Additional mischief

By | November 27, 2011

Yes, yes, I know I’m in the midst of an Estonian shawl, and that I just cast on for a Swirl. But that hasn’t stopped me from contemplating additional mischief, in the form of a scarf or maybe a shawl.

See, DH* and I are planning to take some time off together in December. And when we travel, we travel light – just carry-on. That dictates really small projects. A lace scarf is ideal: once the pattern is established, I can even leave the chart behind.

Clearly, the Estonian shawl won’t work as travel knitting. Soon, I’ll need to cast on for the edging, and that’s a task best tackled at home. And the Swirl? Soon, it’ll be far too large.

So I was thinking about what kind of scarf I’d like to start, when I was reminded of Half Leaf pattern.

pretty, eh?

As it turns out, Half Leaf repeats every 12 stitches and every 12 rows, making it an ideal candidate for working as a top-down triangular shawl. So I had some fun, charting out how the increases for a triangular shawl’s sections could best be incorporated into Half Leaf pattern. I have a chart that I like…

…but now I’m wondering if I should take along a UFO instead:

poor, neglected scarf

This multi-directional scarf doesn’t look much different than when I last blogged about it in July. Maybe it should have a turn. If nothing else, it would save me from having to swatch to figure out what yarn and needles to use for the Half Leaf shawl.

What would you do?

*Da Hubster

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