A Plethora of Patterns -- More Scarves!

Didn't find anything you like in that post full of patterns the other day?  No problem.  Be sure to check out the comments, too, by the way. Lots of people put their suggestions in the comments.  I'd like to make them all, but with the way my knitting focus waxes and wanes (mostly wanes), I know it'll never happen. 

Here is also a list of patterns written by Lucia, who has always been a great supporter of the Red Scarf Project, to tickle your fancy.  The annotations are Lucia's.

Reversible Cable Red Scarf (catchy name, huh?)

http://home.comcast.net/~rhymeswithfuchsia/redscarf/redscarf.html

 

Ribbed Red Scarf

http://home.comcast.net/~rhymeswithfuchsia/redscarf3/redscarf3.html

picture is here:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ribbed-red-scarf

(The pic is crummy, doesn't really give a good idea what the scarf is about. Alpaca yarn = very soft, lousy stitch definition. Feel free to omit this one if you like.)

 

Brook Trail Scarf

http://home.comcast.net/~rhymeswithfuchsia/brooktrail/brooktrail.htm

(of all my Red Scarf scarves, this is my favorite)

 

Basketweave Scarf

http://home.comcast.net/~rhymeswithfuchsia/basketweave/basketweave_scarf.html

(this is just knits and purls, easy-peasy)
the Rav page for the basketweave scarf

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/basketweave-scarf-4

now has pix of the pattern in blue yarn and in natural light, so it's much easier to see.

 

Meander

http://home.comcast.net/~rhymeswithfuchsia/meander/meander.html

 

Sibyl/Wild Thing

http://rhymeswithfuchsia.blogspot.com/2009/04/kureyon-my-wayward-son.html

(these are essentially the same scarf, simple two-color brioche, only the yarns and stitch count are different -- I gave Wild Thing to RSP last year, and Sibyl is all ready for this year)

 

Miro

http://home.comcast.net/~rhymeswithfuchsia/miro/miro.html

(a variation on Meander, very similar to Gale's Lamar, great minds and all that)

 

Gwynedd

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/PATTgwynedd.php

 

There's also Sunday Brunch, which is not a scarf pattern per se but a stitch pattern -- but in the proper dimensions it would make a lovely warm scarf. I'll probably actually make one this year.

http://rhymeswithfuchsia.blogspot.com/2008/11/sunday-brunch.html

 

And if that's not enough, this list was compiled by Elizabeth D.:

http://www.yarnagogo.com/good_ole_cabled_scarf/ just one cable

http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/50368.html reversible -- you have to
register now to get Lion Brand's free patterns, which is annoying, but this
site is a great resource. If this bothers you - make up an imaginary address

http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/60053.html chunky, one cable

http://www.sheeptoshawl.com/charity/archives/2006/01/entry_179.html easy scarf, with a headband

pattern is nice, because it has one cable, down the center, and the rest of
the scarf is ribbed, which keeps it nice and flat, with none of that nasty
rolling in on the edges:

http://www.philosopherswool.com/Pages/CabledScarf.htm

Red Scarf 1 by Angel Knits (Ravelry link.)

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I finished my first one the other day.

 

Corrugator Scarf (pdf), by Paula Smith

Knitpicks Swish Worsted, Fired Brick, 3.5 skeins

37 stitches cast on 5.5mm/US 9 needles resulted in a scarf 6.5 inches wide and 60 inches long.  I am not going to wash and block this scarf, since I have found that superwash wools grow so much in the blocking.  It's nice and crisp-looking as it is, and I want it to stay that way for gift-giving.  It will no doubt grow in length with wear, as superwash wools (and scarves in general) are wont to do, so for my taste, this is just what I want it to do.  (I find 60 inches slightly too short for the look I prefer in scarves.)

Now, you may be wondering why I did this in worsted weight when we've been saying the preferred weight is DK.  Swish is a light, poofy worsted weight yarn, close in weight to DK.  The issue is being able to fit the finished scarves in the packing boxes, and light worsted yarns also work.  KnitPicks also has a DK weight, and I will use that in the future, just to be sure.  Bulky and super-bulky make it very difficult to pack.  So if you have some good light worsted yarn that you'd like to use, don't fret:  Go right ahead and use it.  Bulkies, and especially super-bulkies, though they make lovely scarves, just make it very hard to fit them in those boxes which FedEx so generously donates.

I figured out a trick (I think) for photographing red with digital cameras: Put lots of white in the photo, and some other colors, too.  It seems like that sets those pesky digicolors straight.  This color red is very accurate, despite being photographed on a gloomy day.

Happy 4th!

Comments

[marianne]

You may be wondering wtf I'm doing up at this hour, so am I. Thanks for the patterns, Lucia and Elizabeth D. I have a folder on my desktop dedicated to RSP patterns. It's getting quite full :^) Love your red Corrugator!
Happy 4th, Norma.

[Karen]

I can handle ribs and cables in small doses, but they would drive me stark raving nuts for an entire scarf. Would something like a garter scarf knit sideways in a nice yarn be acceptable?

Like this (only not bulky!): http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2005/12/13/we_are_a_simple_people.html

[elizabeth a airhart]

HAPPY 4TH 2009

[Paula]

Nice one, Norma! Good job on the photo, too.

[Lucia]

Oooh, my name in lights! Thanks, Norma! Happy 4th!

[Cookie]

That Lucia. She really is good.

Great list and fabulous scarf!

Happy Fourth!

[Doris]

Nappy 4th!

[Michelle]

your post about the unsuitable items sent, kicked my butt into stash diving. i found a couple skeins of red heart soft (which is really soft squishable yarn) in a wonderful deep red. i've already got several inches done. =]

the berlin scarf by leah mitchell is an easy 'squeeze me' scarf.

http://www.purlbee.com/berlin-scarf/

[Alarming Female]

I don't think the Swish DK is available in Fired Brick. Grrr. Hollyberry might be fine, though.