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Nov 28 2013
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How to Knit a Neck Warmer or Scarf for a dog

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I have this extra yarn from the felted envelope I made last year and I just couldn’t decide what to do with it. So, I decided to make a knit scarf for Rusty. Or it can be called and neck warmer or ear warmer, it serves all of those purposes. This is a very wide scarf for a dog because Rusty has a giraffe neck. Adjust the amount of stitches in order to fit your dog. The yarns are Lion Brand Yarn Color Waves #353 Lava and Watercolors #352 Mist Grey.

  1. I used US size 11 needles and cast on 20 stitches.
  2. Knit stitch 15 rows with the first color
  3. Add new color,(LINK), knit 15 rows
  4. Repeat until desired length. I ended up doing it 3 times and then just completing each color. It’s a different look and I wanted it to begin and end with the same yarn.
  5. Bind off.
  6. Then I sewed on 3 buttons because I knew Rusty would try to shake it off. Since I used such large needles there is no need for button holes. They slip through the knitting. The key was finding the right size of buttons.

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The complete scarf is 28 inches long and 7 inches wide.

 

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Jun 29 2013
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Basket Weave Scarf

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So remember way back in November when I started to knit a basket weave scarf for my husband? Well I FINALLY finished it! Just in time for this 90 degree and humid weather we’re having. So my husband will have to wait a few months to wear it but I’m very happy to have finally finished it.

Here’s what happened. I don’t enjoy long projects so I started knitting it in November worked on it for maybe two weeks and put it away. Then a few weeks ago I was sorting my yarn when I found this unfinished project sitting at the bottom of basket. I decided it was time I got back at it. I’m very happy with the results. The pattern is just nice enough to give it some visual interest without being overbearing. I love it. Now I need to tackle some other unfinished projects.

It ended up being  about 5½ inches wide x 6 feet long.

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Nov 28 2012

Basket Weave Pattern Knit Scarf

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My next project was a basket weave pattern scarf for my husband. I’m using a crimson color wool yarn on size 8 needles. The pattern I decided on was:

  • Cast on 30
  • Knit 5 Purl 5 for 5 rows
  • Purl 5 Knit 5 for 5 rows
  • Repeat until it’s long enough
  • Bind off

It is a skinny scarf for a man but the basket weave pattern is very nice because it gives the scarf texture without being girly.  I think it will be good when it’s really cold so he can bundle up with it.

I don’t know when I’ll finish but hopefully it’ll be soon so I can post a picture.

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This is Rusty hard at work making sure my yarn ball doesn’t roll off of the couch while I’m knitting.

 Finally finished in June!

Oct 18 2012

First Knitting Frustration-too many stitches

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So as I mentioned previously, I making a scarf for my niece. I’m using size 10 needles and I cast on 14 stitches. I decided on 14 through trial and error until I got a width I liked. I’m using a baby alpaca chunky yarn, it’s 100% baby alpaca and it’s from Cascade Yarns. Here’s the back of the tag, I thought it would be a good idea to keep it so I can remember how many yards there were and so I have reference for color number and lot number.

AHHH knitting frustration! As you can see..

some how I managed to catch more stitches than what I cast on in the beginning! I did this while sitting in the back seat of a car half paying attention to the conversation and half paying attention to my knitting. I didn’t notice it until I got and knitted many rows so I have decided that at the end of each row I’ll just catch two stitches each time until I get to my original number and the scarf will just have a little extra bulge to it. That’s the beauty of homemade, right?