Friday 11 November 2011

Exciting Friday :)

So, today I can finally show off my finished Hitchhiker scarf *grins*

But I won't keep you in suspense, I know you're keen to know who won my knitting-birthday giveaway ;)

So, thanks to the trusty random number generator, congratulations to the following people (I'll get in touch directly to get your addresses!):

Winner of the Shunklies yarn is: Kathleen (A Surprise Every Time)
Winner of the mini skeins is: Leah (Good Enough Knits)
Winner of the crochet book is: Tink (Master of a Thousand Things)
Winner of the cable book is: Sarah (Crafts from the Cwtch)

Thank you to everyone who entered - I was blown away by all the comments and honestly wish I had more prizes to give out!

Anyway, after the excitement of that, on to my FO...

It's really quite hard to take a picture of a scarf with nowhere to drape it and no good light! 

Yep, my Hitchhiker is finished. Well, it was finished last week but I was too busy being excited about my giveaway to post it *laughs*

I love this scarf. I love the pattern, the yarn is heavenly, it is just so warm and squishy. I anticipate it getting a lot of wear as the weather gets colder and colder.


Details:
Yarn: Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend, in Capricorn
Pattern: Hitchhiker
Mods: used DK weight yarn rather than sock weight and just carried on until I ran out!
Rating 5/5 - love the squishiness of the garter stitch, as well as the way it breaks up the pooling of variegated yarn

And, just to prove that I do (sometimes) smile in photographs, here I am wearing it:


I like to have the main part wrapped around my neck, with part hanging down to show off the sawtooth edge (which boyfriend claims looks like a dragon tail *laughs*)

PS: Don't forget the usual suspects: TamiNatural SuburbiaWisdom Begins in Wonder ;)

39 comments:

  1. It looks fab, you look fab too! I won a prize! Yay!

    p.s. where did you buy your Manos? I have a 10% discount you can use at yarnsville.com if you want more...

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  2. Ach - sorry to have missed your birthday and giveaway while I was away last week! Hope you had a super weekend.

    That Hitchhiker looks FANTASTIC. I have a hank of merino with HH's name on it. The dragon's tail edging is marvellous.

    And as soon as you could let me know the brand of your glasses, which are a gorgeous shape and I NEED IN MY LIFE I'd be everso grateful ;0)

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  3. Oh wow that is really lovely. I think I'll have to add that pattern to my queue! Really pretty colours.

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  4. That's the second pattern I'm adding today to my queue, but it's so-o beautiful, and the color is great too!

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  5. Your hitchhiker is stunning! Beautiful job :)

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  6. Belated Happy Birthday. What a stunning scarf, I really like the saw tooth edge. Off to check out Ravelry now...

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  7. That scarf is ROCK STAR! Now I want to knit one.

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  8. Ooh, that's so cool! I love how the variegations in the yarn have worked out. It's a great effect, with the flashes of brightness against the dark colours.

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  9. Wow that yarn worked up perfectly in your Hitchhiker, I love it! I'm with the others, this may have to make it to my WiP pile soon!

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  10. Your hitchhiker scarf is gorgeous! Well done. Thanks for the exciting giveaway - can't wait to turn those miniskeins into hexagons... :D

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  11. wow i love that scarf !! i want one !!

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  12. Ooo. I love it! The sawtooth edge is great. I like that way is snuggles up around your neck. I want one too!

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  13. Wow - that looks gorgeous (you look very lovely yourself too!) and I am SO excited to have won the cable book when I'm just about to start my first cable project - I think I'll wait now!!!!

    Have a wonderful weekend
    xxxxx

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  14. Gorgeous scarf! It's so nice to hear how happy you are with it!

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  15. That scarf is georgeous! It's going straight into my queue!!

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  16. Natalie--What a beautiful scarf...and a beautiful girl!! It really suits you and I'm sure you'll get many years of compliments while wearing it! XXO-

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  17. It looks fantastic. Love the way it hangs!

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  18. I love the detail picture. The stitch pattern looks very interesting. Congrats to the giveaway winners!

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  19. That scarf looks fantastic! I love those colours, they really suit you. Belated happy birthday, too!

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  20. I just made a scarf in Manos Silk Blend, too, and it is fantastically squishy, even though it is lace! You hitchhiker looks beautiful, too.

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  21. Dragon tail! That's great. I love the way it hangs down as well. Also, love your glasses!

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  22. Your FO pic at the top is just lovely and the scarf is even more beautiful on you! Good job.

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  23. Very Very pretty scarf, I hope it gets lots of wear with how pretty and luxurious the yarn is!

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  24. You look beautiful! the scarf is soo pretty too

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  25. The scarf is fantastic and you look great in it! The colour is gorgeous too. I loved your post yesterday on Craft Blog UK <3

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  26. Oh, it's beautiful! And so are you. You look great wearing your scarf.

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  27. Wow, Natalie that came out so amazingly pretty! It looks great!

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  28. Your scarf is beautiful. I love the colours and it looks amazing on you. Well done!

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  29. So pretty! And it looks amazing on you! The colors are wonderful.

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  30. It looks fantastic, and I have to agree, there is something very dragony about it

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  31. Love the pattern and love the yarn! I know what you mean about the squishiness....it's divine! Thanks for sharing at Fibers on Friday!

    PS> I think I'm a "usual suspect" but I'm not on your list :-( *sniff sniff*

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  32. FANTASTIC! Looks great on you too!!

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  33. That looks so good on you and what a lovely photo. I love to knit with Manos and am intrigued by the scarf pattern, must research it a bit.

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  34. Your Hitchhiker looks good on you! A nice b'day photo, I think. :)

    And wonderful about the prize give-aways - I'm glad you're enjoying your bloggy forays.

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  35. Oooh I was waiting for this post - lovely Hitchhiker! The colours are great and the garter stitch so well defined. Beautiful.
    xx

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  36. Woohoo, your hitchiker is gorgeous! Very impressed, and I love the colours in it =)

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