Ruffled Scarf with Fingerless Gloves - Finished!

I finished up the second glove, and also the first, last night.  I saved the thumbs for last just because they are a bit fiddly to work.  I did them on double pointed needles (2 needles, working with a third), and it wasn’t too bad.  All the ends have been woven in and trimmed.  I didn’t bother to block them as they really don’t seem to need it.

Pattern:  Ruffled Scarf with Fingerless Gloves

Yarn:  Hand Painted Knitting Yarns Precious

Needles:  US 8 (5.0 mm), US 6 (4.0 mm), US 4 (3.5 mm)

Fingerless Gloves - One Almost Done, Second Cast On

Once I had finished up the Ruffled Scarf I immediately cast on the first Fingerless Glove.  These are knit on US 4 (3.5 mm) needles.  The ruffle went quickly.  After completing the ruffle, the cast on and bind off edges are sewed together and stitches are picked up to start the glove.  I used double point needles for the ruffled section and my ChiaoGoo Twist Shorties for the body.  I still need to do the thumb, but didn’t feel like dealing with it yet, so I cast on my second glove.

I am almost done with the ruffle.  The first glove fits nicely.

Pattern:  Ruffled Scarf with Fingerless Gloves

Yarn:  Hand Painted Knitting Yarns Precious

Needles:  US 8 (5.0 mm), US 6 (4.0 mm), US 4 (3.5 mm)

Ruffled Scarf - Finished!

I took a break from my other projects and decided to focus on this one.  I had to rip back a considerable amount when I discovered that I had only partially worked one of the short row wedges that create the ruffle.  But once I had done that and gotten everything back on the needles and restarted it went very quickly.  The next step in the pattern was adding the I-cord loops to run the silk scarf through.  Sadly, the instructions there were a little less than satisfactory.  I quote:

“Cast on 3 sts, k2, attach to cast on edge of scarf at the straight edge of scarf.  Knit 8 rows of free I-cord and attach at corner.  *Knit 8 rows of free I-cord and attach, to straight edge of scarf where ruffle starts.  Skip 8 slipped stitches and attach cord*.”

Looking at the picture it appeared to me that the I-cord was attached on the slipped stitch edge that is the inner circumference of the scarf - the non-ruffled side.  It seemed to me that there should also be some I-cord at the beginning and ending edges, to help pull the scarf together when worn.

In the end, the above picture shows how I decided to interpret the instructions.  Before I wove in any of the ends, I threaded the silk scarf through the loops and took some pictures to see if I liked it.

Overall, I am quite pleased with how it has turned out.  I have not blocked it, but have woven in all of my ends.  The scarf itself was knit on US 8 (5.0 mm) needles, the I-cord was knit on US 6 (4.0 mm) needles.

Pattern:  Ruffled Scarf with Fingerless Gloves

Yarn:  Hand Painted Knitting Yarns Precious

Needles:  US 8 (5.0 mm), US 6 (4.0 mm), US 4 (3.5 mm)

Ruffled Scarf with Fingerless Gloves - Cast On!

I finished up my Fan Shawl 3 on a Tuesday, and Wednesday morning as I was packing up my rolling backpack to go in to the office I had a brief moment of panic when I realized that I did not have a knitting project to throw in my bag.  Fortunately I had caked up another of the Hand Painted Knitting Yarn kits in my stash.  This one has been sitting on my cutting table for a while now, and I knew that I would need it at some point in the not too distant future, so I caked it up when I was down there one day caking up other project yarn.  So all I had to do was take a quick peek at the pattern and see what needle size I needed, grab those needles and throw everything into my work bag.  This is a fun little knit, good for meetings, but not for reading documents because of the short rows.  I am using German short rows, although the pattern doesn’t specify any kind of short row treatment.  The nice thing about the German short rows is that they provide a clear visual, which helps me keep track of where I am if I get interrupted in the middle of a wedge.  I am enjoying the colors. 

Pattern:  Ruffled Scarf with Fingerless Gloves

Yarn:  Hand Painted Knitting Yarns Precious

Needle:  US 8 (5.0 mm), US 6 (4.0 mm), US 4 (3.5 mm)