bias scarf

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bias scarf

One of the great things about my latest revelation is that I get to go shopping in my stash. It's a great way to get my creativity going.

I've had this yarn since MDSW 2005. It's so old it's not even in the fest stash sidebar! I think when I bought it the Clapotis craze was at a high and I envisioned this as a second Clapotis. But I've learned by now that there are *very* few patterns I will choose to knit more than once. Still, this yarn is *gorgeous* and I'm shocked it's stayed in my stash for two and a half years.

I still wanted the bias look and the single strand of yarn showing through, like it does with the dropped stitches of Clapotis. I must have tried six different stitch patterns before settling on the one you see here. It's patterned every row so the yarnovers show as single strands, and the offset k2togs give it a bias look too.

bias scarf

I do like the way the back looks, although I think the RS is the star with its strong knit stitches forming a diagonal. Still, I'm happy that the back looks acceptable, since a scarf will inevitably show its WS when you least expect.

bias scarf: edge

Christy have no fear, there is something I do want to change (I don't like to disappoint you!). The edge is all wrong. It's not deep enough and it may also be too dense. I do like how it flares out a bit though, as well as the knitted cast on and the few rows of garter at the edge.

Once I'm done knitting the center portion I'll snip off the edge and figure out something else. Which, if everything goes as planned, should be later this week. I want to get past the 30 mark in number of skeins decreased in the stash during November.

14 Comments

Oiyi said:

The color is gorgeous!

Sharon said:

Ditto. Love the colors.

Christy said:

Thanks for keeping me in mind.

I'm very curious about the stitch pattern. My mom has been hinting about wanting me to make her a scarf for a few years and I have some red yarn in the stash but haven't been able to settle on anything. Is this from a Barbara Walker book?

Jessica said:

Very pretty. I love how you style your photos. I wish I had your eye.

Kristy said:

I love the colors, and it looks like you found something to make the multicolored yarn work. Not always easy!

Andrea said:

Yes, your pictures are so gorgeous. And thanks for the the good kid compliment. I hoped no one would mind. Hope to see you Saturday!

nova said:

The colorway is gorgeous, you picked a really great pattern it highlight it, it looks fantastic!

Maud said:

Gorgeus colours! And I think the pattern suts the colourway excellent, showing the different shades in a beautiful way.

stacey said:

very cute - looks cozy and functional!

Pioggia said:

It looks wonderful. Will you be publishing the pattern once you're done?

lomester said:

oh i love this yarn!!! Don't you just love stash busting? Anytime I go in to "re-organize" I find myself finding things I have forgotten about.

Beautiful. The colourway is just my cup of tea.

Karen said:

Your combination of yarn, color, and pattern is perfection. That is just gorgeous, and I want to make one! Will you make the pattern available?

Langdon said:

Greeting. Sometimes love will pick you up by the short hairs...and jerk the heck out of you.
I am from Colombia and learning to write in English, please tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "The education was eastwood's detective to jeopardize office at the contractor."

Thank you so much for your future answers :p. Langdon.

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745 balls / 140,176 yards

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bought at Rhinebeck '09

  • 2 hanks Creatively Dyed Calypso - used half of each hank for baktus
  • 1 ball Trekking in pink, purple, blue
bought at MDSW '09

  • 1 hank Just Our Yarn Aziza
bought at Stitches '08

  • 1 hank Just Our Yarn Myne
  • 4 hanks Miss Babs Yikes! Toes
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  • 1 hank Stream Valley Sock
  • 1 ball Trekking in pink stripes
  • 1 hank Cormo light fingering in natural
  • 1/2 set of colorwork icelandic socks (split with Christy)
bought at MDSW '08

  • 8 hanks of Carodan Farms Worsted
  • 4 hanks of Brooks Farm Mas Acero
  • 1 ball Noro Kureon Sock
  • 1 hank Tess Sock in teal,yellow,green
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bought at Rhinebeck '07

  • Morehouse Merino Dragon Scarf - Red done!
  • Morehouse Merino Dragon Scarf - Green
  • 8 hanks Shelridge Farm Soft Touch
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bought at MDSW '07

  • 2 balls Regia Bamboo in Speckled Pinkdone!
  • 7 hanks Tess Laceweight
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bought at Rhinebeck '06

  • Briar Rose Tuscany done!
  • Great Adirondack Soxie in Antique colorway sold!
  • Ellen's Half Pint Farm Sock Yarn in Pinks
  • Purple Heathered Shelridge Farms Sock Yarn
  • Sliver Moon Farm thin sock weight in pinks/purples
  • Socks That Rock Bleeding Hearts
  • Socks That Rock Rhodonite sold!
  • Socks That Rock Rocktober done!
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bought at MDSW '06

  • 2 hanks Jamie Harmon Angora in pinks sold!
  • Tess Sock Yarn in pink
  • Tess Sock Yarn in purple DONE!
  • Tess Sock Yarn in dark red
  • Tess Sock Yarn in white with gray bits
  • Tess Sock Yarn in gray tossed!
  • Tess Sock Yarn in Peach Melba (2 hanks)done!
  • Morehouse Merino Quad Laceweight Hank in SugarPlum discarded
  • Socks That Rock in Spinel sold!
  • Socks That Rock in Bronze sold!
  • Trekking in Pinks
  • Mega Boots in Oranges done!
  • Brooks Farm Duet in Green/Brown sold!
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