I recently made two scarves in a little over a week for my cousin Anu's two daughters. The eldest daughter Pooja's favorite color is green, and her younger sister Maya's favorite color is blue. I wanted to knit them both relatively lightweight scarves, as they like in Florida, but unfortunately deciding on a type of object to knit seemed to almost expand the options of what patterns to look at, instead of making the selection process easier! It took several weeks (if not months -- it was definitely a long process!) to finally settle on a pattern and yarn. Toward the end of my search, I consulted Ravelry frequently especially after I decided to use yarns in my stash.
For Pooja's green scarf, I settled on knitting the cravath size of the Edgar Scarf by Silke Hupka, published in the fall 2005 issue of Knitty.com. I used a ball of Classic Elite La Gran Mohair in what I believe is the Eucalyptus Green (I can't find the label though to confirm). The project took exactly one ball, and I used a size 8 circular needle to produce a scarf with the following measurements (post-blocking):
- 4.5 inches at its widest point
- 41.5 inches long
- 10 triangle blocks total
While the scarf was initially knitting up, I was worried the mohair blend was making the pattern look a little sloppy, but upon blocking the scarf, I could see that the mohair really worked well with the pattern. The final scarf was plush and soft, and draped really well for a shorter scarf, which can too often be a little too bulky for their size and hard to wrap. And given that the scarf knit up in several hours, I look forward to using both this scarf pattern and this yarn again!
i am just trolling for a good vegetarian dinner recipe on your site, but i must say this scarf is the bee's knees!
Posted by: deirdre | October 26, 2009 at 16:45