Web-Letter, Issue 131 – Firefly Scarf Scarves have become the perfect year-round fashion accessory. A warm, wooly, extra layer around your neck for cold weather and decorative neckwear, in lieu of a necklace for the warmer weather. Knitters have always knit scarves. They are a great beginner project—usually quick to knit and no need to worry about the fit. Kristen TenDyke's lace and bobble scarf is a perfect warm weather scarf—try knitting each half in a different color for a one-of-a-kind summer accessory. Creative Director
The Story: Classic Elite's new Firefly yarn is beautiful—and has a lot of yardage per 50 gram ball. I had the idea of creating a scarf by working the entirety of 1 ball for the first half, then work a second half with the entirety of the second ball, then graft them together at the center—eliminating much excess leftover yarn. The pattern is written to stop after 12 repeats because that's what worked best for the model scarf. If you feel you still have quite a bit of yarn left and could get another repeat from your ball of yarn, I encourage you to do so. Be sure to do the same thing on the other side. I searched for a fun-to-knit lacy pattern with a simple bobble—something that would show off the elegant texture of Firefly. I swatched a few patterns that didn't grab me and yell "YES" until I eventually found one and fell in love—stitch pattern #290 from my 1000 Knitting Patterns Book. I knit through one 12-row repeat, then began the second set of 12 rows—but something didn't feel right. So, I took the liberty, and creative license, to add 2 more rows to the stitch pattern making it something a little more to my liking. Visit Kristen's website to see what else she's up to. The Yarn: Firefly 25% linen, 75% viscose A blend of linen and viscose combine to form a truly unique and lovely yarn that we call Firefly.  This yarn is just as full of light and whimsy as its name. The soft and sleek viscose is toned down and given a more earthy appearance with the addition of linen. Firefly is perfect for accessories and summer garments, and although the gauge on the ballband is 6 sts per inch, knit at a larger gauge this yarn produces a lovely airy fabric.  This newly introduced yarn is available in 10 amazing saturated and almost metallic colors. The Stitches: Kristen's Firefly scarf, as she said above, uses bobbles to add a touch more interest to the flowing lace pattern. Bobbles can be made a myriad of ways. Kristen suggests one in her pattern, and we have a different version as a tutorial. Try them both to see which one you like better. There is also a tutorial for the Kitchener Stitch.	more photos The Pattern: Here is the free downloadable Firefly Scarf pattern. If you have difficulty downloading or printing the PDF pattern above, try these: page 1 - page 2
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