I knitted this for a colleague of mine who is a Harry Potter Fan. It’s his Christmas gift. I started this back on the 10th of June and finished a few days ago. Although the knitting was pretty dull, I learned 3 things.
crochet provisional cast on :woohoo:
three needle bind off (keeps that stockinette from curling at the ends) :happydance:
Ha ha! I think not I can’t imagine knitting more than one of these in a year. I had thought to knit two more for my nephews, but I decided to hold off until a) they want one and b) they are old enough to appreciate them.
Amy has a video of the bind off --it’s pretty easy. The main thing is to make sure you have knitted though both loops. And once you’ve seamed an end shut, no more curl in. And it made adding the fringe easier, in my opinion, because you don’t have to cope with the curling end.
I used Plymouth encore worsted in 1014 (butternut, I think is the name) and 999 (burnt sienna). I ended up needing 5, not 4 skeins of the main color (burnt sienna) but that might just be me.
Your scarf is FAB!!! I am attempting to make one of each school by April of next year…I hope I can do it as well as you have! Your knitting is really beautiful!!!