Classy scarves

Well, I know that it's almost the wrong time of year for this, but
here's an idea for a great-looking scarf - maybe it will give some of
you some ideas for winter birthday or Christmas gifts. I've made a
couple of dozen of these to sell and they never fail to attract "wow!"
type comments.

You will need:
Circular needle about size 5mm (not critical, but probably not thinner
unless you knit very loosely)
One ball of eyelash, fur or similar yarn (yarn A)
Two other balls of different yarn (yarns B & C)

The yarns can be all different weights - this adds to the textural
interest, as does different fibre content.

Cast on about 200 sts LOOSELY with A, leaving a 6 inch tail at the
start. At the end of the cast on row cut the yarn to leave another 6
inch tail.

Work back and forth (that is, treat the circular needle like an
unconnected pair) in garter stitch (plain knit), cutting the yarn to
leave a tail at both ends of every row even if you are doing more than
one row in a particular yarn:

1 row B
1 row C
2 rows B
1 row C
2 rows B
1 row C
1 row B
2 rows A

Do this sequence four (4) times. On the fourth time, the A yarn will
be the cast-off row, so instead of doing 2 rows A just use A to cast
off VERY LOOSELY after the last B row (I use an ordinary knitting
needle size 7mm for casting off).

Knot the yarn tails in pairs and trim to length if necessary.
Finished!

Some notes:
It adds to the textural interest if yarn B is thin compared with C.
A thick-and-thin handspun look yarn, or boucle, or mohair looks good
for yarn C.
Matching fibre content is unimportant so long as you follow the
cleaning instructions for the most delicate yarn.
Just changing one yarn out of the three for the next scarf results in
a totally different look.
Good for using up oddments of yarn - you can stop after 3 sequences if
one yarn is running short, and make a fashionable thin scarf.
Casting on loosely is important, especially if you are using a very
thin "carry-along" type of eyelash or other novelty yarn - otherwise
the stitches tend to pull tight on the thin part of the circular
needle and are almost impossible to squeeze back onto the needle part
(this is the voice of experience! Equally frustrating is starting the
cast on again!).
Casting off loosely is also important, otherwise the scarf will
"bend".

Have fun experimenting!

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On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:18:12 +0100, SueCD wrote:

Well, I know that it's almost the wrong time of year for this, but
here's an idea for a great-looking scarf - maybe it will give some of
you some ideas for winter birthday or Christmas gifts. I've made a
couple of dozen of these to sell and they never fail to attract "wow!"
type comments.

You will need:
Circular needle about size 5mm (not critical, but probably not thinner
unless you knit very loosely)
One ball of eyelash, fur or similar yarn (yarn A)
Two other balls of different yarn (yarns B & C)

The yarns can be all different weights - this adds to the textural
interest, as does different fibre content.

Cast on about 200 sts LOOSELY with A, leaving a 6 inch tail at the
start. At the end of the cast on row cut the yarn to leave another 6
inch tail.

Work back and forth (that is, treat the circular needle like an
unconnected pair) in garter stitch (plain knit), cutting the yarn to
leave a tail at both ends of every row even if you are doing more than
one row in a particular yarn:

1 row B
1 row C
2 rows B
1 row C
2 rows B
1 row C
1 row B
2 rows A

Do this sequence four (4) times. On the fourth time, the A yarn will
be the cast-off row, so instead of doing 2 rows A just use A to cast
off VERY LOOSELY after the last B row (I use an ordinary knitting
needle size 7mm for casting off).

Knot the yarn tails in pairs and trim to length if necessary.
Finished!

Some notes:
It adds to the textural interest if yarn B is thin compared with C.
A thick-and-thin handspun look yarn, or boucle, or mohair looks good
for yarn C.
Matching fibre content is unimportant so long as you follow the
cleaning instructions for the most delicate yarn.
Just changing one yarn out of the three for the next scarf results in
a totally different look.
Good for using up oddments of yarn - you can stop after 3 sequences if
one yarn is running short, and make a fashionable thin scarf.
Casting on loosely is important, especially if you are using a very
thin "carry-along" type of eyelash or other novelty yarn - otherwise
the stitches tend to pull tight on the thin part of the circular
needle and are almost impossible to squeeze back onto the needle part
(this is the voice of experience! Equally frustrating is starting the
cast on again!).
Casting off loosely is also important, otherwise the scarf will
"bend".

Have fun experimenting!

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SueCD.......quietly unravelling in Cumbria
(Scratch the itch to email me)

THANK you, Sue!!
HUGS,
Noreen

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SueCD wrote:
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Thanks, Sue. I have sent this to myself for future reference.
Katherine

What was the best combination of three yarns that you used? And your color
combination?

Thanks,

"SueCD" wrote in message
...
Well, I know that it's almost the wrong time of year for this, but
here's an idea for a great-looking scarf - maybe it will give some of
you some ideas for winter birthday or Christmas gifts. I've made a
couple of dozen of these to sell and they never fail to attract "wow!"
type comments.

You will need:
Circular needle about size 5mm (not critical, but probably not thinner
unless you knit very loosely)
One ball of eyelash, fur or similar yarn (yarn A)
Two other balls of different yarn (yarns B & C)

The yarns can be all different weights - this adds to the textural
interest, as does different fibre content.

Cast on about 200 sts LOOSELY with A, leaving a 6 inch tail at the
start. At the end of the cast on row cut the yarn to leave another 6
inch tail.

Work back and forth (that is, treat the circular needle like an
unconnected pair) in garter stitch (plain knit), cutting the yarn to
leave a tail at both ends of every row even if you are doing more than
one row in a particular yarn:

1 row B
1 row C
2 rows B
1 row C
2 rows B
1 row C
1 row B
2 rows A

Do this sequence four (4) times. On the fourth time, the A yarn will
be the cast-off row, so instead of doing 2 rows A just use A to cast
off VERY LOOSELY after the last B row (I use an ordinary knitting
needle size 7mm for casting off).

Knot the yarn tails in pairs and trim to length if necessary.
Finished!

Some notes:
It adds to the textural interest if yarn B is thin compared with C.
A thick-and-thin handspun look yarn, or boucle, or mohair looks good
for yarn C.
Matching fibre content is unimportant so long as you follow the
cleaning instructions for the most delicate yarn.
Just changing one yarn out of the three for the next scarf results in
a totally different look.
Good for using up oddments of yarn - you can stop after 3 sequences if
one yarn is running short, and make a fashionable thin scarf.
Casting on loosely is important, especially if you are using a very
thin "carry-along" type of eyelash or other novelty yarn - otherwise
the stitches tend to pull tight on the thin part of the circular
needle and are almost impossible to squeeze back onto the needle part
(this is the voice of experience! Equally frustrating is starting the
cast on again!).
Casting off loosely is also important, otherwise the scarf will
"bend".

Have fun experimenting!

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SueCD.......quietly unravelling in Cumbria
(Scratch the itch to email me)

"Vivian" wrote in message
...

What was the best combination of three yarns that you used? And your
color
combination?

They all looked good!

I'm in the UK, so the yarns available to you would be mostly different
from mine anyway - just choose three that look good to you. The
combination does work best with eyelash or fur type yarn as yarn A,
though.

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