WIP: HP Dark Mark Illusion Scarf (updated 07/21/07)

UnspeakableJoy · 07-11-2007, 03:06 PM

So, after my HP PoA scarf knitting marathon, I let my poor hands rest a mere 16 hours and have started my Dark Mark Illusion scarf. I'm on Row 10 of Chart 1, and have learned several things ...

1. I'm a painfully slow purl knitter.
2. My 1st rows after casting on are horribly fugly.

I frogged the scarf twice (the first because I hated the first knitted row, the second because I mysteriously had 34 stitches by row 21 - you're supposed to have only 31

), but my third attempt is going well. My first knitted row is still fugly, but I'll hide it with the fringe :rollseyes: only my KH friends will know my secret

Other than that, I'm enjoying knitting this scarf, the pattern is very easy to read, and it knits up really quickly!

I'm using Caron's Simply Soft in Black and Caron's Simply Soft Brites in fluorescent green, and US7 needles. Despite having just 2.5 hours of sleep this morning because of the midnite movie, I can't wait to get home and knit!

Jan in CA · 07-11-2007, 11:25 PM

Can't wait to see it!! (both the movie and the scarf!)

gamerchik · 07-12-2007, 12:15 AM

Where's the pic!!!

Yarnlady · 07-12-2007, 01:40 PM

I finished listening to the book (for the 2nd time) yesterday and am off to see the movie today! Can't wait!!! I've been dreaming HP for two nights now, ever since I started listening to the book!

wewantmore · 07-12-2007, 01:55 PM

yeah where's the pictures?

Mystery_Gyrl · 07-12-2007, 02:14 PM

Hi U. J.:
If your scarf is the one from Storm Moon Knits pattern I can't wait to see a picture of it (even if it isn't I still would love to see it). Good luck, don't forget to give those wrist a rest.
Katrina

UnspeakableJoy · 07-12-2007, 09:11 PM

Hmm

I'll have to see what happened to the pictures on Photobucket ... if anything I'll post more photos tonite when I get home from work

I have actually frogged this scarf four times already

but think I finally got all my issues squared away

Jan - you MUST see the movie, it rocks!!

Gamerchik and wewantmore - pictures are coming tonite, I promise!

Yarnlady - you'll have to tell me how you liked the movie! I

it!

MysteryGryl - yes, it's the Storm Moon Knits pattern. It's really cool - I may make the Dark Mark bag too! My niece will be a lucky gal this Christmas!

UnspeakableJoy · 07-13-2007, 03:08 AM

It's looking MUCH better!!

I'm on row 25 of chart 1!

Lady Violet · 07-13-2007, 03:16 AM

as soon as i saw you had posted again, i thought "that'd better be a picture!"

that's looking really good!

UnspeakableJoy · 07-14-2007, 06:59 PM

I'm done with Chart 1!!