Sludge, but a nice sludge

I had a lot of the yarn that I turned into my Owls sweater. 19 balls of it, in fact. It was in the John Lewis clearance sale, and I bought it back before I had any idea how much yarn it took to make a me-sized sweater.12 balls made the sweater, and that was with the yarn held trebled. I could probably have gotten two me-sized sweaters out of it if I'd wanted them to be DK-weight and STILL had leftover yarn. Mostly I picked it because I loved the colour. Still do, in fact. The goal was to create something that was good for slobbing around in and doing dirty jobs in the cold. This delightful shade of sludge is perfect for that.



As it happened, the seven balls that remained after the Owls were just right for yet another scarf. Garter stitch, again with the yarn trebled. I used six balls for the scarf itself, and the final ball for the fringe. Oh, how I loathe attaching fringe! But it really does make the scarf look finished, so it's worth the hassle.

It's a long scarf. I can wrap it 'round my neck several times and still have it hang to my knees. And thanks to the trebled yarn, it's incredibly warm. And just wide enough (20 stitches on 8mm needles) to cover my entire throat without being so wide I feel strangled.

Sorry, Mom, I don't think you're going to get this one after all!