Super Bulky Knit Scarf

I just completed my first ever knitting project!

While we were home in Maine we went to Mardens. Mardens is this fantastic surplus and salvage place where you can get the best things for super cheap. Their tagline is, “You should have bought it when you saw it at Mardens”. That is definitely true, Jeff is still upset about the air hokey table we let get away. Anyway, I picked up a bunch of beautiful Lion Brand yarn and needles. Because I only know the knit stitch I needed to make a simple project for myself.

Ingredients for this scarf:

2 hanks of Lion Brand Big Prints in Grand Canyon
Size 35 knitting needles
Size Q crochet hook – for casting off and attaching the fringe

Recipe:

• Fringe – Cut 14 Strands of yarn, 16 inches long each, before starting scarf

• Scarf – Cast on 7 stitches.Knit every row until scarf is ~ 2 yards long.Single crochet cast off.

• Finishing – Attach fringe on both ends of scarf. Take one 16” strand and fold it in half, use crochet hook to draw folded yarn though the scarf. Pull ends of fringe through loop. Pull to tighten

Adventures in Knitting

I am a crocheter, I love it, I teach it, I am attempting to write a book about it. The thing is, most of the crochet patterns suck. They are totally granny-ish, and not in the cool way either.

My friend Liz is a knitter, she is actually a knit-o-holic. She makes the coolest things. Liz made the most beautiful shawl to wear at my wedding (she was one of our readers). This year for Christmas she made her entire family socks (no small feat when you have 4 sister). They aren't just your run of the mill socks, they are AWESOME! Liz and her sock making inspired me to learn how to knit.

I started off with some chopsticks, old yarn and my laptop. I Heart Google. I found a great site with lots of videos and tips (www.knittinghelp.com/ ). After much deliberation and a few phone calls (one to Liz and another to my grandmothers knitting friend Madeline) I decided to learn the continental style. Because I crochet, I am already accustom to holding the yarn in my left hand, and Liz says that it puts less stress on your right hand (my right wrist is killing me from all the wire wrapping I have been doing).

I have decided that since I am sure my inaugural project is not going to be as neat and mistake free as I would like, that I will take is opportunity to experiment with felting. My goal is to make a half way decent felted purse. I went out last night and bought some Limeade Lambs Pride and some Clover no. 11 circular needles. Here is my progress thus far.