Thursday, April 18, 2024

The Shared Experience

When my college roommate knit her first scarf, it was a super-long Dr. Who number, all in garter.  She was so proud;  I was proud of and happy for her.  

Then when we moved on to stockinette, she was dismayed at the rolling edges and said it looked like a sweater for a snake.

I'm thinking of her a lot as I work on the Koigu scarf:




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1 comment:

Araignee said...

I never thought about it but it would make a nice sweater for a snake! I always have that rolling problem with my ribbing. It drives me crazy.

April 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM

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