Thanks Elizabeth, I'll give that a try!

Shirley
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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
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