Lou's Fuzzy Mohair Scarf

Larry is modeling Lou's fuzzy scarf. I used 2 skeins of Galaxy Yarn by Bernat. The color is "Milky Way".
I used size 10 1/2 needles.

Cast on 16 stitches. Work 4 rows in garter stitch.
Row 5: Knit wrapping yarn twice around needle in each stitch.
Row 6: Knit, dropping extra loops in each stitch.
Rows 7 and 8: Knit.
Repeat rows 5-8 until scarf is 74 inches long.
End with four rows of garter stitch.
Bind off.

The pattern that came with the yarn called for fringe. We had a big discussion at work on whether or not men like fringe on a scarf. The decision was "no fringe".

The Three Yarn Stripe

This is so easy and so wonderful looking. It's just garter stitch done with three different yarns. Start a different yarn at the end of each row. I used 2 balls of CiCi Yarn from Patons in Brazil blue, 2 balls of Moda dea Kickx in Karma, and 1 skein of Homespun from Lion Brand in Colonial.

I worked it on size 12 needles.
Cast on 18 stitches and garter stitch till the scarf is about 74 inches long, alternating the three yarns on every row.
I'm going to try this technique with a lot of different yarns.

When I finish the scarf project I want to use this technique for a vest.

Laura's Ruffled Shawl

Laura is always cold, so a scarf just wouldn't do. I made this lacy shawl for her in colors she likes. I love the ruffle. It's so simple.

Here's the pattern.

2 skeins Lion Brand Homespun
5 balls Moda Dea Kickx Yarn - Lucky
Size 12 circular knitting needle

Lace Pattern
Row 1 K1, *k2 tog, yo; rep from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 2 Knit.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for Lace Pattern
Ruffle
Cast on 96 sts. Knit 4 rows.
Body
Next Row (K3tog) across - 32 sts.
Work in Lace Pattern until piece measures 64" [162.5 cm] from beginning, end with a Row 2.
Ruffle
Next Row * K into front and back of st, yo; rep from * to last st, end k into front, back, and then front of last st - 96 sts.
Knit 4 rows. Bind off.

The Woven Stitch Scarf

This is the woven stitch scarf I made for Julie. I used size 12 needles and one strand each of
Lion Brand Homespun yarn and
Lion Brand Incredible Yarn .

I used one skein of Homespun and two balls of Incredible. I adapted the pattern is from the book Knit Scarves! 16 Cool Patterns to Keep You Warm by Candi Jensen.

I love the pattern because it reminds me of Persian lamb. The Incredible ribbon yarn gives a little bit of sheen.

Cast on 20 stitches.
Row 1 *Knit 1, move yarn to front and slip the next stitch purlwise; move yarn back; repeat from* to end of row.
Row 2 *Purl 1, move yarn to the back and slip the next stitch purlwise, move yarn to the front; repeat from * to end of row.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until scarf measures 70 inches.

Bind off.

The One Hour Scarf

Candy had fun modeling it, but this scarf was made for Helene. I blended four different orchid and fuchsia yarns.

It is knit on size 50 Speed Stix needles.

One-Hour Knit Scarf

Lion Brand Speed Stix Size 50
1 skein Lion Brand Fun Fur
1 skein- Moda-Dea Tiara
1 skein Bernat Frenzy
1 skein- Lion Brand Homespun yarn

GAUGE:

7 sts + 11 rows = 6" [15 cm] in garter stitch (knit every row).

Scarf is knitted with 1 strand of each yarn (4 strands) held together throughout.


SCARF

With 1 strand of each yarn held together, make a slip knot—first stitch on needle. Cast on 6 stitches – total of 7 stitches.

Work in garter stitch until piece measures 44” [112 cm]. Loosely bind off all stitches. Weave in ends.

The Fuzzy Fuschia Scarf

When I bought this fuzzy yarn I asked everyone whose scarf it should become. Everyone said "Pamela", and so it is. This is her absolute favorite color.

I used Moda-Dea Tiara -3 balls - Pinky
and 2 balls of Bernat Frenzy in fuschia.
The pattern is called "Stamen Stitch". It's a slip stitch pattern. Any multiple of 2 plus 1 will work for this pattern.

Size 12 needles.

Holding both yarns together cast on 21 stitches.
Row 1 Knit
Row 2* Knit 1, with yarn in back, slip one purlwise; repeat from* ending with knit 1.
Row 3 Knit
Row 4 Knit 2, * with yarn in back, slip 1 purlwise, knit 1; repeat from * ending with knit 2.
Repeat rows 1-4 until the scarf is about 50 inches long. Bind off.

JoAnne's Fuzzy Scarf

This one was really fast. I made it for another JoAnne. We have three JoAnne's at the library. Martha is modeling the scarf. It's actually jade green, but the picture keeps coming out blue.

I worked it in garter stitch. I used 1 skein of Lion Brand Jiffy and 2 balls of Moda Dea Prima Eyelash Yarn.

Using size 12 needles cast on 18.
Knit twelve rows with knit with a strand of both yarns held together.
Next twelve rows knit with just the Jiffy yarn.
Alternate the sections for nine sections, ending with the two strand section.
Bind off.

The Wonderful Striped Scarf That Took a Long Time to Knit

What would a scarf made with sock self-striping yarn look like? I asked myself this question, bought 2 skeins of Moda Dea Sassy Stripes sock yarn and went to work with number 6 needles. Here’s the pattern:

Cast on 26 stitches.
Row 1 -Knit 3, *(slip e purlwise, knit 2), repeat across the row from *, ending with knit 3.
Row 2 – purl across the row.
Row 3 – Knit 1, *(slip e purlwise, knit 2), repeat across the row from *, ending with knit 1.
Row 4 – purl across the row.

Repeat rows 1-4 until you’ve used up two skeins of yarn. Cast off.

It’s a wonderful scarf, but it took three weeks to knit because I was using size 6 needles. The scarf is for JoAnne, whose birthday was back at the end of May. I am behind on birthday scarves.

When I have more time to knit (that is when the garden is asleep for the winter) I may even make a vest for myself out of this yarn.

A Fluffy Blue Scarf for Lisa

Here's a really nice lacey, fuzzy scarf. The color is perfect for Lisa. It looks good on Phyllis too. It was really quick - less than three hours to make.

I used three balls of Lion Brand Fancy Fur.

Using size 12 needles cast on 20 stitches. Knit 2 rows.

Row 3 - Knit 1 stitch, yarn over the needle 2 times. Repeat across the row ending with knit 1 stitch.

Row 4 - Knit 1 stitch, drop the 2 yarn overs off the needle. Repeat across the row ending with knit 1 stitch.

Repeat these four rows until you almost use up the yarn, scarf will measure about 72 inches long. Bind off all stitches and weave in the yarn end.

The Triangle Scarf

I made this striped scarf for Stephie who is small, young and blond. It's a very soft scarf that is shaped to the shoulders. This pattern simply starts with four stitches and increases one stitch every other row until you hit the midpoint. Then you decrease one stitch every other row. The yarn is changed every other row to give a striped effect. I like this pattern and plan to try it with some different yarns.

Yarn:
One skein Caron’s Cozy ( a boucle yarn that’s 75% acrylic and 21% polyester)
One skein Bernat’s Frenzy ( a fuzzy yarn that’s 37% nylon, 30% acrylic, 12% polyester, 10.5% alpaca, and 10.5% mohair)
Needles: Size 12

Instructions

With Bernat’s Frenzy, cast on 4 sts.
K 2 rows.
Row 3 (right side): With Caron’s Cozy, k1, k into front and back of next st, k2
Row 4: With Caron’s Cozy, sl1 as if to p, k4

Row 5: With Bernat’s Frenzy, sl1 as if to p, k into front and back of next st, k3
Row 6: sl1 as if to p, k5

Row 7: With Caron’s Cozy, sl1 as if to p, k into front and back of next st, k4
Row 8: sl1 as if to p, k2, p1, k3

Row 9: With Bernat’s Frenzy, sl1 as if to p, k into front and back of next st, k across
Row 10: sl1 as if to p, k2, p2, k3

Row 11: With Caron’s Cozy, sl1 as if to p, k into front and back of next st, k across
Row 12: sl1 as if to p, k2, p across to last 3 sts, k3

Continue in this manner until piece measures 23". End ready to begin odd row with Bernat’s Frenzy.

Row 1: With Bernat’s Frenzy, sl1 as if to p, ssk, k across
Row 2: With Bernat’s Frenzy, sl1 as if to p, k2, p across to last 3 sts, k3

Row 3: With Caron’s Cozy, sl1 as if to p, ssk, k across
Row 4: With Caron’s Cozy, sl1 as if to p, k2, p across to last 3 sts, k3

Continue in this manner until 6 stitches remain (last row will be sl1 as if to p, k5 as there will be no stitches to p across).

With Bernat’s Frenzy, sl1 as if to p, ssk, k4.
Next Row: With Bernat’s Frenzy, sl1 as if to p, k5
Next Row: With Bernat’s Frenzy, sl1 as if to p, ssk, k3
Next Row: With Bernat’s Frenzy, sl1 as if to p, k4
Next Row: With Bernat’s Frenzy, sl1 as if to p, ssk, k2
Next Row: With Bernat’s Frenzy, sl1 as if to p, k3

The Basketweave Scarf

This one was easy. I used a confetti fun fur type yarn and a crinkly sport weight yarn combined, one strand of each knit together. I got the yarn at Wal-Mart. Who knew they sold yarn at Wal-Mart!

It takes three balls of the fuzzy yarn and two skeins of the crinkly yarn. I used size 11 needles.

Cast on 20 stitches.
Rows 1-4 - Knit 5, purl5 across - This looks like a wide rib
Rows 5-8 - Purl 5, knit 5 across. - This reverses the rib.

This pattern works with any even multiple of 5.


Repeat rows 1-8 until the scarf is long enough and bind off.

A Fluffy Red Scarf for Linda

Chele and Phyllis love the fluffy red scarf I made for Linda. It was one of the easiest yet.

I used 3 balls of Lion Brand Fancy Fur and combined it with Caron's simply soft yarn in a bright red. I have a one pound skein of the Simply Soft, and this scarf hardly made a dent in it.

Using size 10 needles, cast on 21 stitches.

Knit, Purl across every row until you run out of fancy fur. Bind off.

This is a seed stitch. It's hard to tell it's a seed stitch because the Fancy Fur is so fuzzy.

The Very Long, Skinny Scarf

This is very long indeed. Chele is modeling it for me, but I made it for Ann. These are Ann's kind of colors.

I worked this scarf on a number 10 circular needle. I used five different yarns. The base yarn is Lion Brand's Homespun in the Mexicali color blend. I have included some fun fur, some eyelash and some mohair in the blend.

Cast on 200 stitches. Knit, Purl, Knit, Purl all the way to the end. Repeat for four rows.

Switch to another color. Knit every stitch and repeat for four rows. I used two strands together to get about the same gauge as the Homespun yarn.

Switch to the base color. Knit, Purl, Knit, Purl the whole row. Repeat for four rows.

Switch to another color. Knit every stitch and repeat for four rows.

Switch to the base color. Knit, Purl, Knit, Purl the whole row. Repeat for four rows.

Bind off in pattern.

Why Am I Doing This?

As a child I crocheted all the time. I saved my allowance to buy yarn. I was forever cajoling the adults in my family to buy yarn for me. I made afghans, scarves, hats, and stuffed animals. But then I stopped crocheting when adolescence hit me. When I was expecting my first child my mother taught me how to knit. I loved it even more than crocheting and made tons of clothes for my daughter and sweaters for my husband. However, my husband never wanted to wear the sweaters because he said they were too tight. I didn’t believe him because I always knitted to gauge so I figured they couldn’t be too tight. Finally I just stopped knitting and didn’t pick up knitting needles for the next forty years.

Last November I went to Target with some of the reference librarians who wanted me to buy lots of candy for the reference desk. (This is how they are able to cope with the hundreds of questions they get each day. Chocolate keeps your brain sharp!) Anyway, right near the checkout was a huge bin of fancy yarns that had been marked down to twenty-five cents a skein! I bought $54 worth!

Now that I had this enormous quantity of yarn I determined to make scarves. I made some scarves for my daughters and a scarf and a beautiful stole for myself. I borrowed some books from the library and my knitting skills came back fairly fast. Right away I understood why my husband’s sweaters had felt too tight – My gauge for the knitting had been right, but my casting on and binding off had been so tight that the entire piece of work would not stretch the way a knit is supposed to.

Now that I was back into knitting at full steam I decided to make every person on my staff a scarf for his or her birthday and every scarf would be from a different pattern and/or type of yarn. I have a staff of 56! January through March went very well. I think not many people have January through March birthdays. Then April brought six birthdays, and I fell two scarves behind. May had seven birthdays. I’m just now finishing the third May scarf. I will continue to make a scarf for everyone, but they sure won’t get one by their birthday. Nobody wants to wear a scarf in the summer anyway.

Last week I was at Michael’s buying more yarn. I try to check for yarn sales every week or so. I passed the sets of crochet hooks looking all lovely in their bright colors and bought a hook in every size. Now some of the scarves will be crocheted.

When I’m not knitting or crocheting I’ll try to take pictures of the work and give the pattern.

I made four scarves from a pattern for a ruffled scarf that the Washington Post published in January. I used different yarns each time, and they all worked very well. Here’s the pattern:

The Really Ruffled Scarf

About four balls of interesting yarn such as fun fur or confetti – You need about 200 yards of yarn.
Size 10 circular needle – I was only able to find a 36 inch long one, but a longer needle would work better.

Cast on 100 stitches.
Row 1 – Knit front and back of each stitch. You now have 200 stitches.
Row 2 – Knit each stitch.
Row 3 – Knit front and back of each stitch. You now have 400 stitches.
Row 4 – Knit each stitch.
Row 5 – Knit front and back of each stitch. You now have 800 stitches. (See where this is going?)
Row 6 – Knit each stitch.
Row 7 – Knit front and back of each stitch. You now have 1600 stitches.
Row 8 – Knit each stitch.
Bind off.

It just makes cascades of ruffles and looks great. I made one in Lion Brand’s Homespun that works well as a very warm scarf for outdoors. The ones I did in fun fur type yarns are lighter weight and can be worn indoors.