Have you noticed the oversized, plaid scarves that seem to be everywhere lately? I admit that I'm mostly interested in fashion to the extent that I could weave, knit, or crochet something that's currently fashionable. So of course, I had to enlist my mom's weaving expertise in creating one of these large scarves.
We wanted the scarves to be extra wide and long, but not overly hot to wear--sort of like flannel. We decided that Nature Spun Fingering would be ideal, woven at 16 ends per inch for a nice drape.
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| Nature Spun Fingering in 115 Bit of Blue, 110 Blueberry, 720 Ash, 730 Natural, 701 Stone, and 303 Sea Spray |
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| These oversized scarves can be wrapped and worn in lots of other fun ways, too. |
One of my favorite parts of any project is choosing the color scheme. I wanted the first scarf to be colorful and fun, yet neutral enough to match with anything. This color combo pairs warm neutrals with several cool blue shades.
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| The fringe is simply delightful. |
I can only take credit for picking the colors--my mom did all the weaving on her Schacht Wolf Pup LT. The finished scarf turned out to be about 17 inches wide and 90 inches long. I wish you could feel it--it's incredibly soft and squishy!
The next scarf has more of an earthy color scheme with an asymmetrical plaid pattern. I highly recommend checking out
www.plaidmaker.com - it's rather addictive.
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| Scarf 2 in progress: colors are 720 Ash, 112 Elf Green, 110 Blueberry, 730 Natural, and 136 Chocolate Kisses |
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| Warped and ready to weave! |
Can't wait to wear my blanket scarf to the winter TNNA tradeshow in San Diego this week!
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| Beautiful finished scarf. |
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