I'm probably at the halfway point with the Basket Weave scarf. I didn't have a real plan when I started this other than to see how the pattern stitched (it grew out of a swatch). Because of that, it's a bit wide. I may fold it in half and seam the side edge.
I'm not fond of the side edges. I much prefer the nice clean edge I had on the afghan. I'll need to keep that in mind when I do another loosely knit pattern like this one.
I used what I had of the one pink base yarn & have started a new yarn. It's just a tad darker. This whole scrap approach to knitting is very interesting (to me).
I've started knitting a 2nd scarf with a simple stockinette stitch (knit one row, purl the next row). I started by using what "red" yarns I had for the stripes but then quickly realized I would never have enough for a long scarf. Yesterday I found a nice variegated yarn at Hobby Lobby. It begins at the very dark stripe. I can certainly understand why people buy variegated yard; it makes knitting stripes a breeze!
This is rolling like crazy! I need to learn a little more about measuring cast-ons for width. This was supposed to be 8" but is now 16" so I will fold it and seam the sides on it too. Nice way to hide the tails!
I anticipate donating both of these scarves. I just recently discovered the
Red Scarf Project; knitting for college students who have graduated from the foster care system.
