It’s getting cold out there… I think I’ll knit myself a scarf

Monique — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:02:16 +0000

I’m a little more than a novice knitter (the only thing I can knit now are scarves since all those patterns for things like sweaters, socks and shawls throw me off). Although I can “knit” hats, just as long as I have my trusty Knifty Knitter loom. :) Yesterday I went to Romni Wools, a well-known yarn shop in downtown Toronto. It was like stepping into a kitters dream. There were balls and skeins of yarn everywhere, along with knitting accessories, patterns and books. It may not look like a very large shop when you step inside the front door, but there are so many corners, crevices, back rooms, and a basement all packed with yarn of all colours, materials and weights. I picked up a bunch of yarn since I’m planning on spending some of my Christmas holiday knitting.

I got about 3 skeins of Berroco Peruvia Quick Wool. Today when I unwrapped it from it’s package I’m thinking, “What am I supposed to do with this? It’s gonna get tangled if I start knitting this way!” So I google how to turn skeins of yarn into easily manageable balls and ran across this very informative post on ariadneknits.com that goes through step-by-step of how to wind a skein into a centre-pull ball. It was very helpful and mine came out pretty darn good (the yarn comes out so easy)!

For my scarf pattern I’m using a German Rib stitch (which is a variation of the Fisherman’s Rib). It’s a P2 K2 stitch based on an odd number of stitches. The pattern can be found here. I’ll be sure to post a photo of my finished scarf once I’m done.

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It’s getting cold out there… I think I’ll knit myself a scarf