Friday, November 11, 2011

Fiber Arts Friday: Elevation Profile Scarf Continues

The Elevation Profile Scarf has been neglected while I was working on Hubba's first pair of socks and taming recycled yarn.  And now it's being (mostly) set aside for a couple of secret projects that I won't tell you about... at least for a while, anyway.  ;-)

Isn't that how it goes?  The thing we're doing for ourselves always gets pushed to the bottom of the list.  :-/  Of course this means I currently have three knitting projects "in work" plus one spinning project for a total of four.  This is my self-imposed maximum.

Anyway, I have made some progress since the last time I told you about this Scarf...

I had a few more episodes of ripping out on the second half of the third chart.  It was really bunching up in the valley, so I added a few rows without any increases or decreases to alleviate some of the stress between the two extreme ramps.


The scarf is in the "doesn't require a whole lot of thought" state now... I've been doing the same two rows for about a mile and a half...  Ok, not quite that far, but I still have about 15 inches to go before I start the final chart.


I'm looking forward to seeing what this baby looks like after blocking.  It's recommended in the pattern and after seeing what happened to the Traveling Woman Shawl, I have to think this will look awesome when it's finished.  :-)

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11 comments:

  1. Heather WoolloveNovember 11, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Kathryn--It's going to be SO worth it!! XXO-

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  2. Dutch HollowNovember 11, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Looks good now. I bet you're right, it'll look even better blocked.

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  3. Voie de VieNovember 11, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    I'll be really intrigued to see it finished too - I like your two-color approach. And, of course, blocking is magic. :)

    Thanks on the YouTube spinning link - I will check it out. I've also got two books from the library (also recommendations), so I'm in the information-gathering stage.

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  4. CarlinNovember 11, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    I ought to take a cue from you and impose a Works in Progress limit on myself, but I'm not sure I could ever choose just 4 things to focus on.

    The scarf looks great!

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  5. Kathryn RayNovember 11, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Well, I do have a healthy queue... ;-)

    Honestly though, if I have too much going on, I get stressed out and I do have way too much going on. So fiber should not be adding to my stress leve. :-)

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  6. Via Verde FarmNovember 11, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Travelling woman scarf is beeauutifuulll! Blocking can really make a difference!

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  7. VivianNovember 11, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    That's such an interesting construction for a scarf, and your two color arrangement made it even better than the original pattern. Would love to see how it looks on you!

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  8. AllyBNovember 11, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Wow that scarf looks a mile long. I love the design. Yes, Sam is LittleDog's older brother, well not really brother, but, you know, they live in the same house and Sam is older and much larger and is black and tan...his feet being tan. My FB profile pic is the two of them together at the back door. They like each other a lot.

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  9. WonderWhyGalNovember 11, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    LOVE IT! It is huge and will be amazing to wear. I love the pattern...must resist kntting, must resist knitting

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  10. AlittlebitsheepishNovember 12, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    It looks great, a really interesting the design

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  11. karenNovember 13, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    what a cool scarf, I love how youve done the two different colours

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