I’m about 3/4 the way done on my first project so I don’t want to unravel it now. I did a ribbed (knit 2, purl 2) scarf in caron simply soft and I love it, but I think I used too small of a needle (8) because you can only see the knit on both side and not the purl so you can’t really tell it’s ribbed unless you pull it apart. Is there a way to stretch it once it’s down or will it stay tight?
Should I use larger needles next time or do knit 2, purl 3 or do all ribbed knits end up like this?
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If ya don’t wanna frog it, then yeah I would use bigger needles next time. I doubt blocking would work since Caron is acrylic 
I bet it still looks great though!
Thanks! 
It seems extra thick so it’ll be a good one for our Chicago winter. I’ll try bigger needles next time. Thanks!
Ribbing wants to pull in, so you’ll often only see the knits.
A really cool pattern that many of us have made is Scrunchable Scarf. Simple to make, with a nice mock rib effect. Just by k2, p1 across on both sides, you end up with a line of knits, a line of purls, and a line of moss stitch. It lies nice and flat and doesn’t pull in, yet still has a nice body to it.
Ingrid,
Thanks so much! That scarf is so adorable! I think that will be my next scarf now! 