Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Progress Report: Basket Weave Scarf

Since the completion of the afghan, and while I am awaiting the arrival of my order from Blue Moon Fiber Arts, I have turned my attention to the basket weave scarf.

It's a quick project, one that would have been finished a while ago if it were not for the afghan and socks. I'm up to 30" in length and it's 5" wide. I'm not sure how long it will finally be - I usually just keep going until I like the length and look of a scarf. Anyone know what the standard length or width for a scarf are? Are there standard lengths or widths for scarves?

In a two-for-one type special, here are progress photos of the scarf showing different lighting techniques (thanks for the tips, Queen!).

Photo with natural sunlight without a flash

Basketweave Scarf 04 Sunlight


Photo with natural sunlight with a flash

Basketweave Scarf 05 Flash


Photo with natural sunlight with a piece of white paper over the flash

Basketweave Scarf 06 Covered Flash


Quite a difference, would you agree? I'm impressed. I'll be using this technique from now on, especially if/when I start making things to sell on Etsy.

Here's one last shot of the scarf where you can really see the edges of the scarf. They kinda ripple a bit.

Basketweave Scarf 07

I'm thinking I'm going to need to edge/border this scarf...but I'm not sure how I'll end up doing it. Suggestions?

3 comments:

The Queen of the Snow Cows said...

Your pics of the tip are so much better than mine. You excel at EVERYTHING. Bitch! ;) LOL!

I can't think of an edge that would do the scarf justice...but I'll mull it over and get back to you.

Sam said...

No, I think your pics were better. There were a lot more colors to see in your shots and you had the warm, soft morning sun in your photos.

Let me know if/when you think of an edge. Maybe just single crochet around???

Sam said...

Okay - forget the edging. I think I'll have just enough yarn to make it as long as I want. The edging may not be necessary.