Scarf Q

How-to Questions
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I’m making a scarf for a swap…
This is the first time I’m knitting from a pattern. I tried to pick one that is pretty simple and easy to understand. I even practiced it using some scrap yarn. It worked up nicely with that.

The pattern is this…
http://oceanwindknits.ca/sectionpage2.asp?id=24&blog=Free%20Patterns

I went to my LYS to see about getting some pretty, nice, yarn for this project. I didn’t want to get something that is 100% wool because its kind of scratchy. So I asked the woman there, who clearly owned the shop and loves what she does, what kind of yarn I could get. She suggested Plymouth Yarn’s Encore Colorspun Knitting Worsted Weight Yarn. Its 75% acrylic, 25% wool, and is suprisingly soft. The yarn suggests a size 8 needle, which is what the pattern suggests. I have size 8 bamboo needles. But I have a problem…

Now, unless my eyes deceive me (which sometimes they have been known to do…) It says that the scarf should be 5 inches wide. Mine is 3. If I pull on it, it’ll go to 4, but shrinks right back to 3. This isn’t too much of a problem, because my partner wants a long skinny scarf for a fall/spring scarf. But for future reference… what am I doing wrong? :frowning:

Here are some pictures…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8232321@N03/800908513/
^^ That is how the whole thing looks. I love the colors :smiley:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8232321@N03/800908485/
^^ This is to show the width of it…

I’m just kind of confused. I was hoping I got it all right. But I guess not. sigh

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Your gauge is tighter than the one in the pattern, which wouldn’t ordinarily be a problem for a scarf, but if it bothers you, than you could go up to a size 10 needle and that should do it. It looks great, by the way!

3

Thanks Conti. So it’s just me… and I thought I was knitting it too loose… :stuck_out_tongue:

4

If you cast on the right number of stitches, on the needles specified in the pattern, then it’s your gauge.

5

The Noro yarn is somewhat thicker than Encore, so that could be an issue, too.

Encore was a great choice, btw.:thumbsup:

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Ingrid: I agree… Its working up beautifully. I’ve sized up on my needles to size 10, and it looks like its working a bit better now. I’ll have to take more pics when I get a few repeats into it :slight_smile: