Scorpio and Scarf…
I recently finished a knitted scarf and a cross-stitched Scorpio, both for a friend in the States. She’s since received (and is enjoying) them, so I thought I’d post the detail here. :-)
This is from a chart of a cute twist on the zodiac, namely Scorpio. I loved stitching this guy — only about 10 hours on 14ct aida. I later frayed the edges and mounted him onto a card:
To go with the card, I knitted a simple 4×4 rib scarf, in a gorgeous deep red colour. The yarn is Rowan’s Kid Classic (shade 825), which is 70% lambswool, 26% mohair, and 4% nylon. Did I ever mention how much I love knitting with mohair and mohair blends? This scarf was so great I wanted to keep it for myself in the end LOL … But no, to the States it went! :)
Here’s a close-up on the detail, for anyone interested. Again, you can click for larger if you like:
Finally, remember Hello Kitty? I made her into a sweet card for a different friend’s birthday. I recently found a back of blank, pearlescent cards in a variety of pastel shades, and whilst I don’t usually do pastel colours these cards make beautiful companions to some of my cross stitch finishes!
As to WIPs, well … Knitting wise, I’m working on some jumpers and wrist warmers, whilst in the world of cross stitch I’m participating in a mystery stitch-a-long (MSAL) via the LiveJournal Cross Stitch community… Pictures coming soon…
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