One of the pleasant side-effects of recuperating from a major illness is massive amounts of time sitting around on my arse. I'm not fit enough to go back to work yet*, so after I finish the two hours of exercise I have to complete every day my time is my own. This means lots of time for watching movies, cooking shows and knitting up a storm.
Here's a little something I whipped up last week:
I wanted a scarf that was squooshy and soft and made out of stash yarn (another benefit of not being able to go out when I want is that I can't go to the wool shop whenever I feel like it...this is definitely a good thing!). I had some gorgeously soft baby alpaca left over from my much-loved and often worn
endpaper mitts, and when I saw
this shawl last week, I knew what I had to do.
I used the grey as a contrast colour on the feather and fan section to use up as much stash yarn as I could. I also changed the body of the scarf from stockinette to garter stitch to maximise the squooshiness.
It was a quick, easy knit that sits perfectly, looks fantastic and makes me feel good about reducing my stash and spending too much time sitting on my arse.
Pattern: Abyssal Shawl
Yarn: Baby alpaca bought in 2007 (!!!)
Notes/modifications: Listed above.
I really love this shawl!
* I would like to go back to work. I worry that my brain is shrinking a bit from underuse! But I am taking a glass-half-full approach to my rehab and looking at the sunny side.
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