Mary is modeling Cindy's birthday scarf (only ten days late!).I used one ball of
Lion Brand(R) Incredible Yarn
in the color "Copper Pennies" and two skeins of Patons Ci Ci Yarn - Carnival
in the color "Carnival". I used size 13 circular needles.I cast on 15 stitches in Ci-Ci yarn and knit two rows. Then I simply alternated yarns and did a knit stitch. The reason I used circular needles is that I was able to slip the knitting back and forth to start each row with a different yarn. If I had used straight needles I would have had to knit two rows in one yarn before I came back to the other yarn.
The Incredible Yarn
is a ribbon tape yarn and a little bit tricky to knit with, but with a little practice I got it to lay flat and not get twisted.Here's another little trick I learned. I took a sandwich sized Ziploc bag and cut a slit at the bottom big enough to slip the tape yarn through, put the ball of yarn in the bag and closed it. This kept the tape from twisting as it came off of the ball. I have also learned to use snack size Ziploc bags for intarsia knitting.
