FO: Unbiased
pattern my own
yarn springwater fiber workshop handdyed wool silk bought at MDSW 2005 (yay for stashbusting)
needles US #8 / 5.0 mm knitpicks options, plus a size H crochet hook for the crochet cast on
techniques crochet cast on, suspended bind off. the edges look pretty similar, but not identical. the suspended bindoff retained as much stretch as the knitted area so i could stretch it out as much as i wanted.
I am inordinately happy with this little scarf.
It all started out with the desire to knit something that looked like it was knit on the bias, but was actually knit straight across. I tried a bunch of stitch patterns before coming up with the really simple one on my own (although it's too simple not to be in some stitch dictionary somewhere).
It's patterned every row and I think that adds to the drape. Even though you have to yo and decrease every row, it's simple enough that I didn't find it too hard to do while chatting or watching TV. To add to the TV-ability of this knit, I made all the decreases k2tog and p2tog because I find them easier to knit than ssk and (the snail's pace decrease) p2togtbl.
The edging took quite a few tries before I got it right as well. I borrowed liberally from two edgings in one of my lace books, merging what I liked best about them into one edging, and then fudging the numbers so they worked for my scarf.
My little mistake of starting out with an edging that was too short ended up being a good thing. I got to knit both edges to live stitches, instead of knitting the first edge and then picking up sts along one side to start knitting the center. There's something really addictive to that whole k2tog tbl to merge the edging with the center scarf. If I knit another one of these I think I'll cast on provisionally so I can do that again.
To finish it off, I soaked the scarf and smoothed it out on an ironing board under a ceiling fan to dry. I didn't pin it out at all. If I were to knit this in a laceweight I would block it more aggressively (especially the diamond points on the edges).
I kept pretty good notes while knitting it. If there's any interest I can put together a pattern for it -- let me know.
I would be interested in the pattern. I love how it looks. Great colors.
Beautiful job! I like the edging that you chose.
BEautiful! I love your colors!
Very pretty scarf! At first I thought it was a Clappy but then I saw the beautiful ends...and read what you wrote. LOL! It's a keeper!
Very nice! Pattern and yarn are really working well together and I love your choice of edging. Snow! You have snow already! It's just starting here. Finally :)
Beautiful! I'd love the pattern!
Beautiful! Totally beautiful.
very pretty!
Beautiful! I would love to get the pattern!
It's lovely. I'd totally like to see the pattern.
that is beautiful - I love the stitch pattern in the body of the scarf. I have some Artyarns Hana Silk yarn that may work well for something like that!
I'd love to see a pattern - beautiful scarf!
So pretty! Love that color. I can't believe you made your own stitch pattern, wow! I'm such a follower, I always use pre-made patterns (which I'm ususally happy with, mind you)...I'm impressed. =)
When I first saw this, I thought "Clapotis," too, but something was different... Ta-da! It's altogether different. It's fantastic, Jody! Very clever. I'd definitely be interested in the pattern.
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Very beautiful colour! I like the fake-bias stitch pattern you came up with.
Yay for stash busting indeed!! Love that blue so so much...
Awesome! Lay that pattern on me! It's beautiful!
wow your originality paid off because it looks gorgeous! Great job
Beautiful! I'm glad you solved the edge problem without too much fuss. I'd love to see it in person if it hasn't left you already.
Just delurking to say that I would be really pleased to see the stitch pattern you used on the main section; it's really pretty - definitly a lot prettier than the standard *k2tog, yo* one could use... - you don't necessarily have to write up the whole pattern.
I would love to see the stitch pattern for the body of the scarf. Thanks, and thanks too for your great blog.
it looks lovely! i couldn't follow your explanation of the technique :) but that's probably just my brain going on strike.
Jody, it's so beautiful! Thank you for sharing your pattern notes.
Thank you sooooo much for sharing this lovely pattern with us. I appreciate it very much. The scarf is quite special and will be a joy to knit. Thanks again. Ann
This is perfect timing as I've been trying out different stitches for a scarf with similar yarn. Your lovely scarf just fits the bill.
Thank you for sharing. It's beautiful!
Definite interest here! I'd love to see a pattern, please.
You've done a lovely job, and the colour is gorgeous.
This is pretty. Please do make the pattern available.