Free fan and feather Scarf Pattern:

I already gave the scarf to my friend. But will post a picture as soon as I get one from her.
Meanwhile the pattern.

No gauge, one skein of Artful portrait yarn, and us size 10 needles

Cast on 20 stitches.
Row 1. Knit
Row 2. Purl
Row 3. K1, k2tog 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, k2tog 3 times, k1.
Row 4. Knit.

I actually only used about a little over 110 yards. Frogging this yarn is a pain and I kept not liking the pattern, I tried several. Also I have decided I don't like mohair that much. Though I am addicted to Rowan Kidsilk Haze.

About Me

Kusum is not my name, just an alias because I'm paranoid about privacy!

I started crocheting when I found out I was pregnant in 2000. I've been crocheting ever since and love it. My first crochet was a custom design baby blanket for my Son. He still uses it and constantly asks me to knit him stuff. He got the first knitted scarf and sweater I ever made. Hubby is jealous, but picky and so it's hard to make him stuff.

I never understood why people wanted to knit until I saw a friend who had a ladder yarn scarf that her step-mother had made her. It was beautiful, lightweight and a unigue fabric, so I got 14 inch needles and made myself one. My son loved the girly scarf, promptly stole it from me, still plays with it, and has pretty much destroyed it. Though I hated knitting with those needles, uncomfortable and painful. I gave them to my aunt who used to knit in India. But I kept looking at other stuff to make, I'd buy yarn and knit, finish, and frog cause I didn't like how it looked. I didn't have a single finished knitted piece for my efforts.

Then I won some Blue sky yarn in black and bought the Faina's scarf pattern from Fibertrends. I was in heaven. A beautiful design, easy to make, and great directions. That pattern made me appreciate the value of good published single patterns. I have books and magazines, but none that I really wanted to make. I worship that scarf, it made me really appreciate how beautiful a handmade item can be.

My stash is too big and I'm probably going to donate some of it to retirement homes or something. I like both acrylics and the elite knitting yarns. I am definitely not a yarn snob, though I don't like fun fur. I've tried knitting with it and just don't like how it comes out, I prefer more traditional yarns. Even Mohair like Artful Yarns Portrait is too much for me. The knitting does not flow.

My other hobbies are

1. PS2 games. I start playing a game and won't stop until I finish. Can't knit or anything else until I finish the game.
2. Reading. I like Sci Fi, Mystery, JD Robb, Nora Roberts, Romance books. Though most of my usual authors are disappointing in there writing.
3. Cooking. I like to learn how to make new stuff. I'm a vegetarian so finding new stuff to make in the US is difficult. Especially something the whole extended family will like.
4. Shopping. I like buying all kinds of stuff. I sometime need to just take a day for myself from morning till late afternoon and go to the mall. I may not buy stuff, but visiting the stores and looking around makes me feel better and more relaxed.
5. Computers. I am a programmer for a big corporate world so I have to like computers, though I hate the new processes. "Dammit Jim I'm a programmer, not a bureaucrat!" said Kusum in Dr. McCoy voice.
6. TV. I like TV. I didn't for a while. I HATE reality TV. I will not watch any of those shows. I like CSI, House, Medium, Bones, etc. Crime shows, but not Law and Order.

Scarfs

Two New Scarves

















My So Called Scarf in Malabrigo. This yarn is so soft and the colors are really vibrant






















Gold scarf, I made up the pattern using Rowan Kidsilk Haze. It's just a zigzag of yarnovers
I wanted to see if I like lace yarn and lace knitting. Next time I would use a smaller needle size than an 8, just cause I don't like the evenness or openness of the stitches.

Odessa from Magknits

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Odessa from Magknits

I knitted my first Hat ever. Odessa. This is a beautiful pattern. I'm gifting this to my friend liz and making my self another one. I used needle sizes 6 and 8 and thought I was going to run out of yarn. The color is the darker brown.

Making myself one in black, but not sure which beads to use, black or gold again.

Start

Well this is the first post. Let's see how long or little I actually blog.