One thing I love doing over my Summer break is casting on a new project on New Year's Eve - it’s like a promise to the new year ahead. This year it’s a Baktus using Christmas gift yarn from my Mum, the Colinette Jitterbug "Bright Charcoal" I showed you last week.
This project has been my constant companion, from NYE fireworks near the Yarra, to Monopoly marathons and evening movies, and all the multitude of activities it takes to entertain five kids of varying ages over the course of last week.
It's been with me at breakfast, at lunch, and at dinner, and every snack (Christmas cake, anyone??) in-between.
Naturally, all this close companionship has meant this WIP is now a FO - in just 7 days, BAM!
Oh my, how much do I love this scarf?!
I love that it's "grey", but there is so many flecks of colours that it seems to pick up on whatever I pair it with.
I love that it reminds me of the graffiti of Melbourne, with the riotous mix of layers of art and all the colours blurring into a kind of kaleidoscope
I love that it's made from wool my Mum gave me for Christmas
and I love that it's my first 2014 accessory FO.
I used the mod notes from mustavilla to make it a Lacy Baktus, and I think the addition of the eyelet rows really gives the scarf a little more oomph. It also helps make the repeats go faster, of course.
If I had one thing I'd change, I think I'd slip the first stitch of every row to make a neater edge, but I didn't think of this until I was too far along to rip back. The edge is fine as is, but I do think it would give a better finish done as a slipped edge.
Now, if only the Melbourne weather would cool so I could wear my very-Melbourne scarf!
