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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.
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Anonymous said…
oh...wow, this scarf is beautiful. I cannot knit and I never knew that such delicate paterns can be knitted.
Fri Dec 19, 01:18:00 AM 2008
Anonymous said…
Great job, Camy. It's beautiful.
Fri Dec 19, 05:53:00 AM 2008
Leslie said…
That is absolutely gorgeous!
Fri Dec 19, 06:05:00 AM 2008
Anonymous said…
The scarf is gorgeous Camy! Love it!:)
Fri Dec 19, 06:28:00 AM 2008
Camy Tang said…
Thanks, guys! I'm very proud of this one.
Camy
Fri Dec 19, 01:04:00 PM 2008
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
Fri Dec 19, 04:50:00 PM 2008
Reihaisha said…
I wish I could knit liek that-
my handicraft is cooking ;)
Fri Dec 19, 06:35:00 PM 2008
Unknown said…
It's beautiful! I wish I could knit, but I have no such talent. :)
Sat Dec 20, 10:09:00 AM 2008
Tanja said…
Ohhhhh. Pretty!
Sat Dec 20, 10:40:00 AM 2008
Susan J. Reinhardt said…
What talent! I'm sure the recipient will love it.

Blessings,
Susan :)
Sat Dec 20, 12:21:00 PM 2008
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.
Sat Dec 20, 01:28:00 PM 2008
Anonymous said…
Amazing! Makes my scarves look...plain. Lol.
Sun Dec 21, 09:33:00 AM 2008
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
Sun Dec 21, 08:01:00 PM 2008
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