redeemed..... somewhat (?)

i figured i'd give this SWS yarn another chance, so to show off its self-stripeyness i've been working it up into a multidirectional scarf. scarves are things i like knitting because they're easy, quick, and relatively mindless... kind of a zen thing for me, i guess. maybe i'm thinking too much into it. or maybe i just need a rational explanation for the twelve scarves i already have (i live in new orleans! why do i need so many!). i'm enjoying the yarn a lot more this go around.... it hasn't split on me once with this scarf which already makes this project better than the shrug.

this is what i've got so far, nevermind the clashing bedsheets/fussed up blankets:

you can't really see it but ichi the killer has the other knitting needle captive. you can sort of notice the needle to the left of the picture, trying to escape her deadly grasp. the scarf is almost the width of my bed, which is a queen. i'm thinking of adding maybe two more triangles and then ending it. the scarf is maybe six inches wide, but i haven't blocked anything yet so it may end up being a little wider. i've noticed that knitting with this yarn makes it fuzzier. haven't quite figured out if that is a good or a bad thing just yet.

here's a closeup of the pattern:

don't quote me on it but i think i'm using size 6 needles. the fabric is pretty dense, but slightly stretchy at the same time. my issues with this scarf are that it seems like every ten or so short rows (so basically twenty 'real' rows as you're basically knitting up to a point and then turning around and knitting back to the end, only to repeat it) i'll get this weird bump where the wrap is. this is probably something i'm doing but i can't really figure out how i'm accomplishing it or how to stop doing it. it's not super noticeable and i'm hoping it will go away once i block it but i still get annoyed by it.




next post: a bit of a cheat.