I was really pleased how this project turned out.
This was my 4th baktus.
I knit using the Noro Kureyon Sock yarn. I put the skein into two separate balls and switched the yarn every two rows.
I like the colors a lot. The Kureyon Sock yarn is a bit scratchy to knit but soften up nicely using eucalan.
I vlogged about the karius version in August 2009. Those details can be found here. This post has good links to the yarn and such. :)
While on vacation, I did a lot of knitting. A few posts showed what I was knitting. I did complete some video blogging. This is the first vlog about the karius scarf that I was knitting for Angie.
I purchased the yarn at ImagiKnit just outside the Castro District in San Francisco. I easily found ImagiKnit by using Knitmap, the online resource to find local yarn shops. I <3 Knitmap. It helped me find and get to three LYS's while on vacation. Check knitmap out.
Here's the great pattern on Ravelry. The lacy version is here. A nice photo and the pattern can be found here on flickr.
Noro Kureyon Sock Yarn details here and on Ravelry here. I don't like this yarn for socks. I've tried. I think it's spun too tightly. I heard rumors that the second run of the yarn wasn't spun so tightly and would be easier to pull out of the skein. I did get frustrated with the number of times that the yarn twisted. I was able to untangle the "yarn belch" without needing to break the yarn (or anything around me at the time.) The colors are quite enjoyable as Noro usually is. I did knit a baby surprise jacket out of Kureyon Sock. The size of the BSJ is definitely for a small baby.
I like the ideas of a few nice beads on the ends, don't you? I think something natural looking and not too large. The added benefit for me is it would weight the ends a bit.
Cat can be found here. Go say "Hi." Read her blog, you'll understand.
