Knit 1 Purl 2 - Something to Do

With very cold & wet weather continuing, I got on line and started 

to search for knitting patterns.  This one was called "Knit-Weave Scarf"

caught my since  I'd been a weaver for many years and started knitting

when I was about 22.   It looked like an interesting project.

I really liked the high tech sight at Plymouth Yarn Company

(which was the yarn the pattern designer had used). because when

you clicked on the ball of yarn you wanted it showed you a

close up of the yarn (left) and a swatch (knitted) so you

could get a feel for what your selected verigated yarn would 

look like when knitted.

I got a free copy of the knitting instructions on Raverly.com

and it told you everything you needed to know.  The designer

of the scarf was Emily Dormier.  The recommended yarn was

85% acrylic and 15% wool which should make it very soft to wear

around your neck.  (Remember to click on any photo for a

larger view.)

So I went to the yarn store and purchased a variegated

color I liked from the many Plymouth Yarn company offered.

The most challenging part was knitting the short rows

that would become the "woven" part and then "weaving" them.

  I know that looks pretty confusing but another

 knit designer has 

 come up with the best written instructions I have ever seen.  

And she knitted the sections in two different colors

which made that knitting & "weaving" section a piece of cake.

That  is what mine looked like from the (purl) side.

It looks better from the (knit) side which would be the

right side...   the side that would be visible when you

were wearing the piece.

After I had all the "weaving" section created,

it looked like this up close and personal.

The finished steamed & blocked scarf looks like this.

The fun thing about knitting

with variegated yarn is that you never know what 

you're going to get until you get to the next "color" change!!!

The resulting fabric is very soft, as anticipated,

so I tried it on to dress up my sweatshirt!!!  

And as you can see it can be worn in a variety of

positions as shown in my inspiration photo.

If the cold, wet weather continues,

 I'm going to get started on a couple of

quilting kits I recently ordered!!!