FO - slip stitch scarf

[firecat]

This scarf has been on the needles since last December; I started it in the airport waiting for a flight to Las Vegas to visit the OH's cousin and kitchenwitch. I've been carrying it around in my bag as my "knit in waiting rooms" pattern, and I ended up taking it to Wiscon. Every time I got annoyed in a panel I picked it up, so I quickly finished it. :-)

The pattern is from a book called Knit It Now!. The book teaches six stitch patterns and gives patterns for three or four garments in each pattern, each made with a different type of yarn, so you can see how a single pattern looks in a wide variety of yarn types. Nice idea, but the garments are mostly kind of dull.

They call this pattern Brick Stitch. It's a slip stitch pattern, which means that you're only knitting with one color per row but slipping some of the stitches from the row below to bring that color up into the current row. To my eye the result looks complex but the process is pretty easy. It was my first attempt at two color work that wasn't multi-row stripes.

The yarn is Classic Elite Wool Bam Boo. I really like the yarn; it feels really nice in my hands, drapes well, is lightweight, and has good stitch definition. It's not particularly warm.

I really like how this scarf turned out, and I got lots of compliments on it while I was knitting it.

The color is more accurate on this one

Comments

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

That is just gorgeous.

[firecat]

Thanks! [great icon!]

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

That's a really pretty scarf. :)

(That's also a totally cute picture of you!)

[firecat]

Thanks! I kind of like them too.

[elainegrey.livejournal.com]

The texture looks fascinating -- is it mainly purple on the other side?

[firecat]

flat reverse stockinette, purple and blue

[theycallmebeth.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's really gorgeous. Those are amazing colours too. It does look extremely complex (especially to someone like myself who can't knit to save my life!).

[firecat]

Thanks! (You should learn! *tempt*)

[snippy]

Very nice; I've wanted to try this kind of knitting, but reading the instructions always boggles me.

[firecat]

The instructions are kind of confusing. Next time I see you, I'd be happy to show you - it's not hard once you figure out what's going on.

[snippy]

Thanks, I'd like that a lot.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

The scarf is great! I love the colors! (I wore that t-shirt yesterday!)

[firecat]

Thanks! I actually borrowed the T-shirt from my cousin because I spilled coke on my shirt that evening, but it fit me so well I think I'll have to buy my own. :)

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

You may have to buy it in other colors. The third MIB summer catalog came today and everything is the same as the last one except that tee. The new one is the same cut & shape but in dark blues, purples, and black. #23180. I'll have to buy it, too!

[aesha.livejournal.com]

What a lovely scarf! What yarn did you use?

I just picked up knitting in February and haven't done a whole lot, but that's great.

BTW, in case you're wondering, I found you through fatshionista. :)

[firecat]

Thanks for stopping by! The scarf is knit in Classic Elite Wool Bam Boo, which I love.

Keep knitting!

[sev]

pretty pretty!

I'm a little obsessed with slip-stitch patterns.

[firecat]

Thanks! They're fun aren't they? Do you have Barbara Walker's book of slip stitch patterns? (most of them are also in her Treasury volumes.)