I love this pattern! Not only is Windowpane beautiful, but it is surprisingly easy, making it the perfect tv watching, road trip, or knit night visiting pattern. The designer, Adrienne Lash, was kind enough to offer this pattern as a free download to Ravelry members. Thank you so much, Adrienne!
The yarn (more stash! Yay!) is Regia Hand-dye effect, a fingering weight yarn made from wool, nylon, and a touch of acrylic. I have mixed feelings about his yarn. There is a strand running through the fiber, which I kept snagging on my hook. On the other hand, it's this strand that creates such a gentle color transition from stripe to stripe, and gives the overall scarf a rustic, tweedy look. Beautiful!
So,
is the beauty of the finished project worth the trouble of working with a yarn that snags? I have mixed feelings. I love this scarf, and I'm so happy I stuck with it and finished it. After a nice soak in wool wash, the yarn blocked out beautifully, and it is incredibly soft to the touch. On the other hand, the snagging caused this scarf to take far longer than it should have taken to finish. I will probably not buy this yarn again...unless there's a crazy sale on it ;)
very pretty
ReplyDeleteThank you. I may not use that yarn again, but I'm already planning my next scarf from that pattern.
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