Do you Want to create your own work of art?Do you Have tons of scrap yarn sitting around & you don ' t know what to do with it? Enter the Sideways Scarf!
Although we can ' claim to be pioneers of this technique, we are huge fans & are constantly coming up with new combinations. A great way to bring out the inner-creative in you, the sideways scarf will exploit the color and texture of the yarn s in your collection.
Selecting the Yarn s: I choose at least 3 or 4 different yarn s, beginning with an inspiration yarn. The inspiration yarn typically have the most character, often variegated in colour with a touch of sparkle and maybe with a little fluff, mohair or nubs. This inspiration From yarn, I carefully study the colors and then choose other yarn s in coordinating colors & usually include one more yarn with a texture.
Putting it all Together: For each edge of the scarf I always use plain solid color and to fairly chunky weight yarn. This scarf very well and also gives it stability in a way that a hardcoat yarn would not necessarily have the frames. Then I just work 2, 3, 4 or row stripes, however the mood takes me. There are no rules, no right or wrong way of doing it just a lot of creativity and fun!
When choosing the yarn s, look at the yardage as you may need 2 of one of the yarn s if you are intending to use it for more than just 3 or 4 rows. You Yarn s with lots going on are often heavier so you don ' t get as many yards as in to plain yarn.A finer yarn is great too as you can always use 2 strands of it. Use plain yarn s with different finishes like a Hilo and a silk for example.
Start Knitting! : I typically use a 36 "long circular needle size 10 or 10.5 and cast on about 220 stitchesusing bulky weight yarn s in general, this makes a reasonable length scarf that you can wrap around eleven if desired. Of course, if you are using much thicker yarn s, you ' ll want to use a larger needle and cast on fewer stitches.
In general, I use math (oh no!) to figure out how many to cast on stitches. For example, let ' s say that I am using a US 15 Needle for yarn that states that it will get 2 sts/inch on a US 15 needle. If I want the scarf to be 60 "long, then i cast on 60-x 2 = 120 sts.Following that logic, if I want the scarf to be 65" long, then i cast on 65 x 2 = 130 sts. In this scenario (130 sts), the value "65" equals "the number of inches of desired length". The value "2" equals "the number of sts/inch" I am expecting to get when knitting. So... if you want to knit to scarf that is 65 "in length and you think you ' ll get 3 sts/inch (because that's what the label says, given then needle size you' re using), then I can't calculate: 65 x 3 = 195 sts cast on to. Make sense?
Ending: eleven Now you have figured out how many to cast on, and you have knit until your arms are sore (or you ' go simply run out of yarn), it ' s time to cast off. What But how will I know how much yarn to leave for the cast off row? That ' s a very good question!Don ' t get me wrong, this may not work every single time (do don ' t get mad at me if it doesn't ' t), but I use to ' rule of 4 ' when determining whether or not I have enough yarn left over. If I can't stretch my leftover yarn across the width of my knitting 4 times, then i have enough left to cast off.Again, let's use some of that high school math that we swore we' d never need... If your scarf is going to be 60 "wide, then you ' ll need approximately 60" x 4 = 240 "of additional yarn to cast off. Once you ' re down to the last 120 "of yarn, then it ' s time to end this project and start thinking of another one.One of the most important thing about a sideways scarf and that is that you must cast off on a 1-2 sizes bigger needle. The reason that this is important is to prevent the scarf 'cinching' up on one side. Since you are only casting off 1 stitch at at time, the length of this larger needle doesn't ' t really matter.In fact, it ' s probably easier to maneuver with a shorter straight needle (or a double pointed needle).
So hunt in your stash for an inspiration piece or look at our website for some really exciting options we have put together... I wanted to knit all of them!This is a great weekend project or one for car journey so have fun!
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