Source

December 2014 Yarnbox

Material

• Baa Ram Ewe (I know, what a cute name) based in Yorkshire, UK
• Titus in “Eccup” colorway (deep forest green)
• 2 skein of 2 ply with 350 yards and 100g per skein. 50% Wensleydale, 20% Bluefaced Leicester, 30% UK Alpaca and 100% British. A total of 700 yards!
• E/4 (3.50 mm) hook

Pattern

Etched Ice Cowl by Denise Voie de Vie a crochet pattern included in the Yarnbox

When I opened this box in December 2014, I was slightly disappointed and the sparkles in my eyes faded just a little bit, not because of its quality or yardage, but because of its colors. It is a deep, calm, subtle, forest green, and for those of you who knows me, that’s just not me. But this 2 skeins are so soft and they definitely smell like sheep, and not just any sheep, they were made from ENGLISH SHEEP. (don’t ask me how they smell different, they just do.) This was before I found the wonderful ISO/FT/FS Yarnbox forum on Ravelry, so instead of trading or selling like I would do now, I set this yarns aside for a gift project with my dearest friend in mind, her favorite color is green. And she is also deep, calm, and subtle.

This project is done in the infinity scarf style, it goes in a giant circle and can be worn 2 loops for a looser look or 3 loops for a tighter look. It is worked by crocheting a flat piece, and after connecting the 2 ends together, you work a few more round horizontally to get that lace edging on the both sides. I opted for the larger size since I want to use up as much yarns as I could. And finally the day came, and I gave my bestie LL her belated birthday present. I’m pretty confident she likes it, or at least like it enough to snap a few pictures for this blog since I had forgotten to do that prior to the gifting.

Thank you LL for these photos and willing to be the model! And most importantly, thank you for being a friend I can make stuff for! It fills my heart with joy to be able to use my skills to make other people smile. <3