Dilemma... dilemma
I am so excited about participating in this exchange. I was hoping to get some insight from all of you... I plan on spending a bit of time on this project and I want my secret pal to really LOVE this scarf. I know what I like... but what about you?
My secret pal lives in the southern US. So... you are only speaking of a "winter" of about 2 months, and probably will be just about over when February 15th rolls around.
First dilemma... Fiber
She lists her favorite fibers as wool (cashmere - didn't we all, merino, etc). But, if I knit something out of wool, aren't I limiting the usage of the scarf to just 2 or 3 months out of the year.
Second dilemma.... Pattern
I am hoping to really spend a bit of time doing this. I love doing cables, and just finished my first Aran with a matching scarf ala Nicky Epstein "Knitting On the Edge" cover. It's not a "BRRR... bundle-up" scarf, but would something similar be appropriate for the geographic area? I'm a fairly new knitter, but I am very comfortable with cables. Or lace? I have never done lace, but as my first project? I don't want something that I can't be proud of. I was thinking of a superwash merino, at least it's not a lace weight yarn, and more comfortable for a newbie. Would this be appropriate?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated....
posted by Dorene at 1:58 PM
4 Comments:
If she requested wool, then don't worry about the weight. I returned last night from Charleston SC and people there this past weekend (at 50+F degrees) were wearing wool scarves and coats and mittens - I swear those that live in the south get cold at a higher temp than those living in northern climes, so a cable pattern in a superwash wool would be lovely and I'm certain be appreciated.
I have a friend who lives in Arizona and when I visted one Christmas - I was wearing shorts (I'm from Michigan) and everyone else was wearing ski parkas. I think it's a matter of what you are used to. After all a 40 degree winter day would be very warm to me, but not to my friend.
I don't know about your pal but here in Sydney we only get 'real winter' maybe one month in the year but I wear my scarves for about four. So don't worry about the warmer weather. They may get more 'winter' than you think and the scarf may get more wear than you think. She may not wear a lighter weight scarf if she requested for a heavir one, so my vote is to go with what she asked for - wool.
I'm from TX, and it's true, we wear scarves when it's 50 degrees! I think a superwash merino would be perfect and the pattern is great - have fun!
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