So here’s my first knitting post! I just started working on this scarf a couple of weeks ago. I tabbed the pattern for a reversible cable scarf last year in the Vogue Knitting Winter 2010/2011 issue. This video is from the Vogue Knitting site and showcases the scarf. Just click on “Chalet Chic” and then click on the third thumbnail from the left in the gallery for this pattern.
I’m such a sucker for cables – it keeps things interesting – and this one caught my eye since it’s a pretty wide and long scarf. The knitted measurements are about 13” w x 65” h. I’ve knitted about 20” so far – yay! I’m a big fan of cables and this has a right cable and left cable on either side of a large double cable. In between each cable the scarf is knit in a seed stitch. It’s like a scarf sampler!
Since it’s a scarf, I don’t really pay attention to the yarn recommendations and just use what feels nice and has a beautiful color. When I started knitting scarves I’d use really nice 100% wool, but after I put all that work into it, the scarf would feel too scratchy against my skin. Now I just use a soft acrylic or blend. So for this project, I’m using 2 skeins of Caron Simply Soft in Pagoda 0014. The color is this beautiful blue/teal color. I had been in Michael’s a number of months ago and cruised the yarn aisle and came across this yarn. Also, since I knew it would be a while before I used it, picking up a yarn without a dye-lot was probably a smart choice in case I need to go back and buy or order more skeins.
So I’m about a third of the way through…About 15 rows back I realized I really messed up one of the cables. If you look at the pictures, you can see one of the cables looks loosely wavy in one area. I was too far ahead to go back and redo it. Oh well. I figure the scarf will be so long, it will be hardly noticeable. I’ll always know it’s there though. Doh!!
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