Sunday, September 28, 2008

Neck Warmer


Here's the finished neck warmer.

Link to the pattern.


Yarn:
2 balls Debbie Bliss wool cotton (barely used
much of the 2nd ball)
Materials:
US 5 (3.75mm) circular needles (24" or smaller), or
size to get appropriate gauge
stitch marker
Gauge
6 sts = 1 inch
Finished Dimensions
fits an average person’s neck
4 inches wide
26 inches around
Directions
Scarf
Cast on 144 stitches. Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist. Place marker to mark beginning of
round.
Work broken rib as follows:
Row 1 *K1, p1; repeat from * to end of round.
Row 2 Knit.
Repeat rows 1–2 until work measures 4 inches.
Bind off all stitches.

Ties
At opposite sides of the scarf, in the middle of the tube, pick up and work k1,p1 for 4 stitches. (This is like
pick up and knit, but if you pick up and k1, p1, you don't have a "back" of the tie.)
Work seed stitch as follows:
Row 1 *K1, p1; repeat from * to end of row.
Row 2 *P1, k1; repeat from * to end of row.
Repeat rows 1–2 until tie measures 7 inches.
Next Row K2tog, p2tog, pass the first stitch over the second to bind off.
Repeat at the other side of the scarf for the second tie as shown.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

WIP: Neck Warmer


It's been a while since I knitted something. I had to leave some of my yarns behind when we moved and it took a while before I could get myself to buy some new yarns and start knitting again. When I felt the first chill coming, I thought it's about time to make myself a new scarf.