Here is the scarf I knitted for my friend, Karyn, who does the Herbal Highway podcast each week. She received a skein of yarn from one of her students and I gladly offered to knit it up for her.
The 2-ply skein was a little over 4 oz, about 200 yards and very evenly spun. She thought it was handspun, but I think it was mill processed from some home-raised sheep. At any rate, it has a wonderful sheepy scent and is fairly soft.
To get the longest scarf possible, I used my size 10 Addi Lace Click needles and cast on 27 sts. I started with a few rows of garter stitch and kept 2 stitches of garter stitch on the edges. I selected this lace pattern from my Japanese 1000 Knitting Patterns book. I like this pattern because it is the same up and down, so I did not have to knit two pieces then graft them together in the middle. The scarf is about 7" wide by 48" long after blocking and I had just a few inches of yarn left.
Thank you to Karyn for her educational podcast and for this lovely knitting challenge.
Lovely stitch pattern and it's perfect for the yarn. You are such a great friend.
Posted by: Ann | October 25, 2012 at 07:16 PM
Beautiful scarf. You got a lot of length out of just four ounces!
Posted by: textillian | October 25, 2012 at 09:51 PM