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A scarf/boa in Great Adirondack Fluff. It's, um, fluffy.

Materials: One skein Great Adirondack Fluff yarn. Big-ass (i.e. size 18) needles.

Time: A couple of hours.

Approximate Cost: $35 → $30 yarn, $5 shipping.

After knitting umpteen sampler swatches in crappy Wal-Mart acrylic yarn, I was ready for the big time. Real, expensive yarn! I decided to enter the wonderful world of scarf-making with a proper splash and buy some Fluff.

Because you'll want to use massive needles to get a decently-sized scarf out of a skein, Fluff knits up really quickly. But, as I found out when I had to rip out my first attempt with smaller needles, it also knots up with ease. Never tangle this stuff. In addition, the thinness and slipperiness of the rayon means that you'll need to keep an eye on your hands so that you don't end up with wildly increasing and decreasing stitch counts -- it's easy to drop and add stitches without realizing it. On the plus side, it's not like you can see the imperfections on the finished product.

Despite the cost and labor involved in re-winding the once-knitted yarn, I haven't worn this much. It's not that the finished product is unsatisfactory; it's just that it totally doesn't go with anything in my Winter 02-03 wardrobe.

I seriously love this scarf, it's awesome!

Hey, thanks! I think I'm going to keep it around for whenever I start teaching next year, and weird my kids out.

I made mine in grays and white and I wear it all winter. People always have to touch it. It's a great conversation piece. This winter I'm making some for my Mom, Daughter, and Niece.