Not so much this kind of Icicle 
but this Icicle! 
Yarn Pirate Booty Club Icicle yarn; Merino/Tencel, the December 2007 yarn.
As soon as I saw this yarn, I thought Scarf.
So when International Scarf Exchange 6 came along, and my scarf pal requested “anything but pink or earth tones”, I knew this yarn was meant to be for her. Particularly since this is a late spring exchange, and the Tencel blend feels ‘cooler’ to the touch; so this can be worn as a decorative fashion accessory now, or wrapped around the neck under a coat later in the year, for some extra warmth.
I debated and looked at patterns and swatched.
And in the end, came back to the first pattern I thought of:
The Waterfall Scarf, from 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders (designed by Linda O’Leary).
(Here it is on Ravelry, for Ravelers; for those not on Rav, here’s a knitblogger showing her lovely version.)
Unfortunately, I’ve already had to frog it. I misremembered the directions as “repeat row 1 and 2 to desired length” when I was knitting it while away from home (at Sock Camp; I didn’t want to take the book and the directions were easy. Ha!.) And with something as easy as that, who checks?
But the directions really read, “repeat row 2 to desired length.”
Ooops.
So now I’ve started again, and have little to show you. Especially since this is a dropped-stitch pattern, where all the fun comes at the end when you deliberately drop stitches. Otherwise, it’s all twisted garter stitch, not as fast as I thought it would be to knit (particularly in fingering weight, even though the yarn is awesome), and not so exciting to knit.
But, before I frogged it, I did drop a column of stitches just to have fun and get a preview; so now you get a preview too.
Since this is the Waterfall scarf being made in Icicle yarn:
The obvious name will be the Frozen Waterfall Scarf.
You heard it here first, folks.
I is for Icicle.
(P.S. It’s ironic that I’m hearkening back to winter when it FINALLY seems to be spring. The leaves have just burst forth, a few flowering trees are starting to bloom, my tulips and daffodils are going great guns; our two weeks of spring are here!)
6 responses so far ↓
Laurie // May 10, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Guess what I’m making for my ISE6 pal? Let’s see, could it be a Waterfall Scarf? You bet, but I’m using a cotton/wool blend of Noro. (Also in shades of blue, but it’s more turquoise and goes into purple.) Yours is going to be beautiful - I haven’t used my Icicle yarn yet, but a scarf is a great idea.
I actually finished the scarf, but photos will come after blocking. I made one of these for me some time ago out of wool and I love it. It’s light and airy, but keeps the chill off the neck.
I’m happy to know that great minds continue to think alike.
Nora // May 11, 2008 at 6:18 am
Oooh, my daughter just bought that book! So many treasures inside! I was looking at that pattern - you chose wonderful yarn for it!
Jeanne // May 11, 2008 at 6:52 am
The yarn is gorgeous - and the scarf is going to be beautiful. Lucky swap partner!
kmkat // May 11, 2008 at 9:54 am
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have a couple balls of Madil Eden bamboo yarn that need to be that scarf! I started a narrow Clapoutis with it last year but it curled in an unattractive manner so I frogged it. This pattern will be perfect. Whee!
Ina // May 12, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Love that sheen in the yarn!
frog // May 15, 2008 at 6:15 am
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