Showing posts with label knit scarf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knit scarf. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Best Friend Scarf


I've been working on this scarf the past 2-3 weeks and just finished it last night. 

The pattern is :
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/best-friend-lace-scarf---free-pattern

 I used Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable yarn. I used all but a small bit of 1 skein. Right now (before blocking, which I don't normally do) it measures 7 x 44". This scarf is for me and I'll probably let it hang in front of me with no loop or knot.  

I need to try to block this as it wants to curl. The yarn is 100% acrylic so don't know that I can help that situation or not but I'll try. I'd like to open up the lace a bit and have it lay flatter. 

Though I like the finished project and the feel of this yarn, this was a very challenging project for me as I found It was a struggle to keep the stitches from slipping off the needle and keeping my place was also a challenge. Using a row counter helped keep track of which row I was on. I also found that putting a marker on the needle at the end of each repeat kept my place across the row. I could count the stitches in the repeat and not have to count all across the row.