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French trellis scarf

Captain's Log, Stardate 12.19.2008

Just to warn you, I might have several knitting blog posts this month since I’m finishing gifts.

I just completed a beautiful scarf from Victorian Lace Today in a taupe heather color wool laceweight yarn.

I’m very proud of this scarf because it’s the first time I knitted with beads. I used these “crystal honey” color beads that I added to the florettes on the two end borders and in lines along the sides of the scarf.

(If you’re on Ravelry, more info on the yarn, needles, etc. is here.)

This is what it looked like while I was still knitting it.



And this is the finished product.









These are low resolution pictures. If you want to see higher resolution pics, you can visit this album in my Photobucket.com account.

Comments

Anonymous said…
oh...wow, this scarf is beautiful. I cannot knit and I never knew that such delicate paterns can be knitted.
Anonymous said…
Great job, Camy. It's beautiful.
Leslie said…
That is absolutely gorgeous!
Anonymous said…
The scarf is gorgeous Camy! Love it!:)
Camy Tang said…
Thanks, guys! I'm very proud of this one.
Camy
kalea_kane said…
Oh my goodness, Camy. This is absolutely stunning. :)

I also wanted to stop by and thank you for Brandilyn Collins' Dark Pursuit. It came in yesterday. Thank you sooooo much! I am just thrilled.

Blessings
Reihaisha said…
I wish I could knit liek that-
my handicraft is cooking ;)
Unknown said…
It's beautiful! I wish I could knit, but I have no such talent. :)
Tanja said…
Ohhhhh. Pretty!
What talent! I'm sure the recipient will love it.

Blessings,
Susan :)
Crystal Laine said…
CRYSTAL honey beads are very special, no doubt! This is absolutely stunning, Camy. Whoever gets this is so blessed!

Can't wait to see other things, too. You are making me want to do creative things like this (NOT knitting--tried that once.)

How do you put your Twitter posts on your blog??? I can't even figure that out.
Anonymous said…
Amazing! Makes my scarves look...plain. Lol.
Camy Tang said…
Sarah, don't say that! Anything handmade is super special. I am trying to give as many homemade gifts as I can this year. I got the idea from other people who are doing it too, buying stuff from Etsy.com rather
than Macy's.
Camy

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