I know that it's incredibly hipster of me, but I've become extremely fond of the whole scarf as accessory look. I think it might stem from my deep and undying love of turtlenecks. I got this turtleneck love from my mom, she's always wearing one. My sister got the turtle neck gene too. When I was in high school my taste in pants tended toward the very tight and the very wild. I had leopard print pants, several pairs of leather pants, a pair of very bright orange velvety jeans. My taste in skirts was equally bright and short, the hilarious thing about my whole esthetic (well, the whole thing is pretty hilarious actually, but one of the most hilarious parts) is the fact that I had a coordinating turtleneck for each crazy outfit. My leopard print pants were matched to a black turtleneck, I had a white one for my red leather pants. A pair of burgundy leather pants went with a turquoise turtleneck, my bright turquoise mini-skirt went with a grey turtleneck. I was out of control!
Anyways, I still have a lot of those crazy pants, and the scary thing is that they still fit. The leopard print pants may come in useful for a Halloween costume one year... So, bottom line, I love turtlenecks, and when I'm not wearing one (or even sometimes when I am) I am often wearing one of my favorite scarves to compensate.
The two scarves pictured above are the two that I grab the most. They are both light, both in weight and in colour, are airy, and add just enough warmth and coziness without being stifling. I love them both, and I will definitely continue to wear them both, but I felt that I needed a new scarf to add to the mix, one that was knitted. So I rooted through my stash to find a yarn that would knit up into a light and wearable scarf and very quickly decided on these two gorgeous skeins of Koigu (that link is for a shop that I saw had lots of Koigu colourways, I couldn't seem to get the Koigu website itself to work) in colourway P118.
I have cast on for a Saroyan scarf. I plan on making it quite thin and long, just like my inspiration scarves.
Think of it as being less hipster and more French. The French always know how to rock a scarf. I can't wait to see it done!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how much that colorway of Koigu looks like one of your favorite scarves already. Can't wait to see the FO.
ReplyDeleteThat is super pretty! Love the colors and how "free spirit" it looks!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, is it hipster? I'm almost always wearing either a scarf or a triangular shawl around my neck, and they usually end up as an accessory during the day.
ReplyDeleteQuestion from the previous post: What is the colorway/name of the gorgeous red raspberry-ish yarn in the bottom right photo?
ReplyDeleteTo Nebraska Knitter: That is my Sunset colourway.
ReplyDeleteYou'll love Saroyan. I knit up one last year in BMFA single silk "Algae", and it's in my queue for 2011 again. Such an enjoyable pattern. I can't wait to see how the Koigu colors play out.
ReplyDeleteI can't be the only one who desperately wants to see you rocking those leopard pants, can I? If they come out for Halloween, there better be photos!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the first comment- scarves have been around a lot long than hipsters! And the French are always so chic. Can't wait to see your scarf, it's going to be so pretty!
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