...gently down the stream. This time of year you will not find many gentle mountain streams in Northern Utah. The only one around today is my beautiful blue Mountain Stream Scarf.
Susan's Orenburg style scarf is perfect for any lace knitter, whether you are a novice or advanced, and the Douceur et Soie yarn is heavenly to touch, wear and knit. This is one yarn that I'd love to have a nice supply of in the stash. The construction of Orenburg lace is very clever as you knit the bottom border and then pick up stitches along the edge to continue on to the body. With only 11 stitches on the provisional cast on, and that many in the end, even I was able to Kitchener them successfully. Despite the constant errors made and, in the end, 'the not so stellar job' on the top border, the scarf did turn out to be beautiful. Mountain Stream is truly gentle and forgiving.
While taking pictures by the creek in Big Cottonwood Canyon a motorcyclist drove by and gave me a wolf whistle. Just goes to prove that 'man riding by on horse' can't see wrinkles or gray hair. (Or perhaps, it was the Jaywalker's that got his attention.)
The scarf is a bit smaller than it should be as I used size 6 needles. My knitting can be overly tight, and for some reason I didn't adjust as normal. Next time I will use size 8 needles and should end up with a more open and lacy look. The best thing to do is to cast on again right away while there is
still some residue of the pattern (and the desire to do a better job)
in my head.
Pattern: Mountain Stream by Susan
Yarn: Douceur et Soie color Cornflower
Time to Knit: March 19-April 22, 2006 (shouldn't take this long)
KAL:Mountain Lace Along
Margene its beautiful!
The colour, the pattern its all just perfect!
Posted by: Kelly | April 26, 2006 at 03:16 AM
Superb job, Margene! And your mountain stream (the real one, I mean) makes me yearn for Maine, where the mountains are smaller but the streams are deep and cold.
Posted by: Lucia | April 26, 2006 at 04:33 AM
Lovely! It's a great color for you!
Posted by: Alison | April 26, 2006 at 05:05 AM
How beautiful. I love the picture on the rock with the water in the background.
Posted by: Ramona | April 26, 2006 at 05:09 AM
Beautiful scarf! This is lace that I may even be able to try :) Love the cornflower blue color! and those socks are looking mighty fine too!
Have a good one, Margene!
Posted by: Lolly | April 26, 2006 at 05:13 AM
Oh my gosh, that last picture of the scarf alone is like yarn porn! Goregous Margene. And you are cute too. :)
Posted by: | April 26, 2006 at 05:20 AM
The scarf is very beautiful! Congratulations!
Posted by: SigMa | April 26, 2006 at 05:23 AM
ok, ok...now i have to pick mine up again. Lovely job , the man on the horse? beauty; it's all about the attitude.
Posted by: marie in florida | April 26, 2006 at 05:26 AM
It's lovely. I'll bet that was COLD water. Beautiful spot all the same.
Posted by: Judy | April 26, 2006 at 05:29 AM
Hey, if I were a guy on a motorcycle, I'd give you a wolf whistle too.
Posted by: Wendy | April 26, 2006 at 05:29 AM
Very, very nice, Margene. Kudos.
Posted by: Ann | April 26, 2006 at 05:30 AM
Yum! Delicious scarf and it's a great color for you.
Posted by: caroline | April 26, 2006 at 05:34 AM
Way above and beyond on the photoshoot - the mountain streams compliment each other well.
Posted by: Theresa | April 26, 2006 at 05:45 AM
Just stunning, and the color reminds me of cool water.
Posted by: Vera | April 26, 2006 at 05:54 AM
That blue makes it one of the prettiest Mountain Streams I've seen in blogland.
Posted by: Beth | April 26, 2006 at 06:06 AM
Beautiful, beautiful job. I have some of that yarn in red kicking around, I just may have to pull it out this summer!
Posted by: Kim | April 26, 2006 at 06:09 AM
That is a beautiful FO!
You undersell yourself, grrl.
Posted by: Laurie | April 26, 2006 at 06:27 AM
Such beautiful work, Margene. It's almost enough to make me want to try lace---again!
Posted by: Kim | April 26, 2006 at 06:27 AM
Congrats! Your scarf looks so light and beautiful. I love the pictures too. You have some really great scenery out there.
Posted by: hillary | April 26, 2006 at 06:49 AM
Very clever camera work (and you know what I mean). ;)
Posted by: susan | April 26, 2006 at 06:49 AM
Love the scarf! I made a scarf from Lavish Lace for my MIL this past christmas in that colorway of the Douceur et Soie. It really is the most lovely yarn to knit with. I agree, this yarn should definitely be in everyone's stash.
Posted by: Kim D. | April 26, 2006 at 06:53 AM
Here's another wolf whistle your way, grrl!
Posted by: Stitch-n-Snitch | April 26, 2006 at 06:56 AM
The scarf is so beautiful!!
Posted by: Susan | April 26, 2006 at 07:07 AM
Beautiful. My hands are itching to do some true lace knitting. Need to get back to the Glorianna scarf I have on the needles.
Posted by: Jen | April 26, 2006 at 07:14 AM
It came out just beautifully though! They haven't let the water out into the creeks at Dimple Dell yet, but I suspect that won't be for long!
Posted by: Anne | April 26, 2006 at 07:16 AM