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February 09, 2006
Sparkley scarfrat
Meet scarfrat
Knitted on 5mm rosewood needles, in Sirdar Zanzibar in the Arabian Nights colourway.
I hate knitting acrylic.
I hate knitting eyelash.
Acrylic makes the ends my fingers swell and glow bright red, shiny and hot. Like a belisha beacon. Bleck.
Those needles deserve better. However the finished scarfrat is soft, it's a pretty colour, and has sparkle. Sparkle is good. I made the pattern up as I went along (Did I mention that I HATE ACRYLIC?), and it secures with a keyhole. Perhaps when the recipient wears it, I can get another picture. With better light. If I can be bothered.
And the close ups are pretty nice.....
Posted by glittrgirl at February 9, 2006 10:49 PM
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I can completely relate to your hatred of acrylic, but I have to say... it doesn't look bad at all. And yes... sparkle is good. ^^ I have been trying to work up to buying some sparkling yarn myself, so I admire your motivation!
Posted by: Iris at February 10, 2006 12:53 AM
It looks like tinsel! But how virtuous of you to persist with it when you hate it.
Posted by: elizabeth at February 10, 2006 02:49 AM
It's very pretty, much prettier than the horrible Wal Mart acrylic I once bought in a fit of woolly ignorance many years ago. I'm impressed that you continue to knit with acrylic despite such an obvious aversion to it.
Posted by: Sarah at February 12, 2006 12:44 AM
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