S is for scarf, shawl, shrug
I love simplicity as well as things that are complex, and I must say I love scarfs, shawls and shrugs. Because they can be simple and elegant or complex and fun. There are endless possibilities.
I think I make most of those things in a year, which might be because I gift a lot of them away. And they are usually rather fast to do and fun and warm and usually you don't need heaps of yarn to do them.
This year I have already made two shrugs and two scarfs and I am going to make a lot more. And on the steps are a shawl, one in Japanese flowers and then there is the Victoria shawl Mister M bought me the pattern for. I have the yarn for another card and then there is lots of other shrug patterns I would love to make... My to-do-list keeps growing.
Btw, this is the scarf I finished the other day.
A scarf is something you wrap around your neck to keep the cold away.
A shawl is something you wrap around your torso to keep the cold away
A shrug is a small jacket type thing you wrap around your torso to keep the cold away, the good thing about a shrug is that it won't fall off since it is attached to your arms, the other garments may fall off unless you fasten with a brooch or somethings. But you could add a shawl over your shrug if you are on the colder side.
Can you tell I do my best to keep the cold away? Might be why I love to make these things as I am always cold, and an extra project on my lap with the blanket I always wear helps me to keep warm and toasty and when finished I can wrap them around me as well. Win win.
I love making all of those! Shrugs are great cause you don't have to fuss with them when you wear them!
ReplyDeleteI have also decided to concentrate on making scarves, shawls, shrugs and socks this year after completing a large knitted jacket recently. As you say, they use a lot less wool and I can begin to use up some of my stash of odd balls! I will be reading all of your posts to see what else you've been making :) Lovely to meet through the A-Z Challenge.
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abetterjulie: Are you even good at sock knitting? I find that really hard, but I guess practise makes perfect. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree, shrugs are great, and they won't fall off and if you are still cold you could always put a shawl on top of your shrug;)
SENCO Cat Herder: Wow a large knitted jacket, I must see that.I have seen jackets made up of stash busting yarn too, just saying;) But yes, I understand scarfes, shawls and shrugs are great, I usually suffer from startisis and want to start something new when I have not finished so smaller projects are good, they have a much greater chance of actually getting finished! I will check out your blog as well.