If at first you don't succeed.......... keep casting on until you get it right! Yes, this is the tenth time I have cast on for the Noro Striped Scarf and finally I think I have cracked it. I have been doing so much crochet lately that I thought it would be a good idea to get back to some knitting but it has been so long since I tried that it was like starting all over again. All this scarf calls for is a K1,P1 rib over 39 stitches. Well, that threw me for a start. I tried a few times (once I had managed to work out how to hold the needles again) and just couldn't get it to work. Then I realised that the pattern I was following had an extra stitch (this rib only works over an even number of stitches) as the person had added an extra stitch for doing a special edge (which of course I haven't worked out how to do) After several more attempts which saw dropped stitches, broken yarn and tears of frustration, I went back to basics and got my favourite starter knitting book out and started with the instructions for casting on (I hadn't even been doing that correctly!) and once I had got the basics right it started to work. My problem was that I thought I knew what I was doing rather than actually knowing.
Anyway here is my scarf as it stands so far............
The original pattern uses Noro Silk Garden but I am using Noro Kureyon in 3 colours - 2 balls of colour 52, 1 of 138 and one of 206. Look at all those ends to weave in - you change the colour every 2 rows _ I wonder what a fringe down one side would look like?
The finished scarf is supposed to be 6ft long (72 inches) This piece you see in the picture is 7 inches long and represents the following time spent:
1 omnibus edition of The Archers - approx 1 hour
1 film - The Sons of Katie Elder - approx 2 hours
2 episodes of Anna Karenina - approx 2 hours
1 episode Frasier - 30 mins
1 episode of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - 1 hour
so in total about 6 1/2 hours or roughly 55 mins an inch! I see I have an awful lot of TV watching ahead of me - I say watching but what I mean is listening as I daren't take my eyes off the knitting!
Starting this project has allowed me not only to reduce my stash but to use the lovely needles I bought some time ago at a local charity shop - so many great knitting bargains to be had. I bought 4 pairs of metal needles for about 75p a pair - they look like they are from the 50's....
I love the funky colours and as much as I like wooden needles I find the metal ones easier to work with as my tension is quite tight when I knit.......
I tried googling Atan but all I came up with is that it is an inverse tangent!
I have been so enjoying all the mitt crocheting I have been doing recently and have quite a few comments about the colour of the New Lanark Wool, that I have decided to do a little Giveaway which will help reduce my stash further. I am giving away 2 balls of New Lanark Wool ( one ball is plenty to make a pair of mitts) so you have 2 chances to win one. The first name out of the hat will get to choose which of the two lovely colours they would like and second out of hat will get the other colour. Here they are.....
They are both 100% scottish wool and they are both Aran weight in colourways Clematis and Blueberry. Just leave a wee comment on this post and you will get entered into the draw. Closing date at 12 noon GMT on Sunday 31st Jan.
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