I went There and Back Again, and now have an awesome scarf!

Once upon a time there was this crazy, nerdy, knitting teacher who saw this incredible scarf pattern that told the story of The Hobbit, one of her very favorite books. It required double knitting (a skill she did not yet have), and lots of time, but on one quiet Saturday afternoon near the end of her term break she decided to GO for it, and embark on her quest.

It took awhile to get used to the rhythm of double knitting, and there is a little ‘oops’ in the hobbit’s garden to prove that this technique needed some working out, but before she knew it, the first chart was finished. Term started, life got crazy, and most of the knitting on the scarf happened on her weekend off. Yet, stitch by stitch, row by row, the scarf continued to grow.

Finally, after 812 rows, 74,704 stitches, and 3 1/2 months, the scarf was finished.

The dragon was complete, the treasure was won, and the last stitch was cast off. It was a quiet victory as there were no knitting buddies around to celebrate with, but not every victory ends with banquets and speeches. Sometimes it’s just the quiet of a Sunday afternoon in the bush; a gal and her knitting. There and back again.

I'm going to kind of miss working on the scarf--it has been my constant companion for all of term 2, and now I'm trying to decide which exciting possibility I should start working on next! There will be lots of 'ninja' Christmas knitting over the next few months, but I am excited about my current project that I'm throwing myself into--Nerdy Christmas in July! More details soon...