Wednesday, January 18, 2012

WIP Wednesday - Noro? Where for art thou Noro?

Have you ever had a project that has been incredibly easy but essentially tedious?  That has been my experience with the Noro Plaid pattern.  I bought some awesome yarn at my local yarn shop (LYS) because of the demo scarf that was shown with the yarn.  It was an awesome plaid design that set my heart a flutter so I bought the yarn to make an amazing scarf for myself.

More of my Favorite Pink and Purples!
So with the Crazy Zauberball from Schoppel Wolle in Rosa, I started the scarf.  The yarn is sock yarn so its thin and it was a good project to work while also working on thicker yarn.   I would switch back and forth because the change in grip eased the pain and stiffness I got from the other project.



The pattern for the Noro Plaid starts out makes little blocks and once you crochet to length, you make endless chains and weave them in between the blocks.  Like I said, tedious but look at those colors in the yarn.

I finished the other project (Squares for a Vanna's Swap) and just didn't pick this one back up for some reason. A couple months went by and I made a road trip to St. Louis, MO and took this along.  It's easy enough to talk while crocheting so I made some progress. Overall, while I am enjoying the striping I think I started this scarf too wide and planned for it to be too long.


When I came back I made a little more progress but mainly this one is sleeping for a bit.  With the holidays and everything else, my life was pretty hectic so I think I might pick this one up for a bit and see where it goes.

<3 Heather

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  1. pinkundineJanuary 18, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    I know exactly what you mean about projects you love or are easy, but the making part is so tiresome! But look at those colours! I love Zauberball :)

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    1. UnknownJanuary 18, 2012 at 9:53 AM

      I know I think the colors are the only thing keeping me going :)

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  2. SandyJanuary 18, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    Pretty colorway. Hope you had a nice trip to St. Louis. My DD lives there and we love visiting, there's so much to see and do. A neat city.

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    1. UnknownJanuary 18, 2012 at 9:54 AM

      It was nice I was at a conference so I didn't really get to see much of the city proper but I would definitely go back if I have the chance.

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  3. Kim SonksenJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    This is so cool! What a great choice of yarn and the pattern looks like fun

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    1. UnknownJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:21 AM

      Thanks I was drawn to the yarn and it has been fun to work with.

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  4. Minding My Own StitchesJanuary 18, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    Very cool pattern! I'm adding it to my faves because I love the linen look of the finished scarf. And having knit one sock-yarn weight scarf in linen stitch I don't plan to do THAT again soon!

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    1. UnknownJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:22 AM

      Thanks it does have that linen look. It is very easy just would use different yarn I think to make it work up faster.

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  5. MagicalJaneJanuary 18, 2012 at 10:23 PM

    Wow, that's amazing ... and the colour(s) is/are gorgeous. I'm rooting for you to show it off on a FOF soon!

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    1. UnknownJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:23 AM

      Thanks I appreciate that. I will keep updating.

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  6. SandyJanuary 22, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    Wanted to pop back over and let you know I got the link for yummies posted. Had to wait til DD sent it to me.

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    1. UnknownJanuary 23, 2012 at 8:44 AM

      Thanks for the link! When I try them I will let you know how they turn out. Thanks!

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