Sparkly Scarf

One of the side effects of learning about the incredible knitting community online (mostly via Ravelry and the Yarn Harlot) was that I found a number of online yarn shops in Canada where I would, often, buy yarn on impulse. Their sale bins were no less appealing just because they were online. And so I acquired a number of things which - quite honestly - if I had seen them live and in person, I probably wouldn't have bought. This yarn was one of those impulse buys. The idea of sequined, beaded mohair sounded great, but when it arrived, it was the smallest skein of yarn I'd ever seen. Seriously - when I wound it up (and it was closer to dental floss than yarn in terms of thickness) the ball was no bigger than an apple. I had no idea what I was going to do with it - how I would stretch this tiny bit of luxury yarn into anything at all resembling anything useful. Still - I fell in love with it, and stashed it carefully where I wouldn't forget it. Eventually, I found this one row scarf pattern on Ravelry and decided that this was what my yarn was destined to become. I paired it with a plain brown sock yarn to give it some body, and knit until I ran out of yarn. I seamed the ends together and, voilà! A sparkly brown infinity scarf, large enough to go around my neck twice. I'm very, very pleased. But I've learned my lesson: buy most yarn in person unless you know the yarn well, or unless you're willing to take a risk. And I'm also laying off the online yarn store websites until my stash is reduced to a more manageable level.
Pattern: One Row Lace Scarf by Turvid
Yarn: Artyarns Beaded Mohair & Sequins; Sandnesgarn Sisu Sock Yarn, both in brown