Red Scarf done
Red Scarf
Yarn: Lamb’s Pride Burly Spun in Strawberry Patch
Needles: Size 13
Pattern: brioche rib over 12 stitches for approx 68 inches
Notes: I could have widened this to 15 stitches or lengthened it considerably and still had yarn left over.
This was for the Red Scarf project, so it needed to be fairly gender neutral since I don’t know who the recipient will be. My husband thinks it looks a bit more masculine than strictly neutral. I’d wear it, but then, I’m not known for my strong feminine streak. I got the yarn at a half-off bulky yarn sale at Knit One, Stitch Too in Huntersville, NC. It’s been in my stash since last summer, so I’m glad to have the chance to put it to good use.
Ever since I made a hat in brioche stitch, I’ve wanted to use it again, so this was a good opportunity. It’s thick and reversible, two good qualities in a warm scarf.
I made a little video of myself knitting one row so that people can see the motions. It’s very easy to do, but when I first read the instructions, it took me a bit to get the gist of what the author was saying, so maybe this will help someone who’s a visual learner. Brioche rib is a good choice to help reduce pooling in space-dyed yarns. (Forgive the site name super on the video, you never know what a Browncoat might stumble across. Visibility, you know!)
I’ll enjoy thinking of this scarf around the neck of a college student somewhere. I hope it keeps them warm, in many senses of the word.
Red Scarf
I love it – and I think it is great that it is kind of neutral – but a fabulous color. Most people will do olive or black for a guy, but this red would be beautiful….but then I would wear it tooo! Maybe this whole super feminine thing is just a big fake thing my the martketing people. It is about comfort girl, gotta be comfortable then cute.
Have a great day.
Holly
Red Scarf
I love it – and I think it is great that it is kind of neutral – but a fabulous color. Most people will do olive or black for a guy, but this red would be beautiful….but then I would wear it tooo! Maybe this whole super feminine thing is just a big fake thing my the martketing people. It is about comfort girl, gotta be comfortable then cute.
Have a great day.
Holly
Scarf is gorgeous! I can’t see the video at work, but will watch it at home.
Scarf is gorgeous! I can’t see the video at work, but will watch it at home.
I’m a Tarheel, too! Although not so’s you’d notice. Born there, but only lived there for a few months (army brat at the time.) Have always wanted to visit the Durham area, just to see it. (I’m going to post in your Comments now to make sure this goes there and not to the Knitting site.)
I’m a Tarheel, too! Although not so’s you’d notice. Born there, but only lived there for a few months (army brat at the time.) Have always wanted to visit the Durham area, just to see it. (I’m going to post in your Comments now to make sure this goes there and not to the Knitting site.)
Durham’s pretty! I went to Chapel Hill for school, and occasionally went up to the Duke botanical gardens. I worked on a very bad student film set there. Of course “bad student film” is redundant, but you get the point.
Durham’s pretty! I went to Chapel Hill for school, and occasionally went up to the Duke botanical gardens. I worked on a very bad student film set there. Of course “bad student film” is redundant, but you get the point.
OK, that worked. Not only am I flummoxed by the brioche stitch (no longer!) but also by the ins and outs of posting online. I have been a New Englander for most of my life which is climatically good for knitting! I stumbled across the Knitting site on Yahoo about a year ago and now spend way too much time reading it and various knitting blogs. Recently, I discovered your Live Journal and have found it very interesting, even fascinating. My professional (pre-kid) years were spent at Children’s Hospital in Boston, in the Developmental Evaluation Clinic. I have been very impressed with your sure-footed and relaxed dealings with/about your daughter, although I suppose it was not that way in the beginning. (I’ve only read about one year back in your journal so far.) In case this is getting overly intrusive, I’ll stop here.
OK, that worked. Not only am I flummoxed by the brioche stitch (no longer!) but also by the ins and outs of posting online. I have been a New Englander for most of my life which is climatically good for knitting! I stumbled across the Knitting site on Yahoo about a year ago and now spend way too much time reading it and various knitting blogs. Recently, I discovered your Live Journal and have found it very interesting, even fascinating. My professional (pre-kid) years were spent at Children’s Hospital in Boston, in the Developmental Evaluation Clinic. I have been very impressed with your sure-footed and relaxed dealings with/about your daughter, although I suppose it was not that way in the beginning. (I’ve only read about one year back in your journal so far.) In case this is getting overly intrusive, I’ll stop here.
It’s not intrusive. I wouldn’t put it out there if I was going to get huffy about people reading it.
My professional (pre-kid) years were spent as a TV producer. Funny where life takes us, eh?
As far as dealings with my daughter, it’s no contest to say that the day we got our diagnosis was far and away the worst day of my life. People say “oh, you’re so brave!” but what am I gonna do, sit around wringing my hands? It’s like anything else – you adapt to it, and soon it’s just part of the background noise of your day. We live with it, and we do the best we can. She’s my daughter, and I love her, and like all parents, I’m going to do whatever I can to give her the best possible outcome. Namely, the Nobel Prize and many fat grandchildren.
It’s not intrusive. I wouldn’t put it out there if I was going to get huffy about people reading it.
My professional (pre-kid) years were spent as a TV producer. Funny where life takes us, eh?
As far as dealings with my daughter, it’s no contest to say that the day we got our diagnosis was far and away the worst day of my life. People say “oh, you’re so brave!” but what am I gonna do, sit around wringing my hands? It’s like anything else – you adapt to it, and soon it’s just part of the background noise of your day. We live with it, and we do the best we can. She’s my daughter, and I love her, and like all parents, I’m going to do whatever I can to give her the best possible outcome. Namely, the Nobel Prize and many fat grandchildren.
Grr, a nice long response got lost. I think I said that your “best” looks very good indeed. And that it’s good that you have a helpful school system. And that your daughter is very pretty, and that it’s nice that she likes the things you knit for her. And that I’m clueless about the Jayne phenomenon but that I finally figured out he’s a he. And that it’s good that you have found a way to work at home at something that’s portable and that you like. And that I must get off the laptop and put away Christmas decorations!
Grr, a nice long response got lost. I think I said that your “best” looks very good indeed. And that it’s good that you have a helpful school system. And that your daughter is very pretty, and that it’s nice that she likes the things you knit for her. And that I’m clueless about the Jayne phenomenon but that I finally figured out he’s a he. And that it’s good that you have found a way to work at home at something that’s portable and that you like. And that I must get off the laptop and put away Christmas decorations!
You make it look so easy.
You make it look so easy.
(and I mean that in a good way! Not trying to be snarky!)
(and I mean that in a good way! Not trying to be snarky!)
Finally watched the video. You make it look so simple! (And I got to hear your voice.) I may just try this when I get enought bulky yarn for another scarf.
Finally watched the video. You make it look so simple! (And I got to hear your voice.) I may just try this when I get enought bulky yarn for another scarf.
Awesome! It’s nice to see it explained by someone that isn’t on crack. As the author of those instructions we read clearly was. Heh.
Awesome! It’s nice to see it explained by someone that isn’t on crack. As the author of those instructions we read clearly was. Heh.
I knew what you meant. 🙂 Thanks!
I knew what you meant. 🙂 Thanks!
Thanks! It really is easy. It was reading the written instructions that gave me headaches.
Thanks! It really is easy. It was reading the written instructions that gave me headaches.
Yeah, the author was definitely on something. I would have had better luck if the instructions were in Farsi.
Yeah, the author was definitely on something. I would have had better luck if the instructions were in Farsi.
Re: Red Scarf
Thanks! I agree, there’s a wide range of what people can actually wear, as opposed to what people would have us believe we can wear.
Re: Red Scarf
Thanks! I agree, there’s a wide range of what people can actually wear, as opposed to what people would have us believe we can wear.