty color. I love it.
Enjoy the 70* weather! Lets hope it doesn't go much higher. This has been just about right.
Love the movie. Love the scarf. And I'm betting you will get to wear it again this year. At least once.
Almost as yummy as peanut butter M&Ms ;)
And it's the perfect color too.
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