Remember my handspun scarf?

I pulled it out for this winter and found it had stretched down to my ankles. Now I like long scarves but ankle length is too long. After some hesitation I decided to alter it.

I was a tad nervous-this was my first handspun scarf after all. But I needed a hat to wear with my coat. The coat’s hood is nice but it’s big. When the NM winter wind blew hard last winter my ears hurt. I needed a snug fitting hat to wear under my hood.

I cut off a section of the scarf and frogged it. Then I bound off the now shorter scarf and reattached the fringe. For the hood I picked up fifty stiches centered on one edge. Keeping with the twisted rib pattern I knit until it seemed long enough. I knit two stitches in garter stitch on each end to prevent the edges from rolling.

For the bind off I split the stitches onto two needles and seamed it using kitchner stitch. I added the tassle to up the cute factor. It’s snug and keeps my ears warm. I’m very happy with it!

Though shorter the scarf is still long enough to wrap around twice for those cold winter days.

These pics were taken at our friends M&C’s house. Thebes and I visited them last week. We brought Sieben because he’s friends with their dog Star.

He had a fantastic time!