Following the aftermath of a severe back injury, I found out very quickly that there is only so much TV one can watch and I needed something to do with my, uh, hands. Enter Mom, who taught me the basic knit stitch and how to cast off and on. Several REALLY ugly scarves later, I thought it was time to learn from the pro's... and the birth of what I like to refer to as my newest geekish obsession.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Thick-Thin Scarf and Hat Set
This is a very simple garter knit scarf using something called "thick/thin" yarn which is basically exactly what the name implies! It is very thin in places and very thick and fluffy in others. I cast on 20 stitches and knit in garter stitch for about two feet.
For the hat I did 10 rows of knitting after casting on 56 stitches and then 1 row of purl bumps so that it gave the hat a little texture and it didn't curl in on the ends. I followed this so that there are three distinct rows of purl bumps prior to decreasing. The whole set together took me about 15 hours over the course of a few weeks. Simple, warm, and cute!
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