Knit Scarf...Well Almost...

I finished knitting the scarf I was working on. It's a blue and purple variegated yarn I bought last year when I went on the Farm and Fiber Tour in Edgewood, NM. It's a fingering/sock weight yarn. I knit a diagonal lace pattern. It needed to be blocked, so I put it in the bathroom sink to soak in some hair conditioner. I love to use hair conditioner to wash/soak my knit items in before blocking. Not only does the conditioner make it feel soft, but it really conditions the wool fibers too. I only use natural conditioners that have really good ingredients and essential oils instead of artificial fragrances because the chemical fragrances make me feel sick. I have chemical sensitivities so I do not use mainstream products. I buy my health and beauty products from natural food stores, food co-ops, Whole Foods and places like that.

Here is my knit scarf soaking in the hair conditioner.

A little of the blue dye has been released into the water.

Looks kind of pretty soaking in the water that turned blue.

If you didn't already know this was a knit scarf soaking in a sink of water, what would you think it looked like? It looks a bit like an aerial view of an island and the pretty blue ocean and the white to the right looks like a cloud. I'm always looking at things with an artistic eye. I see patterns, shapes, colors, textures in everything.
I'll be posting the finished blocked scarf as soon as it is dry and I get a photo of it. So check back soon.

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