My tinsel scarf

As I have stated elsewhere, I popped into my local yarn shop the other night and saw this really neato demo scarf and declared that I must make it. My yarnmonger gave me a quick tutorial and set me free. I found the yarn rather awkward with my limited knitting skills, but I enjoyed it and am looking forward to making another one.

First, a picture of the finished scarf, wrapped around my neck several times as it is somewhere around 10 feet long.

Next, a picture of a single strand of the scarf. I swear it looks just like this tinsel we had on the Christmas tree when I was growing up.

Now, I have promised Miss Cara a tutorial of sorts and I will do the best I can with the whole 4 inches of yarn I have leftover.

First off, here’s the label:

Here’s what the yarn looks like:

You are to knit with that little ladder section along the top and keep the rest flat.

I was instructed to use a size five needle. I fear that this may have added to the awkwardness as I am not used to using anything this small. I mostly use an 8 minimum. Also, these are spiffy casein needles and are much slicker than the wooden/bamboo needles I usually prefer.

First up, fold the end over a couple of times and insert your needle, this hides any ugly end on the yarn.

From here on out, I’m going to undo that fold. Ya know, four inches for demo and all….

Pick up the first 5 sections of the ladder:

Next, start knitting into the next section, each ladder section is one stitch:

It’s a simple garter stitch from there on out. I’ve tried to separate a couple of rows to show you what the inner bit looks like, but it’s tough to do.

One thing I noticed, my scarf is much more compact than the original demo. Mine is more tinsel, it was more boa. Turns out that when I flipped the label over, there was a pattern. It’s quite a bit different than what I did, but I really do like my tinsel scarf. For the next one, I’ll most likely try this other pattern.

So, there ya go, my first ka-nitting tutorial. I hope it makes sense. If not, go visit Miss Stephanie at A Tangled Yarn and she will be most happy to show you how to do this. She was kind enough to help me out.

2 Responses to “My tinsel scarf”

  1. Cara Says:

    You, Liana, just made my night. I need to get to my yarn shop now to pick up the yarn and get to work on one. I like the look of the yarn especially, and have to admit that I did a little squee when I saw what it was like. I’m already thinking of other possibilities for it. (Like, say, a dress for a doll.)

  2. Mindy Says:

    I think you did a great first tutorial! And the scarf is fabulous!

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