Bunch of Scarves

Hiya from a.,

So if you know me, I am sure that you are just shocked, SHOCKED, that I have a few different scarves to show you today.  In my defense to of these were commissioned by my parents, and one if for myself.

Here is the first:

My mom wanted something simple yet bold.  This is all chunky yarn and what I did was a stable black centre and built a ruffle around it with the chunky white that had a grey/black thread throughout it.  I had enough left over to make a sort of matching broach:

It's nothing fancy but should add a nice punch to a coat of bag.

The next scarf was made for my dad.  Now a year ago he bought purple that just kicked my ass.  What I did was buy a heavier weight alpaca in a similar heathered colour (and he was pleased with the results, which means that my friend woolwine who likes thin yarn gets to reap the benefits of this substitution):

It can be a little hard to see in a photo but there is a v-cable running up the middle to add some depth and character to the scarf.  It came out really pretty, and the yarn is so soft.

Finally we have the scarf that is just for me.  I lucked out and got some Noro Silk Garden (sock weight) on Bella Lana's sale wall.  Now it was still crazy pricey but soooooooo worth it.  I've been working on this for a few weeks and am pleased with the results.

It is a little darker that the photo shows, but not by much.  This is about 1.5 balls of the yarn and the colour variety ranges from a purple/black to a searing orange.  Here is a close up of the stitch work:

I lightly blocked the scarf just to open up the lacework as it was too pretty not to show off.  I just love how this turned out.
That's what I have for today, I am pretty sure that my next post will be all about hats!