Scarf Gallery

Here are all of the scarves I have made. Click on a picture for details and a bigger picture.

21. Cashmere Wavy Scarf Variation

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20. Crocheted Garden Scarf

19. Forbes Forest Scarf

17. Never-ending Cable Scarf

16. Zigzag Lace Scarf

15. Backyard Leaves Scarf

14. Brioche Stitch Ritratto Scarf

13. Alien Illusion Scarf

12. Lopi Lace Scarf

11. Brioche Gaiter in Camel Hair

10. Jo Sharp Thandi Scarf

09. Colinette Enigma Scarf

(page still under construction)

08. Ugly Purple & White Scarf

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07. Wavy Scarf Variation

(page still under construction)

05 & 06. Two Tinsel Scarves

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04. Oceany-Colored Scarf

03. Griffindor Scarf

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02. Slytherin Scarf

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01. Pink Fluffy Scarf

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Crocheted Garden Scarf

Pattern:

Garden Scarf by Michelle Ameron from The Happy Hooker

Yarn:

Cascade 220, [100% wool],
colors: purple (7811), green (2445), mustard yellow (4010), <1 ball each

Hook:

H/8 (5.0mm)

Size:

Modifications:

I made 19 flowers, each about 3.5" in diameter. The pattern said to make 14 4.5" diam flowers, but mine were much smaller so I had to make more.

Finished:

March 2006

Comments:

This was my first crochet project (not counting the ugly dishcloth). I enjoyed making the flowers at first, but then I stopped looking at the directions as much and immediately got into trouble. Since there are two types of flowers that are made differently, I kept losing track of whether I was doing 2 dc or a dc, tr, dc in the petal area. I found that switching to assembly-line style and making all of one type of flower first and then all of the other type, helped it go quicker with less confusion. Then I did the joining parts at the end. And what a drag it was sewing in all those ends. But, I do think that weaving in ends is easier in crochet than knitting. At least you have a thicker fabric in which to hide to the yarn.

I think there's an error in this pattern. I looked in the errata online and it wasn't there though. The written-out directions for the joining round of Flower C are missing two instances of "sc, hdc" that are shown in the chart for the flower. I went with the chart, because it was consistent with the rest of the flower.

Daughter#1 modeling the Garden Scarf

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Forbes Forest Scarf

Pattern:

Forbes Forest by Kathy Zimmerman, from Scarf Style

Yarn:

Jo Sharp DK Wool, [100% wool],
color: 908 (glade), 5.5 balls

Needles:

US 6

Modifications:

none

Finished:

February 2006

Comments:

At first I didn't think I would like this pattern. There was just too much going on with all the cables and bobbles and whatnot. However, after memorizing the pattern & bobble technique, I really started to enjoy making this scarf. It is rather slow knitting since there are cables to cross or bobbles to make on every right-side row, but cabling without a needle can really help your speed. [I like Grumperina's instructions.] And the technique works really well here because the cables are so narrow.

This was my first project with bobbles, and I have to say that I think I am now a bobble convert. Previously, I poo-pooed all bobble-containing patterns. But now I'm a fan. I found that knitting backwards on the second row of the bobble (instead of turning) really made bobbling much more enjoyable. Here are some links with instructions on how to knit backwards English style and continental style, in case you are not familiar with this technique.

I really like this Jo Sharp DK Wool. It's soft and the colors are interesting. I bought a bunch of it on sale at WEBS a while ago, but I may need to buy more.

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Never-Ending Cable Scarf

Pattern:

My own (to be posted later)

Yarn:

Peruvian Collection Sierra Aran [80% highland wool/20%alpaca]
color: 0721, Walnut

Needles:

US 7

Size:

58" long (25 cable repeats)

Finished:

January 2006

Comments:

I designed this as a Christmas present for my father-in-law. It seemed to take forever to knit this (hence the name). I think I might tweak the pattern a little if I make it again.

This yarn felt soft at first, but after knitting cables with it for several hours a day my fingertips became very sore. I made hand warmers out of the same yarn and did not have this problem, but maybe that was because the hand warmers were so fast to make that my fingers didn't have time to get sore. Or maybe it was the extra yarn manipulation needed for the cables (or maybe just that particular color??).

Thanks to my MIL for the photos of the finished scarf.

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Zigzag Lace Scarf

Pattern:

Zigzag Lace Scarf (my own pattern, available free here)

Yarn:

Araucania Nature Wool Chunky [100% wool], 2 skeins
color: 104, dark red

Needles:

US 10

Size:

about 7.5" wide and 72" long

Finished:

January 2006

Comments:

I designed this scarf as a Christmas present for my husband's aunt. I enjoyed knitting this scarf. That lace pattern is pretty easy and the chunky yarn makes it go fast.

I love the color of this yarn with its slight color variations.

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Backyard Leaves Scarf

Pattern:

Backyard Leaves Scarf by Annie Modesitt (from Scarf Style)

Yarn:

Laines Du Nord Dolly Maxi, (from Elann.com) [100% merino wool],
color: 3000 (Eggplant), 4 balls

Needles:

US 9

Size:

Completed 10 leaves on each half of the scarf, which left me with just enough yarn to seam the halves together.

Modifications:

none

Finished:

December 25, 2005
(in the car, Christmas day, on the way to Sister#2's house -- how's that for cutting it close?)

Comments:

The Dolly Maxi yarn was very soft. I enjoyed working with it, although it did have a tendency to split. Also, this yarn is composed of many thin, smooth, little strands and if one of them gets caught on something, good luck getting it worked back in neatly. This has happened a couple of times on this scarf already.

This scarf was a Christmas present for Sister#2 (shown above in her cute new shirt). It was a fun scarf to make once you get used to the lace pattern. I really liked the way the edges were self-finishing with an i-cord-like edge.
The one thing I did not like about this pattern was the way the two halves are seamed together at the end. The scarf is made in two halves (worked from the center to the ends) and then you sew together the cast-on edges. This would have been fine if the instructions had you use some kind of looser cast on that was easier to seam (especially since the initial cast-on is combined with the later cast-on at row 3). My seaming job was not great. It does fall behind your neck, but still.... Could have been a lot neater.

Also, I was kind of disappointed by the way the points of my scarf came out -- kind of stubby.

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Brioche Stitch Ritratto Scarf

Pattern:

Just basic brioche stitch. Here's what I did:
Cast on a multiple of 3 stitches + 2 edge stitches (I did 38).
All Rows: k1, [yo, sl 1 purlwise, k2tog], rep to last st, k1.

Yarn:

Stacy Charles Ritratto [28% mohair/53% rayon/10% nylon/9% polyester], 1.5 balls
color: 85, brown-gold-orange-blue-green mix

Needles:

US 8

Size:

?

Finished:

January 2006

Comments:

I made this scarf as a Christmas present for my mother. I think the brioche stitch on a big needle really shows of the colors in this yarn.

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Alien Illusion Scarf

Pattern:

Alien Illusion Scarf from Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook

Yarn:

Cascade 220 [100% Peruvian highland wool],
color: red and black, 1 skein of each

Needles:

US 7?

Size:

?

Modifications:

none

Finished:

December 2005

Comments:

This is a 'shadow knit' scarf which looks like simple stripes when viewed from straight on. However, when viewed from an angle, a pattern appears from the purl bumps (ooooooh, spooky).

This is the COOLEST scarf ever. I made it as a Christmas present for Nephew#3 and he really liked it.

It was kind of slow going, having to consult the chart on every other row, but it is soooo worth it. However, I highly recommend using a magnetic board to keep your place on this chart.

I will definitely be making more of these with different designs.

This is the scarf viewed from above (or straight on).

This the back of the scarf.

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Lopi Lace Scarf

Pattern:

Lopi Lace Scarf from Weekend Knitting

Yarn:

Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted [85% wool/15% mohair]
main color: M-77 (Blue Magic), about 1.5 skeins? contrasting color: M-03 (Grey Heather)

Needles:

US 8?

Size:

?

Modifications:

none

Finished:

December 2005

Comments:

This was an easy lace pattern that was fun to knit. I loved the way it looked when it was first blocked. However, after having been worn a bit the edges have curled up and I don't think it looks quite as nice.

This scarf was a Christmas present for Sister#1. Here she is modeling it with Daughter#2.

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Brioche Gaiter in Camel Hair

Pattern:

Brioche Gaiter in Camel Hair by Ann Budd, from Interweave Knits Magazine, Fall 2003

Yarn:

Classic Elite Blithe, [100% baby camel],
color: cinnamon, 1 skein

Needles:

US 7

Modifications:

none

Finished:

October 2005

Comments:

I made this for Daughter #1. She bought this yarn on sale (with her allowance, how cute) because it was so soft. However, we had a hard time finding something appropriate to do with just 1 skein of it. Luckily I stumbled across this pattern in IK which calls for this exact yarn. She tried the brioche stitch, but quickly got tired of it so I ended up knitting the majority of this item.

This is sized to fit over an adult-sized head, and would therefore be a little loose around an adult-sized neck (and even more loose around my daughter's neck, see pic above). You could probably tuck it in behind to make less gappy in front though.

This yarn is unbelievably soft. But it is also extremely fragile. It broke several times while I was knitting with it (and I was being extra gentle). It is like knitting with yarn made of dryer fluff, but in a good way. ;-)

This gaiter is basically just a tube of brioche stitch worked in the round. When worked in the round, brioche stitch is a little more complicated than when knit flat. Here you have to alternate two different rows: one being the normal brioche st (yo, sl 1 purlwise, k2tog) and the other being (p2tog, yo, sl 1 purlwise).

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Thandi Scarf

Pattern:

Thandi Scarf from Jo Sharp Gathering (Book 5)

Yarn:

Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Kid Mohair [80% kid mohair/5% wool/15% polyamid],
colors: 602 Romany (dark brown), 610 Millet (tan), 606 Swamp (green), and 603 Velvet (purple),
about 1.5 balls of each

Needles:

US 8

Modifications:

Did an extra half of a repeat of the pattern in each color band to make the stripes wider.

Finished:

October 2005

Comments:

I like the way this scarf turned out, although I think the millet color contrasts with the others too much (see pic below).

I wear this scarf a lot and it is surprisingly warm. However, after wearing it for an extended amount of time the mohair can get a bit uncomfortable on my neck.

Also, I was a little disappointed that the lace pattern is really not visible in the darker colors unless you hold the scarf up to the light.

Here it is modeled by Daughter #1.

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Oceany-Colored Scarf

Pattern:

My own

Yarn:

2 full balls ribbon yarn, 2.5 balls eyelash yarn, <1 ball fluffy yarn (I don't remember what yarns I used and I can't find the ball bands)

Needles:

US ?

Finished:

December 2003

Comments:

Has the style of a decorative scarf, but the width of a wintery scarf. Hmmm, I'm not sure that's a good thing.
This scarf has a border of fluffy blue yarn (4 rows garter st at top and bottom, and 1 st in garter along edge). The center of the scarf was knit in seed stitch with the ribbon and eyelash held together. I had to twist the fluffy yarn with the ribbon/eyelash yarns at the start and end of every stinking row. Not fun.

This scarf was a Christmas present for Sister#2. She asked for "oceany" colors, and this was the best I could do at the time.
I did not enjoy making it since I had too many balls going at once and they kept getting tangled. Also, this was my first time knitting with ribbon and I found it highly annoying the way it got all twisted.

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