Yep a summer scarf…just because there’s no longer an ‘r’ in the month, it doesn’t mean I can expect to be warm!
I’ve only ever made baby blankets from cotton yarn and wanted to try out something wearable.
I found the free pattern on Ravelry – its slanted and interesting but not too fiddly. It’s called Filo Biased scarf.
I’d say it would be a good second project for a new knitter – it’s mostly garter stitch (plain knitting) with a few other techniques like increasing/decreasing and yarn-overs added in.
As often happens, I didn’t follow the pattern exactly – I gradually made my stripes thicker and added in more of the mesh panels because they were nice and quick to knit!
I bought the cotton in a shop called Sorensen Green in Cork city … my brother said it was my kind of shop and he was right … lots of bits and bobs that I didn’t need, but had to buy!
I did stop at three balls of cotton though – and told myself I had to use those up before getting more. But of course now I’m sorry I didn’t buy more! Especially since they cost less than €2 per ball.
When I got home, my daughter pointed out the yarn colours matched what I was wearing that day … so at least the scarf was guaranteed to match something in my wardrobe !
I liked the feel of knitting with cotton and am trying to decide what to make next.
I also love that I could find a pattern after an impulse buy of yarn. Using the advanced search on Ravelry – by selecting my needle size, yarn amount (metres) and free knitting patterns, I could easily pick a pattern from the filtered options. Perfect solution to my habit of buying yarn without knowing what I’m going to make 🙂
Lovely colors, and the mesh/stripe combo is chic. My husband is heading to your part of the world at the end of the month (London). Chillier than New Mexico!
Very different temperatures for sure! It’s starting to warm up – but we can never rely on the sun to stay out !
It looks great! Such a great colour combo! Cotton has a lovely weight to it don’t you think?
Thanks, it does feel lovely to wear.
I love those colours together!
Thanks – looks like I was led by what I was wearing that day!
The colours look great and it seems like a perfect yarn for a summer weight scarf.
I’m thinking about making a top next, as all my knitwear is some type of wool!