Scarfing along with Atomic Shrimp

This morning I'm into the next bit of the scarf production.

I had some yarn left from the main section so when I started on the two outer parts, I carried it along.  There was enough to cast on and knit one row on each part. 

You'll see how I left a length between needles, like a weaver working further down the warp. Using up the first yarn is planted to unify the middle and outer sections. Then the outer edges will be the same as the center section.

Then I cut off the excess once I started on the second yarn, and knitted in the ends as I went. Less finishing at the end. 

This second merino and silk yarn is lovely to handle, very kind to the knitter's hands.

Once launched, the trick is to avoid picking up the wrong yarn. It's really two projects moving in parallel on the same needle. I like this approach.

Back when I knitted sweaters when we made them in modular form, like dressmaking, I used to knit both sleeves at once, to keep them evenly shaped and to avoid second sleeve lethargy. That's the early version of second sock syndrome.

While I was doing this, I had Atomic Shrimp going on YouTube,one of his lengthy beach walk and picnic outings. It's the one at the top of the video thumbnails,

He's a funny man, very entertaining and enterprising, always exploring and discovering and cooking and learning crafts. He's a knowledgeable naturalist too.  

He's based in, I think, Dorset, he moved recently, somewhere in the south west peninsula of the UK. No, he doesn't know I'm doing this, in case you wondered. I just like to offer interesting channels and websites to anyone who would enjoy them.

Happy day everyone, today's lunch is a rerun of yesterday's.  Groundlunch Day.