i iron wool

i'm not sure if i mentioned that i knit up one of the ribbon scarves from handknit holidays this last week. i used the misti alpaca sport weight in a mauvey pink. i intentionally knit the smaller size for fear i would run out of yarn (not even close, i barely used over 1 ball and i had 2). i had seen tami's version of the scarf awhile back and loved it. it was pretty short, but with the ruffles, all she had to do was cross it and it held it's place around her neck. however, when i completed it, i wasn't happy with how the edges curled up. it looked much like ruffles from scarf style, which i already have. i wanted this to look more bell like (that is what the picture in the book looks like to me). so here is the before


and here it is after i ironed the edge


i love it, it has a very romantic quality to it. and yes, this is another paris scarf!

i also whipped up a headband that didn't quite turn out. the free pattern is here. the pattern link is on the left sidebar (free patterns). here is a shot of it after i tried to iron it really flat so it would lay better on my head (it still didn't work so now it is a very short, skinny scarf)


now i must find an airline safe project for my trip next week. and i'm sorry, i know i offended the wool gods by ironing it. not once, but twice! who irons wool? apparently i do.