The Entrelac Scarf

A couple weeks ago I finished up the Entrelac Scarf. This was meant to be a practise piece to get familiar with doing entrelac, and it served the purpose admirably. I started out using Laura's pattern, which by the way is quite clearly written, but by the time I was half way through the scarf I had memorized the technique and no longer needed to refer to the pattern. In fact, I got so comfortable with the concept that I did the finishing row without refering even once to the pattern. It's a very helpful thing, indeed, to understand a process that well.

After finishing, I soaked it a bit in warm water, then laid a towel out on the picnic table and patted out the scarf to block. It blocked out beautifully and now I have a soft, warm, colorful scarf that already has garnered many compliments. It seems folks are fascinated by the color play and the block pattern.

The yarn, once again, is Schoeller + Stahl Limbo Color in colorway 2539, knit on US Size 6. I used a bamboo circular and that worked out very well, especially with as much airplane knitting as I did with this.

A new scarf has been started. More on that down the road a bit.