Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Today I made a scarf with pom-pom bunny tail yarn by loops and threads.... I had a choice between knitting and crocheting the yarn but I decided to knit it instead as I liked the flowy feel that it gave vs the tight knit feeling of the crochet....
I cast on 7 stitches using backward loop cast on and knit 59 rows. I knit only 6 of those stitches and used the 7th stitch to secure the yarn. I used size 8 knitting needles and then cast off using a tapestry needle and the following technique...
  1. Using the sewing needle, pass through first 2 stitches on the needle as if to purl, pull the yarn through with the pom-poms,
  2. Enter the first needle as if to knit and slip off first stitch from needle, making sure to stretch the yarn as you do so that the bind off lays flat..
Repeat steps 1& 2 through out till you have only 1 stitch left on ur needle and purl through that stitch and slip off… Secure the loose end by weaving in between stitches slowly as you have to tug to get the pom-poms through as well… cut yarn…
Hope this helps… please feel free to buzz me if you have any questions about this….
Here are the pics of the scarf...



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