Back in the Studio

The first few days back home were fully occupied with unpacking, washing mountains of laundry, putting away luggage, etc. Now that those tasks are dealt with, I can get back into textile mode again.

 Today, I began threading the crepe stripe/satin stripe scarf warp. Only got 2 stripes threaded, though.
















While traveling, I finished the ruffle scarf I posted about at the beginning of the trip. (In that post, you can't see the actual knitting unless you click the image to display the full-size version.) After that, I began the "wingspan" scarf (pattern by Maylin of Tri'Coterie Designs - no website; see Ravelry). If you're on Ravelry, you probably already know about this pattern, or have knit several yourself; if not, google "wingspan scarf" and you'll find lots of photos of variations on the theme.

Basically, it's a series of +-8 wedge shapes knit together, each wedge offset from the previous one by about 17 % of the total stitch count of the cast-on row, then extended beyond the end of the previous wedge by casting on an equivalent 17% of new stitches. The final rows knit across the narrow ends of all the wedges. You can do the whole thing in garter stitch, or make each wedge a different lace pattern, or ... as  you wish. The pattern is designed so that you can use any weight yarn, and appropriate needle size for that yarn; you just change the number of stitches you cast on.

Wingspan is my evening project for a while; I've finished the third wedge and started the fourth:

I chose to use a solid-color yarn, a sock-weight blend of rayon and linen (good choice for hot-weather knitting!) but most examples I've seen are made with variegated wool yarn, especially those with very long color changes, so each wedge is a different part of the colorway. I think the next one will be variegated - maybe hand-dyed.