H: My new wedding obsession (aka, "the Favors")

I forgot to mention my other little helpers in the last post about invitations, so at this point, I'd like to give them a nod.
Dondi: floor supervisor: And Trotsky: quality control:

Moving on.

Immediately after the invitation project was completed, I felt the urge to knit. It's normal, it happens a couple of times a year and stays with me for a few months. But then, two things occurred simulaneously:

1. I had just been discussing wedding favors on weddingbee forums and

2. I was still in hardcore wedding crafting mode.

On weddingbee, we'd just been discussing the intricacies of favors, and what we consider a good one and what we consider a bad one and why. For example, my least favorite type of wedding favor are things that are personalized for the bride and groom AND I can't use but feel too guilty to throw away (i.e.: a keepsake of some kind...a snowglobe, a coaster, etc.).

Wheras good favors and my personal favorite are things that may be personalized, but can be used, eaten, etc.:

personalized M&Ms = good favor. They can be eaten.

personalized matchbooks = awesome favor. Those can fit easily into my purse and be taken anywhere.

plants = totally awesome favor due to their double whammy staus. They can be grown and potentially eaten.

So I knew that I wanted my favors to be personal, but also something that could be used. That combined with my desire to use my hands (i.e. knit) sparked the notion that I could make the favors. I could KNIT the favors. I could knit SCARVES as favors.

Since our wedding ceremony and the cocktail hour will be outside in November (albeit with loads of heaters around), I wanted to do something to say "I understand that it's cold, thanks so much for doing this for us, here's something to stay warm with". Originally the idea was to buy inexpensive pashminas from a wholesaler and put out a basket with them. I like this idea better. I like the idea that our guests are going to be wearing something that the bride gave to them to say thank you, and to make them just a little more comfortable.

And so, ladies and gentlemen, I will in fact be knitting/crocheting 100 scarves for our wedding favors.

So far, I'm up to eight!