i found a scarf this weekend that i would like to duplicate. my question is…the body is done in stockinette, with a few inches of ribbing on either end. will the sides of the scarf roll up without edging, the way that the ends would without edging or ribbing?
is there a good way to make the edges more substantial than just the plain stockinette? the scarf that i saw seemed to be a little heavier on the sides than just normal stockinette.
also, it was made with a yarn that was 55% cashmere and 45% wool. any suggestions on a good yarn of that blend?
Yes, the edges will roll if you don’t put some kind of garter or seed stitch at the edges. I personally like the look of seed stitch at the edges of a scarf–substantial, doesn’t roll, and looks pretty.
As for the yarn, the nice thing about scarves is that you really can choose whatever yarn you like.
thanks for the help. the scarf that i saw had stockinette stitches on the back and front on the sides. any ideas on how to accomplish that? i’ve never seen it, but i’m a bit of a beginner.
You said the sides seemed a little different, but I’m taking it that they looked like normal stockinette? :think: I wonder if they might have run some of the end border ribbing all along the sides. That may keep it from curling too. Ribbing is a non-curling stitch, but it can look pretty much like stockinette because the purls sort of recede into the cracks and all that you see are the knits. I have never tried doing ribbing up the side of a scarf and I’m not 100% sure it would stop the curling, but I think I would try a very narrow trial “scarf” with any ole yarn and see if it does. Merigold
You could double knitthe scarf that would give you st st on both sides but I’d think you would still want an edging… you could knit 2 and then seam together… you may be able to knit a tube and the seam the bottom and top edges… :shrug:
