December 20, 2004

For my mother: A glitzy scarf using Phildar Diamant [blingblingbling!], a shiny, seemingly glittery polyamide blend that has just the teeniest amount of fuzz to give it interest. [Want to see a closeup? Oh, go on. Click here.] My mother likes to wear skinny long scarves around the collars of her jackets, so I whipped up this sleek little scarf as part of a Christmas present to her. [My mother is traveling about and not anywhere near a computer, so I can show off this scarf here knowing that she won't be able to see it until she gets it. Muwaahaaaa!]

I pulled this scarf together in less than an evening and used exactly one skein of Diamant. I cast on about 17 sts and worked in single rib (the edge stitches were slipped purlwise every other row for a neat edge) until the scarf reached the length I wanted. Then I bound off, and fringed.

Speaking of glitz, I bet you thought I was pulling your yarn when I mentioned that the fab hair salon where I get my hair cut had put up some flashy white fur and disco lights in honor of the holidays. Well, I hereby present to you the Amazing Disco Ball of Christmas:



It's like disco fever in the North Pole. I love it! The owner/manager of the salon, who is also the one who cuts my hair, says that children and older people are the ones getting the biggest kick out of the retro holiday decor. I agree; as I was taking photos of the decorations (there's usually an antique carrousel horse on the floor where the disco ball is) Captain Destructo positioned himself in the blinking lights and started bouncing up and down to the music. Disco fever!

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