This is the last scarf I am sharing for the week. This one was done in about three hours and it is my absolute favorite one so far. Since I am a beginning knitter, I checked out this amazing book called, “Teen Knitting Club,” by Jennifer Wenger. If you are just starting out to knit, I would HIGHLY recommend this book because it has awesome beginner projects and they are actually cool too.
This is their Dropped-Stitch Scarf and it requires size 15 needles and a chunky yarn (I used medium yarn that my mother-in-law had given me from her yarn stash and it looks amazing).
Here is a close-up picture of what the stitches look like. I just love the way the dropped stitches make this scarf look a tad more feminine.
And this is what it looks like on someone. Isn’t it so incredibly awesome looking? I have to say, this is about as proud as I have been with my knitting. I kept looking at it and saying, “I can’t believe I am making stuff.”
Soooooo proud!
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9 Responses to “Knitting: Dropped-Stitch Scarf”
You SHOULD be proud, Amy! Your scarves look beautiful! I think you might just be ready to move onto a different article of clothing now. When I “graduated” from scarves, I started making tiny little hats for the preemies at Riley Children’s Hospital. It was a great use for small quantities of yarn, they worked up quickly, and if they weren’t perfect? Well, the babies aren’t critical. : )
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The scarf looks so great! Knitting looks like so much fun too
Can’t wait to see your next project!
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Just wanted to say I’ve been enjoying seeing your scarves. I learnt to knit just last year but I think you’ve already surpassed me. I’ve stuck to very simple scarves so far as I’m using watching TV at the same time. BUT you’ve inspired me to try something new.
Libby
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Good job! You should check out this great book called “Stitch and Bitch” for other great ideas. I love it!
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Amy they are beautiful. Your ready to move on. Go get you some bamboo yarn and start making dish cloths, that will save you tons of money and make wonderful gifts to put in kitchen theme baskets and etc. Check lion brand yarn online you can get wonderful free patterns for knitting and crotching.
Vick(Wheezymom)
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Great ideas for the next projects! Those all sound like fun!
I am heading to my mother-in-law’s tomorrow to get my first tutorial to learn how to make hats. If I can figure it out, I am going to attempt to help teach some gals in my mom’s group so we could maybe do this as an outreach thing. So fun!!
Thank you guys for the compliments- I really appreciate it!
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I love using the drop stitch too. It’s so pretty. I agree with Jessie Leigh, time to move on. You don’t want to get stuck in the scarf rut!
Stop by and see what I made with some leftover yarn.
http://agardenofblessings.blogspot.com/2008/05/leftover-yarn.html
and it was super easy.
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Great job. My 11 year old just made her very first baby hat.
~Amy
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The scarf looks really nice. I”m glad you’re enjoying the knitting. I agree that it’s time to move on to something new and different. I went from scarves to kids sweaters and they’re fun to do and also fairly quick. Good luck!
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