Thanks, I’ll look into this.
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Is the scarf for you?
I wouldn’t worry about it…you can block it when you are done. When you wear a scarf looped around your neck, it gets all bunched up anyway. I think we are too hard on ourselves and forget that the function is forgiving!
I think it is lovely!
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Thanks and yes, it’s for me.
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Ok, so clearly this is not crochet and I didn’t make it, but I had to post here because I was amazed at how much the print on this scarf reminded me of @AIMR ’s project.
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lol…I am still hunting down patterns to use up my stash…this is one that looks easy enough to duplicate and uses ALL the colors! lol
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The scarf was a Valentine’s gift from Mr. Squared. When I opened the gift bag I was so surprised at the coincidence of it looking so similar to your crocheted one. I told Mr. Squared that he must have been eavesdropping on my LC account. 
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I forgot I had this! A friend found it at a thrift shop & bought it for me.
7 skeins and at least 2 more balled up, the labels say 2oz.
Is this enough to make a decent sized throw? Got recommendations for a stitch that uses less yarn and is still warm and also pretty?
I’d really like to know how wool is made “mothproof”, wow.
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I think you might have enough for a small throw but you might want to make a test swatch and try to extrapolate the amounts needed.
For reference the blanket I’m currently making is relatively dense and will use about 1115g of DK weight yarn and will finish about 4’x5’ (not finished so I don’t have exact measurements). It looks like you have about 400-500g of yarn there so you’d want to choose a stitch that was fairly open to make a larger blanket.
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Oh dear. I think I’ll just throw that out then. I do not want to be handing, then later snuggling under, neurotoxins, yikes!
How old is it? Seems that if it is old, the toxicity wears off but you would still have to keep it safe from moths the usual ways (washing, storing properly, etc.)
Mitin FF has been used as a pesticide in the United States since 1948 and is used exclusively for mothproofing wool. It is considered to be “low to moderately toxic” and to have “low mammalian toxicity.”
I would venture to assume that your blankets are mothproofed with Mitin FF. Given that it was not very toxic to begin with, I would say there is little, if any, danger now.
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If you don’t have enough yarn to do an entire afghan with it, you can either buy a little yarn in the same fiber and weight, and do stripes, or you could pair it with other yarns (any weight and fiber), for something like this:
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That’s a great idea! I really love cream colored yarn mixed in with colors!
You could also double or more it up and make a bunch of nice cream baskets!
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I’m thinking baskets too. I can wash & felt those. I won’t drink from the tap! A poison blanket seems like way too much for me, lol.
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You could add a strand of color or colors…I think felted baskets would be great for that yarn!
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I’m currently working on Jane Crowfoot 's Indian Roses blanket. But also joining in the spirit of flora cal.
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Beautiful!
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These are stunning
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The black yarn I used for my friend’s cardigan (ahem cropped jacket) was moth proofed (prob 60/70s). It didn’t smell at all whilst working with it but after the first wash the mothball smell was overpowering so I washed again (and ooops felted it). My friend washed it again and she says it doesn’t smell at all anymore. Hopefully it’s gone?
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It’s not smelly, it’s treated with some scary chemical rather than camphor.