Another New Scarf

I'm not sure why I'm so fascinated with scarves; I don't really wear them.  Maybe it's because they are so quick and easy to make and it doesn't make me cry if I have to frog or tink them because I made a mistake.

I have finished moving, almost finished unpacking and the knitting bug finally hit me again.  It left me for about two weeks but it's back in full force.  I think the initiating factor was having to re-organize my stash.  I didn't realize I had collected so many skeins of yarn.  Luckily I now have a dedicated craft room and plenty of room to store it; though the rest of my crafts have to reside in the closet ;)

So here is my latest creation.  I was originally going to call it the Eyelet Scarf but the more I looked at it, the more it reminded me of those wooden trellises that so many people have in their gardens.  So I renamed it the Trellis Scarf.

I love the way the color turned out.  I used a wool/acrylic blend of Covington yarn from Cascade Yarns.  I loved working with it.

The scarf turned out a bit shorter than I would normally make and if I had to do it again, I would probably make it a bit more narrow to gain some length.  I also don't usually add fringe but I thought this scarf could use it.  I absolutely love the way it turned out and I hope you do too.

This scarf is currently for sale in my Etsy shop.  Please take a look.

YO Pull-Through Scarf (to knit)

Yay! It's done! I just finished my second pattern. I can't figure out how to upload a link to the PDF yet so you'll just have to copy and paste the info if you want it right now.

I'm uploading all of this via my iPad so I'm not sure where the pictures will show up when it's all done. Here goes nothing...

For this project I used:

Approximately 3 ounces (1/2 skein) of Lion Brand Homespun yarn (in Wildfire)
Size 13US (9mm) aluminum needles
Size I/9-5.50mm crochet hook (optional)*
Darning needle

CO 32sts
Row 1: K1, (YO, K2tog) to last stitch, K1
Row 2: K2, (YO, K2tog) to last 2 sts, K2

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you reach the desired length, weave in any loose ends.

*Here is the optional part: I folded the scarf over about six inches from the bottom and used the crochet hook to slip stitch the end to the body of the scarf, creating an open-sided pocket, if you can picture that. Then I continued knitting the scarf to the desired length.

Another way to do it is to finish the scarf and sew one end after it's finished. In hind sight, this second option is probably the easier of the two but I was anxious to see what it looked like.

The stitches make the scarf pretty stretchy so you don't really have to knit very much to make it wearable. I also noticed that when I threaded the scarf through the hole and centered it on my neck, it looked a bit like a tie that a businessman would wear.

Try it out and let me know what you think!