Stick a thermometer in it, this scarf is DONE!! A year in the making. Not because I am THAT slow, but because the knitting took place day-by-day (or week by week…month by month??). I am referring to my Weather or Knot Scarf as created by Scott Rohr at The Yarnery.
This was a super fun project and I am thrilled to get to the end. My scarf ended up to be 8.5 x 82 inches. A nice size. I used Tukuwool Fingering for most of it. My gold and orange are Elemental Affects. They ran out of my original gold and the replacement was completely different!! At that point I subbed Tukuwool. Tukuwool has a lot more yardage so no running out of those colors. You really cannot see the gorgeous teal in these pictures — for some reason I could not capture the color!!
I kept reading about people spending hours weaving in ends. I spent 3 minutes! I had one end to weave end when I bound off. I spliced all my other color changes. I made a few other changes which are described on my Ravelry project page. I was not thrilled with the blocking of this yarn. I expected it to soften and be easy to shape. It looked awful! I ended up steaming it in addition to wet blocking. I should have just steamed it!!
And, Happy New Year everyone!!
PS to Amy — I did regular splicing, not Russian joins. Regular splicing does result in a candy cane effect, which did not bother me at all in this project. Russian joining, where one color ends abruptly and the new one starts, is more time consuming to do and not really necessary for this scarf.
I’ve never done one of these because I live in Southern California. It would not be very exciting. 🙂
Comment by Anya — January 1, 2020 @ 8:22 pm
Looks great! I’d be more tempted if I could add a color for wind, which is something that really kicks up where we are. It would be fun to track that.
Comment by surly — January 1, 2020 @ 8:56 pm
I didn’t make one last year, so decided to do one this year. Yours looks terrific! I’m glad you mentioned splicing the ends,that’s what I plan to do 🙂
Comment by Grace D — January 1, 2020 @ 11:34 pm
Wind…like trying to find a color for Air. Would Benjamin Moore help? Paint companies seem to have a name for everything. Beautifully displayed scarf, Susan.
Comment by Chloe — January 2, 2020 @ 7:04 am
Great scarf. Very pretty. It’s fun to see the seasons change. Surly, how about a sparkly carry along thread for wind. Double strand for very windy. I like the idea of visiting a paint company and picking up a handful of color chips to decide on colors. Then visit yarn shops with the color chips in hand. I think you can print a chart showing last year’s temps, which will give you a guide when laying out this year’s chart. I live in San Diego, so we have a short thermometer. But still it might be fun to do one.
Julie Lanner
Comment by Julie Lanner — January 2, 2020 @ 3:50 pm
Very pretty. Not sure what you mean by splicing – when I do that (presuming you mean spit and splice) it’s always been the same color. Not sure how you make it land exactly where you want it (plus you have some area that is a mix of the two colors….).
Comment by Amy — January 2, 2020 @ 6:42 pm
The way to splice the two colors is called a Russian join. If you google it, I’m sure you’ll find a ton of resources.
Comment by surly — January 3, 2020 @ 1:27 am
Your scarf is beautiful and even more so in person! I have not finished mine but had to take a hiatus due to a surgery and other health concerns. Back at it and on a roll. I love the tassels and will add to mine! I got so in the habit of checking the newspaper each morning for the previous days high temp that I went beyond Dec. 31! Will not do another one for 2020 but, perhaps, hopefully, there will be many more years to tackle! Job well done, Susan, and others in our knitting group!
Comment by Kathy W. — January 3, 2020 @ 2:57 pm
I love how it turned out. I am doing it this year from a kit I bought from the Yarnery. I can’t stand having all those ends hanging out there. You have given me some great alternatives!
Comment by Susan beard — January 9, 2020 @ 8:54 pm