Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Scarf #2

Ok so the last post I told you guys about my scarf (my first ever double knitting project) which was full of mistakes, but I loved it! I was going to use the wool from a jumper, but unfortunately I couldn't get the jumper to unravel so I had a (not even half finished) scarf with no wool left :(
Not to be discouraged I started a new one. I used the left over wool I had from a previous project and some I had bought to knit a school jumper for my eldest son.
So here's what I've got so far:

Again please excuse my rubbish photography. It's actually lime green and bottle green.
The last one I half knitted I was unsure of what I was going to do next, but this one I know where I'm going with it, the only problem is it's going to be very very long!
So its no longer a Totoro scarf, it's a Ghibli scarf!
So far I have Totoro, a soot sprite, the symbol from Nausicaa and the valley of the wind and No face from Spirited Away. (although no face is a little creepy I honestly don't think it would have been right not to include him, after all he does end up knitting so had to play a big part in this scarf!)
I have already made up charts for the mask from Princess Mononoke, Jiji from Kikis Delivery service, the catbus from My neighbour totoro and turnip head from Howls moving castle, but I have much more planned. I'm hoping to incorporoate something from all the movies (or at least the ones I've seen) so i still have a fair few to include;
  • Ponyo
  • Pom Pokko
  • Porco Rosso
  • Castle in the sky
  • the Wind Rises
  • Grave of Fireflies (even though I don't really like this film or Ponyo they have to be included I think)
  • the cat returns
  • Tales from Earthsea
  • My neighbours the yamamdas
  • from up on poppy hill
  • Only yesterday (I haven't got round to watching this uyet but have it in the house)
  • whisper of the heart 
so I still have loads to inlcude! How long will this scarf be? I may even have to make up a chart for a fairisle style jumper with all this in just so I can fit it in!
I already figure I need to add some aeroplanes for both porco rosso and the wind rises, I'm thinking a racoon for pom pokko, a small fish for ponyo and some flies (hopefully that look like fireflies) for grave of fireflies and a cat for the cat returns. Maybe even a robot for Castle in the sky but some of the others I'm really struggling with. but hopefully by the time I've caught up with the charts I've already got and made some of the ones that I know I want to make then I'll have thought of somethng for the rest! Who knows!
If you have any suggestions leave me a comment! I'd really appreciate it! And if anyone wants any of the charts I've made or found I'll happily share them!

thanks for reading :)

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