the sari scarf

A few days ago, I told you about my new sari silk yarn.  I was so ready to get started on making a scarf for the fall (what else would I do on a day when it was 106 F, right)  After attempting to knit this fiber, I knew it wasn't going to work for me.   I wanted something fairly loose so that the loveliness of these two silks were really shown off.  I saw a photo of on scarf that was "drop stitched" and it looked amazing, but I had no idea how to do that.

I decided to just use my largest crochet hook and crocheted both types of silk together at one.  This made it thick, and loose, and lovely.

Before:

After:

I seriously love the way that it turned out!
Plus it was super easy.  I had Adam pick out a skein of yarn so that I could knit him up a scarf next!

Now, we are ready for fall :)

xo

janel

cozy

I am a reader.

Like hard core.

I love to read,

One of my guilty pleasures though are these book series called "Cozy Mysteries."

These books usually combine murder mystery and CRAFTS!

I mean seriously, how could I not love them right?

I love that they are a "fun" read but that they also keep my thinking and trying to work out the mysteries.

So far I have read :

*  an embroidery series

*  a cake making aeries

*  a Sudoku Series

and I have just finished reading

*  a knitting series

So while reading the knitting series, they begin to talk about this yarn that is spun from deconstructed vintage saris.  Just reading about it, I knew that I had to find this amazing sounding yarn.  I did a quick google search which led me to this site.

I ordered this yarn and this one immediately and it was at my door in no time.   I love the texture of this yarn, the fact that it's recycled and that deep down there is a story behind each fiber in this skein.

Plus, the woman who owns this HUGE site, gives you her home phone number to call if you have any knitting questions?!  How cool is that?

Anyway, I am really excited to start making up a lovely scarf for the fall.

xo

janel