This was, for the most part, an enjoyable knit. The pattern is easy and wonderfully written, and the yarns are luscious. As I do normally, I changed the pattern. The original pattern has the same 6 rows mc, 2 rows cc all the way through. Well, after the second repeat, I realized I had made a mistake (me, you ask? You bet!) Time to get creative, so I just played, and I really like the way it turned out. I used just over 1 skein of Madelinetosh, and obviously was knitting at a slightly tighter gauge, as I also added 1 11-stitch repeat to make it a little bigger, and it’s still smaller than the pattern. Oh, well. Somebuddy I know doesn’t do gauge swatches. Oh, yea, that’s me. Not on scarves, anyway.

I originally used stitch markers between each repeat, but found they were bothering my fingers, so took them out part way, and had no problem at all.

I love the way it softened when I washed it. It’s Cherie’s Christmas present, and yea, I know it’s January and I still have it, but I’m going up tomorrow.