I finished my scrappy scarf this weekend, it measures in at just under ten feet long, counting the fringes and about 6.5" wide. I cast on 250 stitches, which, in retrospect, may have been excessive. I used size 9 needles and knit, in garter stitch about 60 rows. I used 25 different yarns, 1-3 rows of each. One row, counting the fringes used around 10 yds of yarn. I used all different sizes and types of yarn, from lace weight to bulky, mohair, wool, cotton and a touch of acrylic, as well as some mystery yarns. To make the fringes I just left extra yarn at the end whenever I started, turned or ended a row, when I was all done I trimmed them to be the same length and tied them into groups of 4 or 5 strands. Also, occasionally while knitting I would tighten up the stitches at the ends of the rows if they looked to be working themselves a bit loose. My reluctant, but I think cute, scarf model is my husband. I think a more monochromatic version of this scarf could be fun or even a gradation.
4 comments:
I love this scarf!!! How did all those stitches fit on a needle??? Extra long ones??
Thanks! It was a 40" circular needle. I think you could probably squeeze it onto a 36" needle, especially if you didn't make it quite as long. It was just a little tight when I did the one row with a super bulky yarn.
what a great way to use up leftover yarn!
I tried to make one of these once and it turned out curly because i bound it off WAY too tight. Yours looks much better!
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