Giant Knit Scarf: Done

Ya'll may remember I started knitting a HUGE scarf earlier this summer. I started it this summer, because I knew it would take a long time to finish, because I am so knew to knitting, and go very slowly,

I am sooooooo proud of how it turned out. It is long. LONG. And fluffy, and warm. Just as I wanted.

I wanted it to be pretty neutral, but have something interesting, so it got a couple of mustard-colored stripes too.

It measures about 70" long from start to finish, but I connected the two ends to make it an infinity scarf. 

 I don't know whether I love the knit side, or purl side more. I love the smoothness of knit stitches, but the texture of the purls. Luckily I get both with this scarf when I'm wearing it.

Two months of knitting well worth it. I want to make another one in grays...but my hands aren't quite ready yet. 

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Summer Knitting

I learned to knit only a few months ago after taking my first online knitting class at Craftsy. I made a little scarf and although it looked a little rough, I was proud of myself for learning something totally new! 

I've had the knitting bug again and have been wanting to make something plush and warm for winter. I know, I know...it's 90 degrees outside. I am a S L O W knitter so I figured if I started now it would be done by the time I wanted to wear it. 

I was inspired by a ridiculously beautiful scarf at the PurlBee. It had lots of beautiful colors and looked so warm and comfortable.

So I grabbed my knitting needles and got to work. I'm only using three colors. I wear a LOT of brown in the fall and wintertime, so I'm hoping it gets lots of good use. 

The "knit" side is looking smooth and pretty.

But for some reason I love the "purl" side even more. I like the bumps and texture.

I'm only on my third stripe, and I have a really long way to go, but I'm determined to finish it before fall. Hopefully I'll have a "finished" picture before winter comes!