#3 - It is sooo over

That's it...I've decided that the Camp Randall Scarf just isn't going to happen. I place most of the blame on myself. After the braided portion was done, I had decided to do stockinette stitch for the rest of the scarf until I got close to the end and would then do the braid again, but in reverse. So boring. Plus, it has been a long time since I have knit, so I'm impatient to finish my projects--I'd forgotten that scarves can take some time.

However, the yarn is not going to get off that easily. It should've spoken up long telling me that the whole stockinette stitch thing just wouldn't happen. Because it can't be all my fault, right?

Don't worry, though. I still like the yarn and it will come back somehow. It's too thick for most things (it's about a chunky), but I foresee a good future for it in small projects.

And if you liked the look of the scarf let me know! A little encouragement (and the right yarn) could bring this pattern back in a flash.

#2 - Camp Randall Braided Scarf

I was trying to figure out how to name my scarves...obviously I could have just named them by describing what they looked like. But I wanted them to have names, make them more identifiable.

Driving home from the gym on Friday night, I thought--Madison! Of course. Naming my scarves (or hats, or other goodies) after places that I love in Madison would be a fun way for me to bring Madison into everything I make.

So, here's my Camp Randall Braided Scarf. Camp Randall is where the UW-Madison Badgers play football. You never know what the weather might be like--even during early September it's entirely possible for it to be in the 60s. And as fall continues, it only becomes more likely that we will be standing outside in the cold cheering on the Badgers. Depending on how the game is going, that can be a long three hours and this scarf would definitely help.

This scarf has a thick cabled braid at the end and then continues in a comfortable stockinette stitch. The yarn is called Sumptuous--which is exactly how it feels. The thick cushy yarn feels so wonderful against my neck, it's hard not to wear it constantly...but that will have to wait until the weather cools, just a little.