Congaree National Park Hat

This is a hat I knit for my friend who recently moved to South Carolina. It is a pattern from a book of hats inspired by national parks by Nancy Bates. It is my second hat from the book, the …

Dirty Unicorn Cowl

After traveling north, I finally got a chance to wear my new cowl. It is hand knit in yarn that I spun and from a pattern that I invented. I don’t expect to see another like it as I walk …

Fiber Blending Class

Last summer (2021) I attended a class on blending fiber for spinning. It was the first “in person” class I had attended since the pandemic. The class was held at Sievers School of Fiber Arts on Washington Island in Door …

Emission Spectrum of Carbon Scarf

First of all, isn’t this scarf pretty? I made it for my niece. The main yarn is KnitPicks “Swish” in black, very soft and squishy. I hand dyed the colored stripes, mostly with KoolAid. Like some others projects I have …

Exfoliating Spa Washcloths

This weaving project came about in a strange way. The yarn was a gift from the estate of a weaver and the warp was originally measured for a loom that I eventually gave away. The yarn that I received is …

EKG Hat

I wanted to make a special gift for a friend who is graduating from a nursing program this spring. I had seen hats with heartbeats (EKGs) on them so I decided to try one. In the end, I went through …

Be Sweet Mod Cowl – My First Mosaic Knit

This cowl, called Be Sweet Mod Cowl by Eli McHugh, is the first thing I have knit in the mosaic style. The group I zoom knit with is always coming up with ideas about things we should all try. Recently …

Oh No! My Hats Are Too Big – The Importance of Gauge

I recently finished these two hats. Both are purchased kits that came with a pattern and the yarn. I had to knit them both twice because the first time they turned out way too big. It is not that I …

Sequence Knitting – Andrus Scarf

This is a scarf I finished today. The pattern, Andrus, is from the book Sequence Knitting – Simple Methods for Creating Complex Fabrics by Cecelia Campochiaro.

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The yarn is Loops and Threads Barcelona in color Arctic. The colors are so subtle that even though I had used it before when weaving shawls, I never fully appreciated their beauty. It wasn’t until I knitted them, and several rows of a color were seen together that I even knew there was pink in the yarn. Its been on my shelf for years!

In some of the sequence knitting patterns, the sequence ends with the row. In this particular pattern, the sequence wraps around from one row to the next. You continue knitting the sequence without regard to right/wrong side. I used a clip on stitch marker to indicate the beginning of a sequence when I put the knitting down. In this way, I could count back and see where I was when I picked it back up again.

This is a single ball of yarn and you can see that the color sequence varies from section to section.

I knit the scarf long and then stitched the ends together into a loop. The person for whom I was making the scarf said “a möbius would drive her crazy” so straight loop it is.

I did make a single error and got off in the sequence. This is how it looks when the pattern doesn’t quite line up. Fortunately, it slips right back into pattern.

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I decided to knit until the scarf was 60″ long or until I ran out of yarn. And guess what! It turned out exactly 60″.

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Loops scarves can be worn many ways.

I hope you like the sequence knitting scarf in Barcelona yarn. As always your polite and helpful comments are welcome.

Raglan Sweater without a Pattern

I always thought that I should be able to knit a sweater by measuring something that already fit, picking a yarn and needles, checking the gauge, and building the garment using stitches as building blocks. And I finally did it! …