I'm not really much of a joiner or a trend follower. However. This little scarf making the rounds of the knitting world has captured my attention despite initial resistance. What happened that finally convinced me is my mom made me a crochet version that I absolutely love, then I've been hearing about what a palette cleanser relaxing knit this version is. I just finished several large projects and am craving simple and fast before I hop into starting my next sweater. Enter the Sophie scarf.
The yarn my mom used is Scheepjes Catona, a mercerized cotton yarn that is quite soft, cool to the touch, and has a lovely sheen to it. It's also easy to care for and kind to sensitive skin like mine that would resent wool close around my neck. I find the color options of this yarn at my LYS quite appealing in general, and I was quite drawn to this pretty poppy red. I have some lipstick in this color (which might be a bit much paired with it but fun to note) and it feels kind of retro and fun. I'm going to see if I can use up the whole skein. How fun would it be to have a project in mind where I could just pick up a little ball of yarn and use it all up whenever I wanted?! This could be a new habit. I imagine that is also some of the appeal for others, too.
Speaking of habit, this is quite a habit forming knit. I have already made quite a bit of progress in a short amount of time and I find myself picking it up to knit a repeat between chunks of tasks at work. It is a palette cleanser and mental floss all in one!
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