New Year, New Scarf, New Chum

[callmemadam]

The door to the sitting room in the cottage swings shut all by itself in a rather spooky manner. So I've replaced the wodge of newspaper which was keeping it open with this little chap. He's knitted, but not by me. The scarf was started a while back then put aside while I made Christmas presents; I finished it yesterday, watching Chocolat.



I didn't thread 440 beads as the pattern required, just let the metallic thread do its stuff. The edges looked dull so I finished them off with a crochet border. The colour in that photo is nothing like but this



is fairly accurate. I wished I'd done the whole thing in pattern rather than all that tedious stocking stitch. It's still just what one needs for the raw start we're getting to the year.

Comments

[lethe1]

Every cottage needs to have a dog. He is so cute! Does he have a name yet?

Like a magpie I'm attracted to shiny and glittery things, so I love the metallic thread in the scarf.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Glad you like him! No name, yet and he *does* need one. Perhaps I should have a poll.

It's RYC Soft Lux. The glitter is just enough to make the yarn interesting without being too bling-y to wear in the daytime.

[cornflowerbooks.livejournal.com]

Lovely!
Happy New Year!

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

What a popular dog he is! I think he's tubby with sand.

Moonglow is a pretty name for a yarn. I can't think why they called this one Gigli.

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

That is probably the cutest door stop in the world.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

It'll do me. He really does need a name.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Or Dougal?

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I would!

[lizarfau.livejournal.com]

He's a cute little guy! Taggart is a nice name for a Westie ...

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

How clever you are! He *is* supposed to be a Westie but I didn't think the likeness was very good. Taggart, hmm. Mc-something? Macavity?

[gghost.livejournal.com]

Your scarf is lovely. I'm so glad to see that you are settling into your new home, and I'm absolutely in awe of the number of books you read last year.

Best wishes for a wonderful 2009!

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you!

[debodacious.livejournal.com]

Gosh - he is seriously cute. And a lovely scarf too.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Knitted doggy

[(Anonymous)]

He's adorable! No, not McCavity, that's a cat (by T S Eliot) ... McCavity, McCavity, there's no one like McCavity, he breaks the law of gravity, etc, etc. No your little Scot doggy should be called Jock! Or McTavish! Or Rabbie (after Burns)!

Re: Knitted doggy

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

He's not Jock. Hamish is growing on me.

[ramblingfancy.livejournal.com]

I like Hamish or Angus? Or he reminds me of the McDuff books by Rosemary Wells with the lovely Susan Jeffers illustrations. He is adorable though and will be perfect in the cottage. Got back from London last night and isn't it cold?? brrrr. Agree shopping in Poole depressing.