Aug 16th, 2008
Free lunch: Scarves, shrugs, shawls
Looking for something to ward off the evening chill? Or to keep you warm in ridiculously over-air-conditioned offices, restaurants, and stores?
If you’re feeling ambitious, try your hand at knitting this stunning Moebius wrap. The pattern is in German, but the author has very kindly provided an English translation.
The evening shrug at the Purl Bee takes simple stockinette and jazzes it up with some lacey trim at the wrists. The bamboo yarn originally used has a lovely sheen that definitely dresses up this piece.
The typical scarf shape (long, skinny rectangle) gets some texture in this gathered scarf. I’m not sure if my mother-in-law would be keen on it, but I think the bumpiness has definite appeal for lots of other people.
If you prefer a scarf that’s more wispy than substantial, look at the Nymphadora Scarf.
I’ve knit the Irish Hiking Scarf three times. The cabling isn’t challenging—just three easy ones that run the length of the scarf—so doing it without a cable needle sounds like something I could handle. Grumperina has lovely photo tutorials on it, for both the right-twisting and left-twisting varieties.
