Stockinette Stitch with Picot Hem: Scarves for Christmas

This scarf is simple yet complex. It's done in stockinette stitch... simple enough right? What about two stranded yarn? A little bit more difficult but the end result is gorgeous and I love the two toned effect. The scarf consists of three different shades of pink. The magenta pink is done through out the entire scarf with the second colors being half rose pink and half light pink.  The Picot hem is done in two stranded magenta. Then end result is a beautiful, thick scarf for little A. I try to make each scarf unique to each person as much as I can. She has a unique condition where she can't feel hot or cold so I made her scarf extra thick to ensure she stays warm.

The scarf before the picot hem.

Picot hem: trying to make the scarf as girly as possible!

The finished product!

Happy Crafting!

Triangle Scarf: Scarves For Christmas

Let me start off by saying that someone out there may have already come up with this pattern. I was looking for something simple but cool for my 8 year old niece L.G. 

What I decided to do was basically a stockinette stitch but with a twist. I started my first row with a purl stitch, alternating my one stitch each row to form a zigzag pattern for my triangles. Below is the pattern I used. Just keep rotating through the first and second triangle. I also alternated shade of pink for the scarf.

First Triangle:

P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K 

K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K 

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P

Second Triangle:

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

K P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

P K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K

 I found a knit trim on pinterest  (because who doesn't need fun ends on a scarf?!) from Lions Brand of triangles that I thought would go perfectly.

Put a slip knot on needle.

1st row (RS) Kfb. 2 sts.

Kfb = Knit Front and Back

2nd row Kfb, k 1. 3 sts.

3rd row Kfb, k 2. 4 sts.

4th row Kfb, k 3. 5 sts.

Continue to increase one st at the beginning of every row until there are 7 sts. Break the yarn and leave sts on a spare needle. Make the required number of points without breaking the yarn after the last one. Next row K 7 sts of last point, with RS facing k each set of 7sts in turn. 

Work 2 rows garter stitch. Bind off. I added one extra stitch in the middle to make a total of 15 stitches because my scarf is 15 stitches wide.

With knitting in stockinette stitch the edges curl unless you do a border in a different stitch.
You can also steam the knit item and let it dry flat.

Once dry all that's left is to attach the knit trim to the ends of the scarf.
I used the yarn tail that was left to attach the knit trim triangles.

One more scarf done and many more to go :)

A close up view.

Happy Crafting!

Enjoying The Morning

I'm spending the morning in enjoying the outdoor shade and knitting. (We live in Arizona and it is quite warm here). Our dog, Zeke, inspired me to change my morning off routine when he looked so happy and content laying in the grass.

I am currently working on yet another baby blanket for a friend who is due in about month. Everyone seems to be pregnant these days but me! I know my time will come but after two miscarriages I can't wait to have my own baby in my arms and to be knitting or sewing something for my children.

Back to the blanket... I wanted to do something pretty and feminine as she is having a girl. I found this beautiful trim online and thought that would be great for a blanket.

I decided to only do the trim on the sides and just knit the trim and blanket as one piece. In order to do this one of the trim sides is knitted backwards.  The first side when you start on the end follows the pattern but once you get to the opposite end you're starting on the backside of the trim. I thought everything would be fine because row 1-5 is the same backwards and forwards but I've run into some trouble with row 6!  Row 6 you slip the first stitch, bind off 3 and knit 3. I assumed if I knit 3, slip 1, bind off 3 it would work the same. No! Then I thought if I knit 3 and bind of 4 that would work.  No again! So I consulted with mother-in-law who is a far better knitter then I am and has knit much longer then I have. She came up with knit 3, bind off 2, knit 2 together.  I thought that sounded like a great idea but no such luck!

This has been driving me crazy. I've been racking my brain over what I can do on the other side for row 6 to get both sides to look the same! My poor husband has had to listen to my mumblings about this for a week now! Finally last night I think I came up with it! On row 6 after knitting 3, transfer the remaining stitches to the other needle, slip and bind of as usual and then transfer them back to the other needle again!

It sounds time consuming and a pain but I'm happy I have finally found a solution! In the future I think it would be easier to knit the trim separately and attach it to the finished blanket!