Monday, June 13, 2016

Karen Q's Uluru Scarf

Dimensions: 6' by 8" wide (with 3" fringe on each end)
Completed: November 2014

The warp is one skein of Knitting Fever Uluru (cotton, acrylic, polyester) in color #11 Ammonite. The weft is one pick of the Uluru alternating with two picks of Classic Elite Vail (baby alpaca and bamboo viscose) in color #6436 Sand. I only needed one skein each of the Uluru and the Vail. The Vail gave the scarf have a really nice soft texture.

Scarf on the loom
I originally started by using only the Vail for the weft, but it was just making the scarf come out looking too white. So I ripped out the two inches or so I had already done, and started over again alternating two picks of the Vail with one pick of the Uluru. I think it turned out to be a very nice subtle effect for the color.

This is all done in plain weave -- nothing fancy, like the two tweed scarves I made earlier in 2014. I guess I needed a break!