I have finally blocked  and immediately wore my Gust scarf. But before talking about it, I`d like to thank everybody for the lovely and encouraging comments and messages I got after my Ruby Red pattern was published in Knitty. It means a lot and I appreciated every one of them.



Gust by Anne Hanson was the perfect traveling project, mindless enough to be able to pick it up here and there for just a few rows but never boring and incredibly lightweight for even the smallest bag. The yarn, Plucky Knitter laceweight cashmere 2 ply is simply luscious and very easy to work with. There was no splitting and no knots.  I would be only happy to get my hands on more.



One skein of this soft and yummy yarn has four hundred yards, about hundred more than required in the pattern so I was able to make the scarf considerably longer. The pattern asks for 24 repeats, I managed to squeeze 36 and I am very happy with the final length.



As all Anne Hanson`s patterns I have already tried, Gust is very clearly written. The lace pattern looks the same from both side, which is always nice when wearing a scarf. The chart is easy to memorize, after a while I did not even bother to carry it with me. This pattern was such a fun to knit I might even end my unplanned lace knitting hiatus and after more than a year cast on a shawl.



Pattern: Gust by Anne Hanson
Yarn: The Plucky Knitter Cashmere 2-ply Handpainted Lace Weight in Vixen
Needles: US #4
Modifications: 36 pattern repeats instead of 24.