Argyle Autumn

Classic argyle pattern can be seen on all sorts of knitwear and hosiery, but it is always more fun to find things in a little unexpected places. I used the repeating pattern in a scarf that is basically a closed loop tube worked in the round, as this seemed like the best way to incorporate stranded colourwork.

The pattern for this scarf can be found in the newly published Knit Now, Issue 13.
Knit Now is a terrific UK based magazine, concentrating mainly on trendy accessories and quick little knits.

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Choosing, which colours to use in this scarf, was quite easy: something blue to go well with denim and something contrasting like the autumn sun. It would be really exciting to see the scarf in other colour combinations.

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The styling and setting is just lovely. I do hope to visit the English countryside someday - some autumn, preferably.

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This sample scarf was knitted using the wonderfully soft Artesano Superwash Merino yarn in shades Navy, Sand Yellow and Grey.

Plum and olive mixture

Just accomplished my first yarn painting experiment with purple and green textile dyes. That seems like a dangerously addictive activity, no need to look for that perfect shade of yarn again.




As there were no better vessels for this operation to be found in the household, a cake tin had to be sacrificed, and it worked out very well.




The colours came out really bright, except for some parts of yarn inside the hank, that remained unintentionally a bit too light.




This is how the yarn looks after knitting:




Leftover dye made it into more experiments, a painted piece of lace




and plain cotton fabric (so many new ideas for making a matching wardrobe instantly coming up):