girlfriend scarf

believe it or not, I still knit and currently have on the needles- a chunky knit beanie, ruffle scarf, my so called scarf and advent ornaments all for Christmas gift giving. in the finished department the scarf I started with lisa.

while I was with her over spring break, we were able to hit a few yarn shops solo {thanks to her most generous husband occupying all five of our children. thanks john!}. for our first stop, we traveled down to wool winders in rockville, md. this was a lovely shop. small, full of yarn, and full of lovely knitters. a small group of knitters were clikcking their needles and chatting as we shopped. as I listened, I longed for a 'few good friends' who I could knit sit and knit with for a spell each week.

as we wondered, lisa found a beautiful scarf just sitting on a table. once we located the yarn we had found a project! a simple seed stitch scarf made with a strand of Rowan kidsilk haze mohair and a strand of Koigu merino wool. choosing our colorwave of koigu proved to be the most challenging part of this project. both of these yarns were a dream to work with! I love the colors and ease of this project.

Pattern: friendship scarf
use one strand of each yarn. cast on 19 stitches. knit in seed stitch until the end of Koigu. my scarf finished at 58".
Yarn: one skein each- Rowan kidsilk haze mohair, shade #600-dewberry and Koigu merino wool, dye code P319
Needles: size 11

*special thanks to spencer for taking my photos*

I considered giving this scarf as a Christmas gift, but as soon as lisa named it the girlfriend scarf, I added it to my collection! it will forever be a reminder of my special friendship with lisa! go see her finished scarf and get the pattern here.