Professional Princess

I've gone home to San Diego for a week and have an access to a car and much shopping. I did bring along a knitting project, but I decided that I didn't feel like working on it, so I ran over to Michael's to buy yarn and needles for a new project for the graduation gift. Honestly, I'm starting to resent this project. At this point, I have started the project at least 8 times, frogging each time. the first time, the scarf had a garter stitch border. Theoretically, it looked good. In practice, the border and the body of the scarf have different gauges and looked really funny. So I frogged it. I finally decided on this pattern, despite all the fits and starts. I have a grand inch on it this time, but I swear, with all the frogging and re-knitting that I've done over the last few days I must have at least 2 feet's worth of knitting.

I'm pretty positive this is going to be the final draft and hope to God I don't mess it up. If it was for me, I would give this project up as a lost cause and just one that doesn't want to happen. One of my friends, Kimberly, whom I have nicknamed "Princess," is graduating at the end of Fall quarter this year. She's not really sure if she wants to go to medical school or nursing school, but she's definitely trying to get somewhere. So I figure that since she's leaving college to go away into the "real world," I should knit her something for her graduation. But I can't really knit her something outrageous and crazy-looking, since she's going out into, again, the "real world." So I'm making her a scarf in girly, but not too crazy colors. I think the pattern that I've set up looks relatively professional and looks alright.

The color that I chose is a pink/white/tan variegated yarn that looks rather girlish in the color scheme, but it would match well with her taste in clothing and her hair. From what I've seen from the previous versions, the pattern doesn't really lend itself to massive pooling, which is good. Part of the problem with the scarf that I knit before for my sorority sister is that it has some problems with pooling. Granted, it has the stripes of solid color between, so it's not so bad. So if you have a variegated yarn, this may be a good pattern if you don't like pooling in your knitting. Personally, I think it looks funny, so this is a good thing. But if you do, knit on.

Materials:

Yarn: Loops and Threads, Impeccable; Color: Neopolitan Ombre
Needles: Size US 7, 4.5mm
Yarn needle

Pattern Notes:

This is a one row repeat and it is as follows:
Sl1, *k1, k1b, repeat from * until 1 st. left, p1.

Slip all stitches knitwise.
k1b: knit into the stitch below the one on the needle. When you get the pattern going, you'll see a column of slipped stitches and a little nubbin, knit into that.

Scarf Pattern:
CO 22 sts
1-2. Sl 1, knit until 1 left, p1
Work pattern from notes until length desired.
Repeat row 1-2.
BO.
Weave in ends and block.

That's it! It looks almost like ribbing or brioche stitch. I think it looks rather polished, especially with the slipped stitch edge. It definitely looks better than the 2x2 rib, and a little more interesting visually than a 1x1 rib. We'll see how long this one takes me. ^^

Dirty Little Secret

The day before a new year, I casted on a project in addition to the lated mindless knitting project that I had already started. The yarn that I'm using is so terrible that frankly, I'm ashamed of it. My friend tells me that I need to wrap it up, set it on fire, and bury it in my backyard. That's how bad it is.

It's the mindless scarf done in Red Heart Supersaver. I'm kind of ashamed that I'm knitting with it. But both balls of yarn were given to me by a church friend and my sorority sister/fencing partner KJ. I really like the colors, just the yarn is terrible. It's honestly terrible. There's not much to say about it, other than it's done on US 8 needles with two balls of terrible yarn. There will be pictures on Ravelry when it's done, but I'm definitely giving this away to KJ. I sure as hell can't give it to the planktonic love of my life, and I sure as hell refuse to keep and wear it. Seriously.