Mossy Cottage Knits

I knew it was your fault. . .

bummer, dude.

i have more projects than I want to name that came out much like that...limp...unappealing, or flat-a** ugly. :) At least yours is cute!

Lisa, the "cute" is merely the result of major stash-diving into my pile of Plymouth Encore. I was actually perfectly happy to realize I had to knit a second scarf since I had an excuse to use up more stash!

Ok, I know it went all curly and funky, but I love the colors. If the world has to end, I'm glad it has to do with fun colors and wool. :)

Personally, I wouldn't even bother knitting a scarf for a 2-year old, curly or not. It is physically impossible for them (2 year olds) to stay still long enough to wrap anything around their necks, and he'll be pulling it off the first chance he gets because it will only impede his movement (and don't tie it on him to prevent this either, because he'll be sure to strangle himself if you do). Better off getting him a Barney toy and calling it a day.

Said with the bestest of intentions, (hugs) MaryB

The good news is, Mary B, we were smart--we also bought a book for him, so all our bases are covered! I think the scarf was a kneejerk reaction to wanting to knit something, ANYTHING, for someone for Christmas.

If it's any consonlation something similar happened to me this year. In order that my 12 yo nephew not freeze on a holiday visit to his family in Colorado I made him a scarf. At the request of his Mother, who also picked out the yarn. A pretty green acrylic, very soft. It had a garter stitch border and a really nice half-brioche pattern. The half-brioche that uses garter stitch as it's base. It should not have curled; it shouldn't, it shouldn't. But it did. I washed it, I blocked it, I wrapped it. It went into the box nice and straight, and came out nice and curly. Sigh. But he loves it, and that's what counts. I guess.

Maybe I will sneak it away from him and sew the edges together? It's not like it will make the scarf any narrower than it already is. But then I might add to the whole Universe imploding thing, and I'd really like to finish this entrelac thing my other sister has me doing...

Ryan, forget the second scarf, get a little black or two buttons for eyes, and tell him it's a stripey snake scarf. He'll never ever lose it. Unless of course he's afraid of snakes, in which case, um, tell him it's a legless lizard.

You could always just tell him it's a worm. If he wonders why it can flatten, tell him that's when it went outside in the rain for too long. :D I figure that's something little boys might be into.

Ah yes I've fallen victim to the same misconception myself. I have a cute little scarf with garter stitch edges to be exhibit A. Matter and Anti-Matter, eh?

Oh, but you must tell the small boy about the intergalatic explosion! Boys love that sort of thing.

I should know, I'm the mother to two sons.

Just wanted you to know that I'm ending this year on the right note - I've started knitting Dulaan hats and am planning to spend pretty much the entire weekend on my ass, knitting more hats!

Happy New Year to you, TMK and Frankie and thanks for all the great entertainment!

And for the record, I so think two year olds can enjoy scarves. Mary B and I must not have known the same ones...

I read that as "the men who had just waxed their ears" and I was sort of all squicked and then I re-read it.

I should go look for those two pairs of glasses I lost, shouldn't I?

I think a toddler who can carry around the battle between good and evil, matter and anti-matter on his shoulders will be famous in many corners of the world.

Dontcha just hate that. A lot of yarns look so nice in stocking stitch, but you just can't make a stocking stitch scarf. I also want my scarves to have no right/wrong side, but there's nothing more boring than knitting a moss stitch scarf. No curling, no right side, boring as heck to make... There must be a solution out there somewhere....

Do you happen to know the date the universe is going to cease to exist? If it's going to be soon, then I'm not going to bother fixing the hole in my ceiling and let the intergalactic worms worry about it. I'd rather spend my time knitting the tank top that I just designed and seeing if the design will actually work....

Have to look good if the universe is coming to an end. I really don't want to spend eternity covered with paint and sawdust.

Did you ever consider 2x2 rib? or 5x3 rib? That's not any more work than what you put into the scarf you made, and will give you a scarf that's both reversible and lies flat.

O'course, there's always garter stitch....

Hugs and best wishes for a Happy New Year from your Smarty Pants Friend Karen

Ah, you fell victim to rule #351 -- If there is a time limit for a project, all previous rules will be negated and who knows what will happen to your knitting. But you will definitely have to do something that involves warping time and space to fix the problems created by this rule.

Ah, you got hit by rule #351 -- all previous rules are suspended for any knitting project that must finished by a specific time and date and the knitter will have to warp time and space to complete the project on time.