Knit Ruffled Spring Scarf

Its almost an year since I blogged and a lots had been happening this last year. I had 4 craft fairs and did a lot of travelling... lots of good food and hoards of scarves, quilled photo frames, greeting cards, quilled wall art.

 

 

 

Spring came expelling the cold long winter days and I longed to wear light fancy scarves and got some Starbella and Sashay Red Heart fancy yarns. I extensively browsed through youtube and internet and learnt to knit and crochet using these yarns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instruction video How to knit Red Heart Sashay Ruffle scarf Knitting 102 in youtube by YvetteMarieCrafts -  the url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVGHP8-NS94 was the best. It was slow and very elaborate and I was knitting ruffled scarves soon.

 

 

 

I made some for my friends who had been through my thick and thin. It was a gift everyone loved so much.

Purples and Greys

 

Shades of Browns and Rust

 



The Must Needed Shades Spectacular Reds

Note: The initial  and final knots get hidden in the ruffles  by folding the yarn 2 or 3 times while starting and finishing the scarf.

Retro Checkered Scarf



A Pure wool Scarf for My Better Half

After doing a couple of scarves in Crochet I wanted to Knit something and I enrolled for knitting classes.But the knitting bug didn't catch on me for a long time. I tried putting off knitting as I found it kind of difficult than crochet. My husband to increase my interest challenged me to knit him a scarf before the winter ends and voila I am knitting now. Like most girls who Knit, I am in Scarf craze.

 "Chic Knits for Young Chicks" by Sarah Paulin has some interesting patterns and I found one which can be altered to suit Men.This book has very good illustartions on how to knit, Purl, and other combination stitches.
 

I am trying the  Retro Checkered Scarf.

By alternating Knitting and Purling we arrive at a checkered pattern which would suit men. . It is easy to knit and has turned out lovely so far. I used knitting worsted medium(4) pure wool yarn and size10 straight needles. My husband chose a lovely black and white varigated yarn..

I learnt how to do M1 increase and how to decrease stitiches and by the end of the scarf I became adept in knitting. What else could be lovlier than presenting a hand knit scarf to my hubby on his birthday.

The Pattern from Chic Knits for Young Chicks is as follows :

GAUGE: 17sts and 20 rows = 4" in Garter Stitch.

FINISHED SIZE           51/2 " X 65".

SCARF CO 25 sts K 5 rows in Garter Stitch Continue to work as follows Checkered Pattern is formed by Alternating Knitting and Purling Row 1: K5 P5 K5 P5 K5 Row 2: K5 K5 P5 K5 P5 Row 3: K5 P5 K5 P5 K5 Row 4: K5 K5 P5 K5 P5 Row 5: K5 P5 K5 P5 K5 Rep rows 1-5 till it reaches 64 inches Work in Garter Stitch for 5 more rows. BO akk stitch Knitwise. Weave in ends. Note: You create garter stitch by knitting every row. and also  create garter stitch by purling every row, too.  You can recognize garter stitch by the horizontal ridges formed by the tops of the knitted loops on every other row.