Drop Knit Scarf

Okay, so this is actually called the drop stitch scarf, but I kept calling it the drop knit scarf. I wanted a scarf to give as a gift to a friend who lives in a warmer climate than me, so I needed it to be less about being warm and more about being pretty. I thought this pattern would do the trick, but it took me forever to find a yarn that I liked for it. When I spotted the Manos Del Uruguay Silk Blend in colorway 3109 at my local yarn store, I knew it was the perfect yarn for this scarf.

The pattern took a little getting used, but was very forgiving. I tend to be a pretty tight knitter and since I wanted this scarf to be really loose and lightweight I knitted with the dk weight yarn on size 8 needles. Between the needles that were too large for the yarn and all of the dropped stitches, the knitting was pretty loosey goosey. I kept picking up and dropping stitches that I wasn't supposed to. I would just correct somehow and move and on and you could never tell. I was going to do a full two skeins of yarn, but stopped just shy of that. I'm glad too because this I swear it doubled in length with blocking.

I'm very pleased with this project. And of course I had to take a picture of it in my traditional camera in front of the mirror, I just finished another scarf pose.