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Dude! It’s almost 2012!
Posted by springviolet in Things We Do on 29 December 2011
I have no idea where the time goes. It feels like just yesterday we were drunk in Andrea’s basement or in a converted barn in Tivoli filled with pictures of vaginas.
It’s been a hell of a year for us at Social Knitworking. There were epic road trips, knitting retreats, new jobs, moves, relationship changes, unemployment, and more, all the with knitting holding us together. I feel like I’ve just written a blurb for a crappy chick lit novel, but it’s true.
I’ve had a couple of great knitting successes this year. I finally knit a sweater that I love. It was my House Colors project for Rhinebeck this year, Pioneer in orange Silky Wool. I also knit a lovely scarf for my significant other, the Stained Glass Scarf from Handknit Holidays.
My half success was completing one sock out of a pair of Galadriel. Perhaps for 2012 I’ll aim to finish the second sock. Also plugging along is my Blankie. It’s cozy to knit now, keeping my lap warm as I knit.
We’ve started our 2012 knit planning. I have the aforesaid sock to finish. (The heel has turned, all that’s left is the endless lacy leg.) Jenn and I are planning a Tangled Yoke Cardigan knit-along starting in February. There’s The Blankie to work on and I’d love to add to my basket of weird knitted creatures.
What are your knitting stories of 2011 and your plans for 2012?
School spirit striped scarf
Posted by freakapotimus in Original Patterns on 1 October 2010
A bit late for Back to School month, but here is the pattern for the scarf I knit in my brother’s high school colors. Go team!
Materials
- 2 skeins Color A: Red Heart Super Saver Economy Gold (321)
- 1 skein Color A: Red Heart Super Saver Economy Black (312)
- 1 skein Color A: Red Heart Super Saver Economy White (311)
- 1 16-inch circular US size 8 knitting needle
Sizing
Gauge: 5 sts + 6 rows = 1″ on size 8 needles
Dimensions: 8″ x 84″ without fringe
Patterns for Each Block
Pattern for Block 1
Rnds 1-36: Knit all rows with Color A.
Pattern for Block 2
Rnds 1-3: Knit all rows with Color B.
Rnds 4-9: Knit all rows with Color C.
Rnds 10-12: Knit all rows with Color B.
Pattern for Block 3
Rnds 1-3: Knit all rows with Color B.
Rnds 4-9: Knit all rows with Color C.
Rnds 10-12: Knit all rows with Color B.
Rnds 13-18: Knit all rows with Color C.
Rnds 19-21: Knit all rows with Color B.
Directions
With Color A, cast on 80 stitches.
Follow the rounds for each block in this order:
Block 1, [Block 2, Block 1, Block 3, Block 1] x4, Block 2, Block 1
(Note: To make the scarf longer than the length listed here, just repeat [].)
Finishing
BO all stitches. Turn inside-out and weave in ends. Turn right-side-out, wash, and block.
To add tassels to the edges of the scarf, follow this article at eHow for a great explanation of creating fringe for tassels. Make enough fringe for 9 tassels on each edge of the scarf, 5 in Color B and 4 in Color C.
At the bind-off edge, attach one Color B tassel to the middle of the scarf, through both layers of knitting. Then attach two more Color B tassels on each end. Using the middle and ends as a guide, eyeball the locations of the remaining tassels.
Repeat this on the cast-on edge. Wear!