Chevron Scarf KAL

New Moderator!

2008-04-03T11:26:00.000-07:00

Hey all!
We have a new Moderator!

It's Karen!!!

Enjoy!

Moderator

2008-04-02T21:05:00.000-07:00

I'm resigning as moderator. Unfortunately with baby number 2 on the way, and life being hectic with my yarn shop (www.robynsnest.ca) I do not have the time.

If anyone would like to step-up and take over - let me know!

Otherwise, by April 15th (mid month), I'll be removing myself from the site, and no one will have admin privileges to add anyone, etc.

So, please let me know if you want to step up. This job will also include the website's gmail account, to check to see if anyone wants to join. Hopefully someone will take over and pump up this KAL!

Cheers!
Robyn
email me at graphicdesignchick at hotmail dot com to take over this site!

Malibrigo Chevron

2008-03-31T06:36:00.000-07:00

I made this Chevron as part of a swap. I used Malibrigo Silk blend in both Purple in Olive to knit this beauty up. It is now in the hands of it's new owner in Texas :-)

This was my 2nd Chevron, and I don't think it will be my last.

Karen

Finally have yarn!!

2008-02-25T16:21:00.001-08:00

I've finally chosen 2 colors I love, both are Colinette Jitterbug one is Gauguin and the other is Florentina :) I already cast on and am loving it !!

FO Alert!

2008-02-18T05:32:00.000-08:00

I finally finished my Chevron Scarf.

I have a long post with the project wrap up on my blog at Two Knits of Ivory.

Finally...

2008-01-13T14:40:00.000-08:00

I finally cast on for my Chevron Scarf so I am officially "knitting along"...I had a change of plans and am not using the Socks that Rock...I am using two skeins of yarn I dyed with my very own hands! Makes the pattern a little less tedious...It's coming along nicely. I have inlcuded a photo of the start. I've made more progress, but this shows the yarn.

Finished!

2008-01-11T05:02:00.000-08:00

I finished my first Chevron scarf this week. Hooray! I used Socks that Rock Watermelon Tourmaline and Socks that Rock Farmhouse. Towards the end, I did start calling this the neverending scarf. I think I was antsy and ready to finish it and move onto my next project. Definitely a fun knit. It was also fun to watch the colorways mix together.

Frogged the first, started another...

2007-12-27T12:06:00.000-08:00

Well, the more I knit on my scarf, the more I was worried about how scratchy it would be on someones neck!!! I decided to frog it, and have started another. This is going to be a Christmas gift for my oldest boy next year. Here it is in all its itty bitty glory:)

Hand dyed chevron scarf

2007-12-24T11:20:00.000-08:00

I started my chevron scarf using my own hand dyed ( with cake dyes) worsted weight wool. It is a quick and easy to remember knit, I enjoy it so much I think I want to make everyone a chevron scarf next year for Christmas!!!

Yah... Freedom!

2007-12-08T19:47:00.001-08:00

I'm done, I'm done... finally! I even just got it all blocked - it's setting right now! Yah! :)

Surprise, surprise!! Needle revelations, and a ball changing tip in the Chevron Scarf KAL

2007-12-03T06:01:00.000-08:00

Dear all,

I've got big plans for Chevron Scarf city here at Wanderlust Knits. I'm full to bursting with plans for colour combinations for people I know and love. But the biggest barrier to actually following through on these was not a lack of yarn (considering I've already bought it) or a shortage of needles (how many 3.75mm needles do I own? You don't want to know...) or even lack of passion for the project despite the intervening months.(1st project conceived in May, first scarf started in June) Nope.

My biggest problem was straights vs. circs. I have straight needles everwhere. I like them for some things, but I hands down and 100%ly hated them for this project. It turns out that, despite how much I want to love straights, I just ain't a straight kinda girl. (Take that how you will. It's probably true on more than just needle-y levels.) For months and months and months (6 to be more or less exact) I only made about 5inches progress on my scarf. Holding the long (14in) straights really bothered me (10in is more my thing) and the Brittany Birch needles don't have particularly pointy tips (which wasn't perfect for k2tog or kfb) and the yarn doesn't slip along the needles very well, they're not slick like bamboo needles.

I did happen to have some new Addi Lace Circs in stash for another project I'd just finished (Hello Aubergine Shawlette, glad to finally meet you) in exactly the right size so I switched them over 3 or 4 days ago. After 6 months with less than an inch per month (1 inch total per month if I'm feeling generous) and within days of switching from dull birch straights to pointy metal circs I'm now just over halfway there. I don't have a measuring tape here at work but I've just measured it against my leg (which is looong folks) and it goes from my hip down to the floor. The scarf is for someone who's approximately much shorter than I am so I reckon in another two or three days I'm done.

This is fantastic progress after so much project guilt! My friend will definitely have it in time for Christmas, and as a recent poster (Kristin wasn't it?) just said it's already cold in Washington so the gift is long overdue! Furthermore the colour combo is fantastic (thanks, Tiennie!!). It's STR Mediumweight in Monsoon and Footzey
Foo. I am so chuffed at the colours I'm thinking of making one for myself! After I make the other 6 I've got planned anyway. :)

Much of my progress was made this weekend in the car and on the ferry ride to France and then in the car around France and then in the car and ferry ride back from France. Also, much TV knitting has been done. And it knits up so fast! Amazing how a project grows more when you work on it than when you don't!

Also, I recently bought a lovely project bag from Piddleloop and I put my two huge STR yarn cakes into the bag so that they sit side by side. This makes it SO much easier to change colours. I don't have to worry about tangles or fiddling with moving one ball under the other. I just turn the bag so the working yarn (new colour) can be picked up in front of the old colour and then back again at the next change. It's genius. I'm sure you all have thought of this before but it's a new and wonderful revelation to me. I've got this Chevron thing down pat! (Except for the time when I k2tog on the wrong coloured row, and the time I knit the patterend row, purled all the way back, and then became convinced that I'd knit it in plain stocking stitch and tinked or lruped all the way back only to find I HAD done it right. Except for that I've got it down pat.)

I promise to post photos as soon as I can get a daylight picture (probably tomorrow...)

It's seriously unblocked though so you know, curly scarf photos. Everyone's favourite. But I just have to show you my progress!

Yardage Question

2007-11-30T16:10:00.001-08:00

I just got a skien in a swap it is from Socks that Rock and I just love the colors.. but I only have 1 skien- 325 yards- would this be enough yarn to do a nice sized chevron scarf?
I am working on one right now- out of 2 skiens of spaced dyed cashmere- 87% cashmere 13% nylon it is turning out lovely..
thanks for the help.. will post pics soon.

My Finished Chevron Scarf

2007-11-30T09:31:00.001-08:00

chevronscarf
Originally uploaded by KristintheMom

Finished my scarf last night! Okay, so it's not quite as long as the book's, I stopped at 62". I decided that was long enough for me and I wanted to move on to something else. Besides, winter is upon us here in Washington state and my neck was getting cold! I made it in STR Medweight, Fred Flintstone and Farmhouse.

At Last.....

2007-11-19T11:45:00.001-08:00

I finished my Chevron last night. While it was very slow going for me, I will definitely knit again once I come up with the right color combination.

For this Chevron, I used STR in Lucy and Little Bunny Foo Foo. I knit it about 7" shorter than called for, not that I feared running out of yarn, I just felt that it was long enough for me.

Have a great Thanksgiving and Happy Knitting!

Newbie Chevronette!

2007-11-18T11:04:00.001-08:00

I have been dying to start this project since seeing the wonderful work of some the members, most notably Shannon of Minerva Turkey.

Anyhoo, after some last minutes changes to this last minute gift project, I have decided to take a chance and use a different type and weight of yarn than the pattern suggests. I will be using two skeins of Marshmallow from Decadent Yarns.

This is a sport weight yarn made from 80% alpaca and 20% merino fibers. This will be the first time I have used this yarn. I purchased it on a whim at Rhinebeck last month.

My First Chevron Scarf!

2007-11-15T07:37:00.000-08:00

I love this pattern! I want to knit more in different colors...but who knows when I'll actually start another one :)

I used Aspen Sock yarn by Red Rocks Fiber Works in the colors "Artichoke" and "One Wild Night". More info here.

chevron scarf

2007-11-14T15:22:00.000-08:00

It is on my list of things to do. Right now I'm knitting two sweaters for my Grandchildren and a vest for my 84 year old mother-in-law.
O.K. finished the vest and one of the sweaters am now ready to start chevron scarf.

Finally!

2007-11-06T11:50:00.001-08:00

More info at my blog:o)

Update

2007-11-04T13:04:00.001-08:00

Almost there!!!!

Finished At Last!

2007-11-04T08:01:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted recently, have just been working away at this, a little at a time, between projects.

With cooler weather starting here, I was spurred on to finish up last night, and finally, here it is.

I used Scout's Swag merino "Orchids" and Fleece Artist merino 2/6 "Moss, and did a slight modification to the pattern.

Thanks to you all for the inspiration (and excellent colour choices for the next one I do :) !)

Details are at Ravelry: KarinB,
and on my blog soon: http://pointeshoespunkrockandpurl.blogspot.com/

My First Chevron Scarf

2007-11-02T19:31:00.000-07:00

This is the first Chevron Scarf I have made, but I know it is not going to be the last one! I used Cleckheaton Merino Bambino, 2 balls in 2157 and two balls in 1102.

Lu

Midnight Passion

2007-10-31T18:32:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone! :) I've never posted here, but I've been part of the KAL for a few months. I've finally gotten the courage to cast-on again for a colorway that I've been a little iffy about. I started this a while ago and had to frog it because I was pulling too tightly on the right side. I'm using Claudia Hand Painted Yarns (fingering weight) in Purple Midnight and Passion Fruit colorways. While I love the yarns independent of each other (and think that both would make fabulous socks!), I am still unsure of the two together. Actually, I do love the blues, reds, and purples. The only thing that I don't like is the tan. Passion Fruit has some tan in it, but it didn't seem to be much when it was in the skein or cake. However, now that it's knitting up, there's a little too much of it for my taste. I'm going to continue on, though. If I end up still not liking it once it's done, I'm sure that my uncle (yes, my uncle!) would love the combination of colors. He just loves really bright colors. Anyhoo - anyone can throw in their two cents if they have any ideas. :)

-Chelsea D, a.k.a. cbdom

(www.runbioknit.blogspot.com)

Success on the Chevron Front!

2007-10-31T17:08:00.001-07:00

Well, after several months of knitting (work has been nuts, so down time has been limited) my first chevron scarf is complete. I am very happy with the ways that the colors worked together. This will definitely not languish in the closet. I am thrilled to be adding this to my closet. Full details are available over on my blog, knitting harvest. I will definitely do another one of these, probably as a gift for the next holiday season. Handmade knits are not in the cards for this season, but I will be shopping on Etsy for all in support of others' handmades.

-B from knitting harvest

My First Chevron

2007-10-22T09:23:00.001-07:00

I, (finally), started my scarf two nights ago. I had the yarn here, though I had planned on using both skeins for different projects. I changed my mind and this is what I came up with:

It's Blue Moon Fiber Arts In the Navy and Space Dust. I am knitting this on US 4's. So far I am about9 or 10 inches into the scarf. I was up til about 2 a.m. working on it, slowly, while watching news coverage about the fires out here in California. One of them is quite close to my house, so I was waiting to see if we would be evacuated. Thank goodness I had my knitting!

My Chevron Scarf

2007-10-18T17:32:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by KristintheMom

Hi there everyone! I was so excited to finally start my Chevron Scarf two weeks ago. I finally gave in and purchased the yarn at my local store, even though I'm supposed to be on a self imposed yarn diet.
I'm using Socks That Rock Mediumweight in Fred Flintstone and Farmhouse. I needed something with a little red in it since my winter coat is a dark red. All in all, I'm pleased with the way it's turning out, though I sure hope blocking it when I'm all done will take out some of the puckering.