Knits

This is the first thing I started knitting when I took it back up in September / October 2005. Apologies for the poor image quality, but with a flash it just wiped everything out. And that’s Dakota trying out the scarf.

I originally picked up the needles with several rows of stockinette stitch already on and started going. I decided I didn’t really want a plain grey scarf (I was using the same yarn that the knitted kitty was made with) nor did I like the curled edge. So I went to the yarn shop and picked out some green and purple without any pattern in mind and with zero knowledge of the different types or weights of yarn (although I could obviously see there was chunky and eyelash for example).

I came home and scoured the web for some scarf patterns and found some great sites with loads of patterns - particularly Knitting Pattern Central. I wanted something simple since I was starting out, but with some sort of pattern to make it interesting. This was it - the basic scarf from Martha Stewart.

Sadly, I couldn’t even do this right. I started it only to realise I hadn’t kept very good count of the rows and my knitting was still way too tight at that point, so I ripped it out and started anew. I think I did this at least two more times. I am a perfectionist and couldn’t even let my first knitted item have any faults.

It’s hard to see the detail, but this was at a stage where I’d done two repeats of the pattern. I carried on which takes you into the body of the scarf. I got a little too proud of myself for doing fairly even stitching and not adding/dropping any stitches which of course meant that I did just that shortly after. I added a stitch. Only I hadn’t noticed for about 10 rows.

My perfectionism took a break at this point and said, ‘Stuff it’ as it wasn’t a huge error and probably only noticeable to me and anyone who inspected the scarf up close. I asked for hints on how best to once again lose this added stitch (e.g. in the middle of the row, at the edge). I’ve never carried on with it because it had gotten boring - k4 p24 k4 turn k32 - repeat ’til scarf approximately 90miles.

So this is still a work-in-progress. The weather has changed and it’s beginning to get too warm for scarves. I think this means that this beast is shelved until October 2006 or so. Or unless I want something really mind-numbing to work on before then even if I can’t use it.

The details:
Yarn: Sirdar Aran in 0935
Needles: US7 (5mm)
Tension / gauge: 16sts x 22rows

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