While going through my project bags and ridding myself of excess creative weight, I may have found a scarf that I remember knitting for my mother two years ago for Christmas. It’s done – completely finished and ready to wrap. I just had no idea where it was this whole time. That’s my bad.
To make matters worse, this was a yarn that my mother had specifically picked out when we were shopping that year. I remember it like it was yesterday. We were in Maine doing some shopping and we stopped by into a local chain craft store, and when we passed the Red Heart aisle (which I usually skip) she headed down and became entranced with this skein. “It’s so soft and pretty, with the purples and the greys,” she said. “If you were going to knit something for me with this yarn, I wouldn’t be upset.” Well, I went back when she wasn’t paying attention and I picked it up intending to knit this scarf for her for Christmas, and then left the damn thing in a damn bag for two years!! Thankfully I was smart enough to pick up more than one skein and stash them all together, so I have enough still here to whip up a hat for her. A scarf AND a hat – she’s gonna have no choice but to forgive me.
The pattern is the Quilted Lace Ascot, from Pam Powers. The yarn is Red Heart’s Boutique Midnight in Shadow.
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