Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Mendocino Ruffle Scarf


Last summer I spent a wonderful weekend on the Mendocino Coast, one of my favorite get-away spots. I stopped in at the Mendocino Yarn Shop and ended up getting a quickie lesson on how to knit one of those ruffle scarves that have become so popular lately. It's easy and fast to knit, two of the things I look for in a knitting project.

The yarn is Katia Triana, and it looks like this when you buy it:

And it looks like this when you pull the strands apart:



The trick is to knit in to the spaces along the edge of the yarn. Here is a good YouTube tutorial. I wouldn't worry too much about a lifeline like she recommends-- mistakes blend right in to the ruffles, which is another nice thing about this pattern.

5 comments:

Tracey ~ Clover said...

The owner of my lys was showing me this yarn a few weeks ago, it really is a cool yarn.
And that is one beautiful model you have there Stacy, the scarf is perfect with those stunning eyes of hers.

GARAGE SALE GAL said...

Look at Lily's huge, blue, & pretty eyes! She is sure growing up!
Pretty scarf, Stacy!
Merry Christmas!
Warmly,
deb

PunkiePie (Jen) said...

what a fun scarf!

Cheryl said...

Oh that baby is adorable! Scarf? what scarf... all I could see was that cute little cherub! cute-cute-cute!!!
big hugs,
Cheryl
okokok... looked again--- the scarf is fabulous. *wink*

Theresa said...

So pretty and the scarf too:) Have a blessed week, HUGS!