Not socks!

I love knitting socks. They're portable, relatively quick and can vary from simple to complex. But lately, I've been thinking about what it was like before socks. I kind of miss knitting other things.

So this weekend, I cast on for a scarf. It's a birthday present for Joe's sister. Her birthday is tomorrow, and well, it will not be finished. I'm aiming for Easter. (For once I can honestly say that the tardiness of this hand knit gift is not my fault. Joe has a bad habit of mentioning family birthdays to me at the very last minute. Grrrr.)

I wish I could keep this one for myself!

The yarn is Dream in Color Smooshy, in the Gothic Rose colorway. It's a second, so it's actually a little darker than what the colorway is supposed to be, and personally, I think that I love it more than I would if it was "normal".

The pattern is The Lace Ribbon Scarf from the new knitty. It's an easy pattern to memorize and not at all boring. I cast on 44 stitches, which is less than the pattern calls for because I wanted a skinnier scarf. At 44 stitches, it is still incredibly wide. The next one I knit, I'll be casting on 35 stitches.