I finished my Red Scarf Project scarf. Well, maybe. I used the multi-directional scarf pattern and was very happy with it except for the ending decrease triangle. That's why I haven't woven in the yarn end yet. Blocking helped a lot, but as you can see, it still is askew.
I see three options:
- leave it as is. Franz and Zach think it looks fine.
- rip the triangle and reknit, finding some other decrease scenario that looks better.
- rip the triangle. Knit a new triangle like the beginning one and graft. Kitchenering garter?
Yarn is Mountain Colors Twizzle, a wonderful merino-silk blend. Color is Ruby River --- much nicer than the photo shows (Seattle won't get natural light til sometime in March). It Ran Like Crazy when I blocked it. I soaked it in Synthrapol and will do so again before mailing it.
7 comments:
How about doing the math (multiply by .7? Divide by .7? Something like that...) and casting on a garter-stitch border for the ends? I bet 6 rows of garter stitch would greatly normalize the appearance.
Oh hey, checkit! I just ran across a version of the pattern which includes errata - a different way to knit the last triangle, so as to avoid the problem you mentioned. (I also noticed that Norma's Multidirectionals all have a garter stitch border. So you are not alone!)
http://douma.net/Karen/knitting/Accessory-Scarves/Multidirectional_Diagonal_Scarf.htm
err... that URL got cut off. How about a link?
Bless your heart! You're dog rescuer and scarf rescuer! I thought about the garter border ala Norma, but really didn't want that look for this scarf.
This alternate last triangle instructions is just what I needed. Thanks.
Glad you got an alternative. I was going to go with Franz and Zach, except say - add some fringe... no one will notice! :)
My version still has pointy ends, but since both ends point, all is good! The yarn shop's sample also has my pointy ends, so perhaps I started with a slightly different version of the pattern. Yours looks lovely, btw!
Lovely! I plan to use that pattern for one of my RSP scarves so I'm happy to benefit from your experience. If I were you, though, I'd go with Franz and Zach -- it looks great, it's only the knitter (you) who might notice that pointy corner.
That was the reason I didn't much care for that scarf. Now, with the pattern errata, I think I just may give it a try in the near future.
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