FO: the ugliest scarf in the world gets a makeover!

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[B]The ugliest scarf in the world:[/B]

[B]
…gets a makeover:[/B]

[B]NOTE:[/B] [COLOR=Red]I hated[/COLOR] [COLOR=Red]the way the colors in this Noro Silk Gargen yarn clumped up back in 2009.[/COLOR]
I only wore the ugly scarf once. Ugh.

Recently however, I had tried something new with another impossible Noro colorway…one that also promised to turn out ugly: [B]instead of casting on just 25-30 stitches, I cast on 216 stitches! [/B] And worked garter stitch until the two skeins were exhausted. It made the perfect scarf.

So as I frogged this blue-green-teal-black ugly scarf, I cast on [B]225 stitches with a US10 [/B]needle…and worked garter stitch until the 2.3 skeins were gone. I reserved some turquoise for the fringe.

While this scarf isn’t the most beautiful specimen, it’s at least wearable without getting sick. I do actually like it! :happydance: With fringe, it’s 86" long. It’s 4.5" wide. It has been soaked and blocked.

Here is the other Noro scarf, also worked widewise (a few months ago) using 2 skeins of Noro Kureyon:

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Makeover successful. I like it much better the long way too. Good idea.

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It is prettier now. I like it a lot.

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Actually, I like the [B]original[/B] better! I guess my taste tends towards “ugly”!

The new scarf is pretty, too. Glad you’re happy with it now.

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Ah, an elegant swan! Knitting scarves lengthwise is just about the only way I can get through one. Even the long, long rows seem preferable to 6 feet of knitting in the short direction. Beautiful colors all around.

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I agree with you. That made a big difference in eye appeal. I have one just like your first one that also needs to be made into something else.

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Much better! The first scarf wasn’t really ugly, just ho-hum, not its gorgeous!!

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Anazing. The two scarves don’t even look as though they are knit with the same yarn. Great choice - the second one, that is.

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Goes to show how important the right pattern is for a certain yarn.

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This is amazing - how different the second attempt came out. I like it a lot. Clever of you! Congrats!

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Wow - it looks so much better!

What a good idea.

It looks classier. It looks like it could be worn with a business suit on a cold day and that would never have been possible with the first one.

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Hey artlady I love the way you knitted that in one long length. I must try that myself. Looks gorgeous.

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CanNOT believe that’s the same yarn! Love the makeover.

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It’s almost unanimous! I’m gonna have to try this, too!

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Very clever. But I like both versions!!

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it seems you can do most anything regarding knitting and it turns out perfect!