Midwest Moonlight

Presenting Midwest Moonlight...

This scarf was born from the ashes of a dead-on-arrival cabled scarf project. Dead-on-arrival--meaning I knew it was all a no-go from the time about one inch had been knit. And so it sat in the bottom of a knitting basket for several years. But the yarn, a merino in a rich olive green, was too pretty to end up unloved and forgotten.

In early 2011, I frogged what there was to frog and started in on this chunky lace pattern in the book Scarf Style by Pam Allen. I knit about six inches and then it too ended up in the bottom of a basket. But the approach of Christmas has a way of.....clarifying.....one's thinking. I finally got serious about the project, and decided it would make a perfect gift for my son's fiancee.

It was a fun knit. There's just enough knitting variety to keep it all interesting, even as it all goes on for what seems like miles. The various twists and turns in the knitting put some tilt in the design and it was fun to watch the see-sawing pattern emerge.

It visited Washington, DC with me in December, well into the home stretch by then..

It was easily finished before Christmas--a scary concept for me. A project completed on time with no last-minute terrors? Yes it was! When it was finished, all that remained was the blocking.

And once again, I was so, so glad I invested in those blocking wires. They are just invaluable for establishing nice straight lines. Highly recommended!

The details:

The pattern: Midwest Moonlight from Scarf Style by Pam Allen.

The yarn: Zara Filatura di Crosa, DK, 8 ply, 5 balls used.

Colorway: 1503.

The needles: 6 US.

Begun: January, 2011.

Completed: December, 2011.

And the recipient was very pleased, as is the knitter.