A Gift

Brace yourselves for I am about to show you some finished knitting for the second day in a row. Don’t worry, though, I’m sure it won’t become a habit. Nevertheless, here we have a finished Lace Ribbon Scarf.

Apparently every picture I take these days is modeled on the sled by my back door. Claudia says it’s festive and that works for me.

Want to see a little bit closer? Please note the lovely stripes and crispness of the lace pattern. What yarn is it, you ask? Well, the fiber is Gale’s Art BFL that I bought at Maryland Sheep & Wool this past May. Which would mean that this yarn is my handspun. Let me clarify – it’s my handspun singles.

I bet that makes you want to see even closer. Right?

I have given the scarf to my dear friend Blogless Sharon for her birthday. I figure that only another spinner can really appreciate a gift knit from handspun singles and I still feel bad about going to Maryland without her. The grin on her face when I gave it to her last night makes me think that she has forgiven me.

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  1. I’m sitting here enjoying my morning coffee and trying to brace myself for the commute to work on this frigid cold morning. I logged on to blogger where I have the blogs I watch come up and I noticed you had blogged and then I realized that you blogged just minutes before I logged on. Wow another person up at this hour!!! 5:30 a.m here.

    The lace ribbon scarf is beautiful. I knit one out of bamboo backin the summer. It was my first lace! I’m sure your friend was thrilled to have it.

  5. Wonderful! I love it in your singles.

    I have a Lace Ribbon scarf in progress, from some yummy autumn-colored merino/bamboo that another spinner handspun and gifted me. I need to finish it, as I can see how beautiful it will be from yours.

    And SNOW!!!!! How cute! Thank you for that – we don’t get snow down here, and I miss it during the holidays.

  7. It’s beautiful, Carole. Happy birthday to Sharon!

    (and I love the snow. this cold rain thing we have going on doesn’t feel very seasonal.)

  9. That scarf is beautiful. I’ve been thinking of doing that pattern in a skein of Schaefer Anne yarn that’s been in my stash forever.

    I like the snow on your blog – the kind I don’t have to shovel. Now, you just have to find a way to let it accumulate on the bottom of your blog wallpaper .

  13. Your blog snows!!! That is sooo cool!
    The photos of the lace ribbon aren’t showing up on my computer for some reason. I’ll go check it out on Ravelry.
    Have a great day. 🙂

  25. What a beautiful waya to use singes. I have only knit with plyed but will surley try singles now.! Lucky Sharon. Dinah

  29. Since I don’t speak that exclusive spinning lingo I have no idea what a ‘single’ is. But, the simple fact that you created WOOL that you can knit with and gift to another has me thinking that Sharon has a special friend indeed. I’ve had this pattern in my mental queue for a while now so it was fun to see it knit up with your lovely yarn!

  30. carole you are the bomb, I love my scarf. you are always so thoughtful and the best friend ever.

  40. What a fabulous birthday present! The snow is ‘way cool, too. I had java disabled, but enabled it just to get the effect. 😉

  41. It’s totally snowing on your blog! I am hoping we get the Wintery Mix and the Light Snow Bands the weather guy says we might. For some reason, I am not getting your pictures in the posts (but I subscribe to your flickr so I can say that is is lovely).

  44. WOW! What a beautiful gift.. Lucky Sharon! I’ve not knit with my handspun singles (yet). Don’t you just I love Gale’s Art BFL?!?! The colors are great!

  45. Yay for handspun! Love the scarf, love the snow. No shovelling a blog right? Highs in the 70s forecasted for San Diego’s xmas week. Mele Kalikimaka & Feliz Navidad!

  47. that looks beautiful! it’s even more impressive to know you spun the yarn. maybe it’s just me, but when i finish something (especially the first glove, or sock or whatever, that i’ve ever made) i’m always slightly in awe that it looks like a “real” glove. is it the same for spinning, does it feel ever so cool that it looks just like real yarn? sometimes i think i knit just for that moment of completion and the wonder of creation.

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