What the heck?
So, after an hour of playing working on my knitting machine yesterday, trying to figure out why the second stitch in from each side keeps dropping, I came back to send a few emails. I have one of the photos of Nicole as my background on this computer, and it looked like Nicole had a post it note in her hand. For real.
See?
I figure I'd better get my eyes checked after Christmas...this "post it note" is actually one of the folders on my desktop. I could not see the folder name underneath it - I suppose I was fixated on why the photographer would put a piece of yellow paper in her fingers. And why hadn't I noticed it before?
Anyway, back to the knitting machine. I have now knitted two scarves, actually a cowl and a scarf. I ribbed them at a very loose tension, and I think that is one contributing factor for the dropped stitches. (I would be the other contributing factor.) So, instead of reknitting them, I am going to make the dropped stitches a design element. Remember if it occurs 3 or more times, it's not a mistake, it's a design element.
So, I am going to crochet a pretty shell edging on all four sides of the scarf, and the two edges of the cowl. That'll fix the dropped stitches as I am going to unravel them all along the sides and I'm thinking of using a contrasting mohair instead of using the same yarn. I think that it looks spectacular on the cowl.
Here's the pattern: Using 4.5mm needles, and Kraemer Yarn's Fountain Hills fingering weight acrylic/mohair blend yarn in the Silver Lights shade, provisionally cast on 80 stitches and work in k1p1 rib until piece is long - really long, like 45 inches, (I knit until the yarn broke in the knitting machine without me and the piece fell on the floor!), then graft the two ends together, only flip the piece over once so you are joining opposite sides. That's how you get the twist in it. Here's a link that show the twisting of the moebius better. Let's say the left edge of the scarf is edge a, and the right side is edge b. Join edge a's corner to edge b's corner. (Too bad I didn't take a photo of me doing that. It is hard to describe.)
Anyway, then using whatever yarn you want, I used Patons Lacette, single crochet in every row all the way around. Chain 3, then *2 dc, chain 3, 2 dc in first sc, sc in next sc* repeat all the way around. Slip stitch to join last pattern repeat to beginning chain 3. Weave in ends and you're done.
I have to say I would go crazy knitting all that ribbing - it was done in about 20 minutes (or less) on the knitting machine. The crochet edging took about 3 hours and the grafting was about 20 minutes. So in less that four hours I have a really nice present for someone. I just can say who. But I hopefully will get photos at Christmas of the recipient wearing it.
Questions on this pattern? Just email me.
See?
I figure I'd better get my eyes checked after Christmas...this "post it note" is actually one of the folders on my desktop. I could not see the folder name underneath it - I suppose I was fixated on why the photographer would put a piece of yellow paper in her fingers. And why hadn't I noticed it before?
Anyway, back to the knitting machine. I have now knitted two scarves, actually a cowl and a scarf. I ribbed them at a very loose tension, and I think that is one contributing factor for the dropped stitches. (I would be the other contributing factor.) So, instead of reknitting them, I am going to make the dropped stitches a design element. Remember if it occurs 3 or more times, it's not a mistake, it's a design element.
So, I am going to crochet a pretty shell edging on all four sides of the scarf, and the two edges of the cowl. That'll fix the dropped stitches as I am going to unravel them all along the sides and I'm thinking of using a contrasting mohair instead of using the same yarn. I think that it looks spectacular on the cowl.
Close up of edging
The moebius cowl
and double wrapped as a neckwarmer
Here's the pattern: Using 4.5mm needles, and Kraemer Yarn's Fountain Hills fingering weight acrylic/mohair blend yarn in the Silver Lights shade, provisionally cast on 80 stitches and work in k1p1 rib until piece is long - really long, like 45 inches, (I knit until the yarn broke in the knitting machine without me and the piece fell on the floor!), then graft the two ends together, only flip the piece over once so you are joining opposite sides. That's how you get the twist in it. Here's a link that show the twisting of the moebius better. Let's say the left edge of the scarf is edge a, and the right side is edge b. Join edge a's corner to edge b's corner. (Too bad I didn't take a photo of me doing that. It is hard to describe.)
Anyway, then using whatever yarn you want, I used Patons Lacette, single crochet in every row all the way around. Chain 3, then *2 dc, chain 3, 2 dc in first sc, sc in next sc* repeat all the way around. Slip stitch to join last pattern repeat to beginning chain 3. Weave in ends and you're done.
I have to say I would go crazy knitting all that ribbing - it was done in about 20 minutes (or less) on the knitting machine. The crochet edging took about 3 hours and the grafting was about 20 minutes. So in less that four hours I have a really nice present for someone. I just can say who. But I hopefully will get photos at Christmas of the recipient wearing it.
Questions on this pattern? Just email me.
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