You Will Need
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- Project Budget
- Reasonably Priced
I got a gift certificate for a yarn store for Christmas, so I spent a ridiculous amount of money on some amazing yarns. This yarn was one of them. Price will vary based on the yarn you buy. I used Hawthorne cottage chunky yarn, which is pretty hard to find. If you can't find this particular yarn, any thick and thin chunky yarn will do. I was inspired by the yarn as well as the seller Yokoo from etsy.com. Her giant crocheted cowls proved to be a great muse for mine. This was my first on my own knitting pattern, so its pretty simple as far as the actual pattern goes.
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CO 19 Stitches
Knit 1 Row
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For now on (at least till the final row) you will be using only a twisted drop stitch.
In order to do the twisted drop stitch, I will have some photos for you. Its really easy though it sounds difficult.
First - Slip the right handed needle into the back of the first stitch on the left handed needle, as if to knit (sorry if you knit continental...)
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Repeat Steps 2-5, for the rest of the scarf.
Keep going until you have no more yarn left. Add your second skein of yarn when needed.
It will look like you are knitting a scarf, keep going!
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When you have a tail of yarn that is approximately 4 times the width of your actual "scarf",
Knit 1 row
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Now comes the tricky part... grafting the unfinished edge and the finished edge together. Instead of binding off your scarf and sewing the two edges together to create a seam, we will instead get a little creative with the grafting.
*Note* Most properly grafted projects use two unfinished edges. But doing it in this method will minimize the actual seam. I can hardly notice it on my cowl.
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Now its time to do the Kitchener stitch. This website explains it really really well. Better than I ever could.
Note though, that this tutorial uses two sets of live stitches, whereas we have one live set of stitches and have faked a second set of live stitches.
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer04/FEATtheresasum04.html
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Jessica G. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:31:20 +0000
Really????? I'll need to check out American Apparel, its crazy how stuff like that happens!
Angeliiii Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:28:15 +0000
That's so cool! It's just like the american apparel circle scarf but it's one of a kind!
Jessica G. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:01:45 +0000
Thank you!!!
Shae Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:55:28 +0000
I luuve it! Good Job!