Entrelac Neckwarmer
I cannot for the life of me remember this shade of Silk Garden (Michelle?) but it is gorgeous, I love the jewel tones. They are not quite what I would normally pick for myself, but what a pleasant surprise!
I adapted the Lady Eleanor entrelac instructions from Scarf Style to make this piece. It used about 1 and 1/3 skeins of Silk Garden, which is 90 M/skein. The new skein was joined right below the button (those two green diamonds).
The vintage button is another gift from my mom, it probably belonged to one of her grandmothers. I adore it!
Here's my sick-girl-in-bathroom-mirror modeling shot.
and as a bonus: an accidental macro of my freckles!
Speaking of skin and yarn, I wasn't sure I would be able to tolerate the Silk Garden right next to my face, but I have grown okay with it. I have Kureyon scarves that I'm okay with (they do soften over time) but the mohair in this seemed almost like too much. But like my mother used to say when she was combing the snarls out of my uberthick hair, "Beauty takes pain."
Comments
Those colors look great on you... hopefully the yarn softens up a bit with wear, like the other Noro yarns.
Posted by: grumperina | December 13, 2005 5:58 PM
Beauty does take pain!!
I remember that the color is the SAME as the new Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton "Noro Revisited" cover sweater, but I cannot for the life of me find the book.
Posted by: Michelle | December 14, 2005 12:48 AM
Words cannot describe how much I love that neckwarmer. Push past the pain.
Posted by: diana | December 14, 2005 8:13 AM
That is wonderful! This is the one thing I have yet to tackle. And I even bought a bag pattern for an entrlac felted bag!
Posted by: Scout | December 14, 2005 4:39 PM
My mother always said, "it hurts to be beautiful". Can't seem to get that out of my head --- said when she would comb my hair too!
Your scarf looks great.
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