Sometimes, the yarn does the work for you and Grundl Flower looks as good in real life as it did on the pictures. In fact, it looks better, with a slight sheen to it, and it feels oh so soft too. At first, I was a bit sceptical about the price, but it has been an amazing knitting experience well worth the 'fancy' price, in my opinion. The yarn knits up very easily and quickly, and without any real effort on your part creates an amazing 3D texture reminiscent of flowers.
Grundl Flower comes in either a single colour or variegated shades. I found the location of the 'flowers' to be relatively predictable while the shades seemed quite random. It looked a bit daunting at first, 'knit past the flower' (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=068cRhC-cYA), but it's pretty self-explanatory when you're doing it yourself.
I used 22 stitches per row (knitting on both sides) and most of 3 balls of yarn to end up with a slightly less bulky scarf than the suggested pattern, and a little bit of leftover yarn for a yet-to-be-decided accessory (boot toppers?).
It has been a fun project. The easy almost monotonous knitting combined with the look and feel of this yarn has resulted in some very nice almost meditative knitting moments. And even though winter seems to be retreating, the soft warmth of this scarf may yet come in handy during the fickleness of British spring...
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