I'm almost embarrassed to do this post. I finished my socks (shown last week) and decided I needed to start something different. Of course this was late Wednesday night. I had a scarf I'd knit some years ago that just was too wide. The yarn was interesting so I just did a garter stitch with big needles for a soft feel. It was soft all right, but as I said, too wide. Too bulky. I had seen a scarf a blog friend had made and so I decided to be brave, order the pattern (on line, download, only $3.95) and give it a try. But first I had to have some yarn. Solution? Unravel that old scarf. Whoa! Easier (by far!) said than done. The yarn is nubby and it took well over an hour to unravel.
In haste (by the time I could finally cast on it was yesterday afternoon while my grandson was napping), I cast on my stitches. There are eight rows to the pattern, but fortunately there are only twenty-nine stitches in a row. I'm pretty much a self taught knitter and a few rows in I decided to google "yfwd" to be certain I was doing what I thought it meant. Hmmm, I was doing it backwards. YouTube, how I love you!
However, as I progressed, I started thinking the yarn was all wrong for this pattern. The nubbiness keeps the pattern from showing. And I'm certain there are a few mistakes in the first row or two.
I may just keep on knitting. It will keep my neck, or someone's, warm. I'll go a bit further and see. At least I'm getting the pattern down. And it does have a lovely scallop at the bottom!
Meanwhile, if you really want to be inspired, check out Judy's blog this morning for some amazing knitting projects!
Is that a feather and fan pattern? I knit a shawl using that pattern.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I think the pattern calls it "ripples and lace." Could be another name for the same pattern. Thanks for stopping by! :-)
DeleteIt's really a great post. I love when bloggers are grappling with issues and sharing the experience. It (whatever it is) doesn't always go according to plan. It's nice to know others are experimenting along life's path. It's a pretty pattern -- and you reused! How virtuous is that!
ReplyDeleteWell I've certainly been grappling!! At least I've really gotten familiar with the pattern, but I don't know if I'll ever get it memorized since it takes eight rows to make a pattern. Maybe...
DeleteA simple pattern is nice. Then you always know where you are in the work. But sometimes I'm drawn to something that's beautifully intricate. You just don't get intricacy with a simple pattern.
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