"ribbon" scarf
 

Hi all,
A while (like a year or so ;) ) I bought a skein of 1/8" thick flat "yarn"
(it's really more like ribbon). It's a really pretty, variegated
blue/green - looks kind of ocean-like. Anyway, I thought I'd make a scarf.
Finally did it - just a plain garter stitch because I thought the colours
should sort of stand on their own. But, it doesn't look good at all. So, a
couple of questions:

1. would you think that a lacier type of pattern might work, and does
anyone have any suggestions; or

2. to be honest, I never wear a scarf - I just couldn't think of anything
else to make with it and it was sooooo pretty. Any other ideas on what
could be made. I was thinking of perhaps a basket, or maybe as an accent on
a vest, or ???

Any ideas?

Shirley

Shirley Luton wrote:
Hi all,
A while (like a year or so ;) ) I bought a skein of 1/8" thick flat
"yarn" (it's really more like ribbon). It's a really pretty,
variegated blue/green - looks kind of ocean-like. Anyway, I thought
I'd make a scarf. Finally did it - just a plain garter stitch because
I thought the colours should sort of stand on their own. But, it
doesn't look good at all. So, a couple of questions:

1. would you think that a lacier type of pattern might work, and does
anyone have any suggestions; or

2. to be honest, I never wear a scarf - I just couldn't think of
anything else to make with it and it was sooooo pretty. Any other
ideas on what could be made. I was thinking of perhaps a basket, or
maybe as an accent on a vest, or ???

Any ideas?

What size needles did you use? I have done several scarves with ribbon yarn,
using just a garter stitch, and they look lovely. I used big needles,
though.
HTH
Katherine

Shirley Luton wrote:
Hi all,
A while (like a year or so ;) ) I bought a skein of 1/8" thick flat "yarn"
(it's really more like ribbon). It's a really pretty, variegated
blue/green - looks kind of ocean-like. Anyway, I thought I'd make a scarf.
Finally did it - just a plain garter stitch because I thought the colours
should sort of stand on their own. But, it doesn't look good at all. So, a
couple of questions:

1. would you think that a lacier type of pattern might work, and does
anyone have any suggestions; or

I have some ribbon that I haven't knit up yet, but I bought it to do a
scarf after the model in the store which was a "wrap and drop" pattern:
start with garter stitch, but every fifth row, you knit one, wrap one
all the way across, knitting the last one. In the sixth row, you knit
the knit stitches and drop the wrap. This creates a lacy effect that
shows the ribbon off very nicely, IMO.

You could also use the ribbon as fringe or as a contrast in a sweater or
larger piece with a different yarn of a complementary color.

Elizabeth
--
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~living well is the best revenge~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate
and expand her sense of actual possibilities. --Adrienne Rich
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Shirley,

I made my 2 DD's the Eros Scarf pattern from Plymouth. I've posted that
URL here before, but here it is again:
http://www.plymouthyarn.com/home/freepatterns.html I also tried just a
garter stitch scarf first, but this "pattern" turned out more attractive
IMHO. I might even consider wearing this one myself even though I don't
wear scarves either,

Another pattern I made last year was the Deco-Ribbon bag found he
http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns//deco_knit_bag.htm I also used a
variegated ribbon "yarn" and love the way this came out.

HTH.

Janise



"Shirley Luton" wrote in message
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Hi all,
A while (like a year or so ;) ) I bought a skein of 1/8" thick flat "yarn"
(it's really more like ribbon). It's a really pretty, variegated
blue/green - looks kind of ocean-like. Anyway, I thought I'd make a
scarf.
Finally did it - just a plain garter stitch because I thought the colours
should sort of stand on their own. But, it doesn't look good at all. So,
a
couple of questions:

1. would you think that a lacier type of pattern might work, and does
anyone have any suggestions; or

2. to be honest, I never wear a scarf - I just couldn't think of anything
else to make with it and it was sooooo pretty. Any other ideas on what
could be made. I was thinking of perhaps a basket, or maybe as an accent
on
a vest, or ???

Any ideas?

Shirley

I used 7mm - did you use something larger, Katherine?
"Katherine" wrote in message
...
Shirley Luton wrote:
Hi all,
A while (like a year or so ;) ) I bought a skein of 1/8" thick flat
"yarn" (it's really more like ribbon). It's a really pretty,
variegated blue/green - looks kind of ocean-like. Anyway, I thought
I'd make a scarf. Finally did it - just a plain garter stitch because
I thought the colours should sort of stand on their own. But, it
doesn't look good at all. So, a couple of questions:

1. would you think that a lacier type of pattern might work, and does
anyone have any suggestions; or

2. to be honest, I never wear a scarf - I just couldn't think of
anything else to make with it and it was sooooo pretty. Any other
ideas on what could be made. I was thinking of perhaps a basket, or
maybe as an accent on a vest, or ???

Any ideas?

What size needles did you use? I have done several scarves with ribbon
yarn,
using just a garter stitch, and they look lovely. I used big needles,
though.
HTH
Katherine

Thanks Elizabeth, I'll give that a try!

Shirley
"Dr. Brat" wrote in message
...
Shirley Luton wrote:
Hi all,
A while (like a year or so ;) ) I bought a skein of 1/8" thick flat
"yarn"
(it's really more like ribbon). It's a really pretty, variegated
blue/green - looks kind of ocean-like. Anyway, I thought I'd make a
scarf.
Finally did it - just a plain garter stitch because I thought the
colours
should sort of stand on their own. But, it doesn't look good at all.
So, a
couple of questions:

1. would you think that a lacier type of pattern might work, and does
anyone have any suggestions; or

I have some ribbon that I haven't knit up yet, but I bought it to do a
scarf after the model in the store which was a "wrap and drop" pattern:
start with garter stitch, but every fifth row, you knit one, wrap one
all the way across, knitting the last one. In the sixth row, you knit
the knit stitches and drop the wrap. This creates a lacy effect that
shows the ribbon off very nicely, IMO.

You could also use the ribbon as fringe or as a contrast in a sweater or
larger piece with a different yarn of a complementary color.

Elizabeth
--
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~living well is the best revenge~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate
and expand her sense of actual possibilities. --Adrienne Rich
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Thanks, Janise.

These look so good I may have to go out and buy some more of this stuff!

Shirley
"Janise Ross" wrote in message
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Shirley,

I made my 2 DD's the Eros Scarf pattern from Plymouth. I've posted
that
URL here before, but here it is again:
http://www.plymouthyarn.com/home/freepatterns.html I also tried just a
garter stitch scarf first, but this "pattern" turned out more attractive
IMHO. I might even consider wearing this one myself even though I don't
wear scarves either,

Another pattern I made last year was the Deco-Ribbon bag found he
http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns//deco_knit_bag.htm I also used a
variegated ribbon "yarn" and love the way this came out.

HTH.

Janise



"Shirley Luton" wrote in message
news:4M2Pb.182280$ts4.57771@pd7tw3no...
Hi all,
A while (like a year or so ;) ) I bought a skein of 1/8" thick flat
"yarn"
(it's really more like ribbon). It's a really pretty, variegated
blue/green - looks kind of ocean-like. Anyway, I thought I'd make a
scarf.
Finally did it - just a plain garter stitch because I thought the
colours
should sort of stand on their own. But, it doesn't look good at all.
So,
a
couple of questions:

1. would you think that a lacier type of pattern might work, and does
anyone have any suggestions; or

2. to be honest, I never wear a scarf - I just couldn't think of
anything
else to make with it and it was sooooo pretty. Any other ideas on what
could be made. I was thinking of perhaps a basket, or maybe as an
accent
on
a vest, or ???

Any ideas?

Shirley

the Eros Scarf BRBR


I made a very attractive scarf with one skein of Eros (silvery gray) with one
skein of Paton's Katrina (black) using the garter stitch. It's short and meant
to be worn with indoor clothes rather than with a coat.

I also made a short scarf using only the garter stitch with the Eros yarn--it
looks gorgeous! It dresses up my somewhat bland suits.

Mary.

I think I used 10 mm, Shirley. TUrned out quite "open".
HTH
Katherine

Shirley Luton wrote:
I used 7mm - did you use something larger, Katherine?
"Katherine" wrote in message
...
Shirley Luton wrote:
Hi all,
A while (like a year or so ;) ) I bought a skein of 1/8" thick flat
"yarn" (it's really more like ribbon). It's a really pretty,
variegated blue/green - looks kind of ocean-like. Anyway, I thought
I'd make a scarf. Finally did it - just a plain garter stitch
because I thought the colours should sort of stand on their own.
But, it doesn't look good at all. So, a couple of questions:

1. would you think that a lacier type of pattern might work, and
does anyone have any suggestions; or

2. to be honest, I never wear a scarf - I just couldn't think of
anything else to make with it and it was sooooo pretty. Any other
ideas on what could be made. I was thinking of perhaps a basket, or
maybe as an accent on a vest, or ???

Any ideas?

What size needles did you use? I have done several scarves with
ribbon yarn, using just a garter stitch, and they look lovely. I
used big needles, though.
HTH
Katherine

Shirley , i once had a ribbon thread and made a lacy summer shirt for
my daughter
number of stiches should be divisible in 5
row 1
k5 , k1 wrap x1, k1 wrap x2, k1 wrap x3, k1 wrap x2 , k1 wrap x1
,,,,repeat till end
row 2 knit the knit and loosen the wraps so their neighbour st will
elongate.
row 3 knit
row 4
k1 wrap x1, k 1 wrap x2 , k1 wrap x3, k1 wrap x2, k1, wrap x1, k5
,,,repeat till end of row
---------this 5 rows are your pattern ,,, show ribbong off very well ,

mirjam

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 05:11:28 GMT, "Shirley Luton"
wrote:

Hi all,
A while (like a year or so ;) ) I bought a skein of 1/8" thick flat "yarn"
(it's really more like ribbon). It's a really pretty, variegated
blue/green - looks kind of ocean-like. Anyway, I thought I'd make a scarf.
Finally did it - just a plain garter stitch because I thought the colours
should sort of stand on their own. But, it doesn't look good at all. So, a
couple of questions:

1. would you think that a lacier type of pattern might work, and does
anyone have any suggestions; or

2. to be honest, I never wear a scarf - I just couldn't think of anything
else to make with it and it was sooooo pretty. Any other ideas on what
could be made. I was thinking of perhaps a basket, or maybe as an accent on
a vest, or ???

Any ideas?

Shirley