She has this really awesome hat that is charcoal and white with sparkles, so I thought I would make her a sparkly scarf to match. The colors look a little washed out in the pictures, but believe me, there's some serious sparkle in this sucker!
I tried a few different stitch patterns and then realized that I just needed to go plain old ribbing to get the full effect. It was a quick knit. I picked up the yarn Saturday and had all but the last few inches done by Monday. I finished up the last of it this morning, cast off.. and then whipped up a little sparkly gift bag on my new handy-dandy sewing machine!I shopped the 50% off the clearance fabric sale at JoAnn's and picked up some silver fabric and lining. I just kinda winged the bag, but I think it looks ok. I only got 1/8 a yard of each, but I have enough leftover for another gift bag! Yay for remnants!
In Summary:
Pattern: 2x2 ribbed scarf
Yarn:
- 1 skein Cascade 220, Gray, $6.60
- 2 skeins Filtes King Australian Merinos, $8.60
Time: One knit night and one evening of movie night
Total Cost: $24
5 comments:
The scarf with the bag: brilliant!!
Great "wrapping" idea! I'm a sucker for sparkly yarns, too.
What fun to make the little bag, too! I would love to get a gift like that!
What a pretty scarf. I love the sparkle.
I need to get myself a sewing machine. I love that little bag you made.
what a great gift!!
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